Fall Sports Schedules

Now that we've hit mid-July, the majority of fall teams have released their schedules. Here they are, and I'll try to update this page as the last few schedules are announced.

Field Hockey: The non-conference schedule is highlighted by a weekend trip to Vermont to take on University of Vermont and University of New Hampshire. The biggest Ivy game of the year is always Princeton, and this year it's at Franklin Field on Nov. 6, the day before the Homecoming football game.

Football: We've known the matchups for quite some time now, but the times are still officially TBA. However, I've got some information about the start times:

The opener versus Villanova at Franklin Field was tentatively scheduled for 3:30 but that time has changed. Most home games are potentially slated at 1 p.m., but that's dependent on television schedules that haven't been finalized. The one exception is homecoming, which a Penn Athletics representative said was “99%” likely to take place in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. instead of the noon kickoff time of the last few years.

@ Lafayette: 9/26 6 p.m. (same time as last year’s game in Easton).

@ Dartmouth: 10/3 1:30 p.m.

@ Columbia: 10/17 1:30 p.m. (The Lions’ homecoming)

@ Brown: 10/31 12:30 p.m.

@ Harvard: 11/14 Noon

Sprint Football: The lightweights' schedule is basically the same every year since it's a small league (no pun intended). This year, however, there's a new team, Mansfield.

M. Golf: Nothing much to say here since golf's bigger season is the spring. Guess the only thing of note is that the Rehoboth Beach Fall Invitational is listed as a home tournament.

M. Soccer: The defending co-Ivy League champions, might listen to Led Zeppelin this fall as the team is "Going to California" in September. Specifically, they'll be traveling to San Diego the first weekend of the school year (Sept 11-13) to participate in the San Diego State Tournament.

W. Soccer: Home cooking might be the remedy to the Quakers' "very disappointing" 2008 season. 11 of Penn's 16 games are at home.

Volleyball: The same weekend that M. Soccer is in California, Volleyball will be in another big state: Texas. The Quakers travel to the Lone Star state to participate in the Houston Baptist Tournament.