The 1963 Penn Quakers football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the

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. Penn finished last in the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the Quakers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 189 to 97. Fred Jaffin was the team captain. Penn's 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 183 to 43 by Ivy opponents. Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in

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