The 1974 Penn Quakers football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the

1974 NCAA Division I football season The 1974 NCAA Division I football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press (AP) writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, No. 1 at season's end. ...

. Penn finished third in the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the Quakers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents 187 to 179. Marty Vaughn was the team captain. Penn's 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League. The Quakers were outscored 154 to 122 by Ivy opponents. Penn played its home games at

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adjacent to the university's campus in

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Penn Quakers football The Penn Quakers football program is the college football team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Penn Quakers have competed in the Ivy League since its inaugural season of 1956, and are a Division I Football Championshi ...