The Penn Quakers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Pennsylvania in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Penn competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.[2][3]
| Penn Quakers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1900 |
| University | University of Pennsylvania |
| Head coach | Mike Murphy (since 2010 season) |
| Stadium | Franklin Field (capacity: 52,958) |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Nickname | Quakers |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| (1) - 1988 | |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| (9) – 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2019, 2022 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (14) – 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| (3) - 2014, 2019, 2022 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| (5) - 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2019 | |
History
The Penn lacrosse program dates back to 1900 and competes on historic Franklin Field, the oldest operating football stadium in the NCAA. Penn has won the Ivy League championship in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 2019.
Penn fielded a team at the club level in 1890, but played intermittently upon starting up lacrosse, and so lists 1900 as their first official season of varsity lacrosse.
The Quakers have advanced to the NCAA tournament fourteen times. In 2014 Penn was seeded number four in the tournament, their highest seeding in over 20 years.
Penn had probably their finest season in 1988, with Chris Flynn making first team All American at midfield. Under coach Tony Seaman, the team reached the Final Four in the 1988 NCAA tournament, losing a close match to the Gait led Syracuse team, 11–10, a game in which Gary Gait performed his famous "Air Gait" goal.
In 2011, Penn went 8–7 under second-year coach Mike Murphy, defeating ranked opponents Duke and Princeton in the regular season before losing to 4th seeded Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament.
Penn has had 13 first team All Americans. Among the more notable of these players is attackman Peter Hollis, midfielder Josh Hall, and midfielder Chris Flynn who was also a prep school graduate of nearby Episcopal Academy.
Flynn made 1st and 2nd team All American in 1988 and 1987, respectively. He was also a three-time All-Ivy selection in football, a memberof the 1994 U.S. National Lacrosse Team and played professionally for the Philadelphia Wings.[4][5]
Season Results
The following is a list of Penn's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Adams (Ivy League) (1970–1977) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Jim Adams | 6–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Jim Adams | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Jim Adams | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Jim Adams | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Jim Adams | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1976 | Jim Adams | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1977 | Jim Adams | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| Jim Adams: | 51–34 (.600) | 28–20 (.583) | |||||||
| Charlie Coker (Ivy League) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Charlie Coker | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1979 | Charlie Coker | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1980 | Charlie Coker | 5–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981 | Charlie Coker | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Charlie Coker | 5–8 | 2–4 | 4th | |||||
| Charlie Coker: | 20–36 (.357) | 7–23 (.233) | |||||||
| Tony Seaman (Ivy League) (1983–1990) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Tony Seaman | 10–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1984 | Tony Seaman | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1985 | Tony Seaman | 10–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1986 | Tony Seaman | 6–7 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1987 | Tony Seaman | 10–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1988 | Tony Seaman | 11–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
| 1989 | Tony Seaman | 9–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1990 | Tony Seaman | 6–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Tony Seaman: | 74–37 (.667) | 35–13 (.729) | |||||||
| G.W. Mix (Ivy League) (1991–1994) | |||||||||
| 1991 | G.W. Mix | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1992 | G.W. Mix | 4–9 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | G.W. Mix | 5–9 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1994 | G.W. Mix | 6–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| G.W. Mix: | 21–33 (.389) | 8–16 (.333) | |||||||
| Terry Corcoran (Ivy League) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Terry Corcoran | 6–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Terry Corcoran | 4–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Terry Corcoran: | 10–18 (.357) | 0–12 (.000) | |||||||
| Marc Van Arsdale (Ivy League) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Marc Van Arsdale | 6–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Marc Van Arsdale | 4–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Marc Van Arsdale | 6–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Marc Van Arsdale | 5–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2001 | Marc Van Arsdale | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Marc Van Arsdale: | 27–39 (.409) | 10–20 (.333) | |||||||
| Matt Hogan (Ivy League) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Matt Hogan | 9–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| Matt Hogan: | 9–4 (.692) | 3–3 (.500) | |||||||
| Brian Voelker (Ivy League) (2003–2009) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Brian Voelker | 6–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2004 | Brian Voelker | 7–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2005 | Brian Voelker | 2–11 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Brian Voelker | 10–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Brian Voelker | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Brian Voelker | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Brian Voelker | 5–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Brian Voelker: | 42–51 (.452) | 17–25 (.405) | |||||||
| Mike Murphy (Ivy League) (2010–Present) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Mike Murphy | 5–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2011 | Mike Murphy | 8–7 | 4–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Mike Murphy | 3–10 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2013 | Mike Murphy | 8–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Mike Murphy | 11–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Mike Murphy | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Mike Murphy | 8–7 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Mike Murphy | 7–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018 | Mike Murphy | 7–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Mike Murphy | 12–4 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2020 | Mike Murphy | 2–3 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Mike Murphy | 1–0 | 0–0 | †† | †† | ||||
| 2022 | Mike Murphy | 11–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2023 | Mike Murphy | 7–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Mike Murphy | 9–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Mike Murphy: | 109–91 (.545) | 48–37 (.565) | |||||||
| Total: | 551–652–9 (.458) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
† NCAA cancelled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
†† Ivy League cancelled 2021 collegiate season due to the COVID-19 virus.
