Penn Adds Bucknell and Sacred Heart To Complete 2020 Schedule

Penn published their 2020 schedule on Thursday with the additions of Bucknell and Sacred Heart.

The Quakers will begin the 2020 season on Saturday, September 19 with Bucknell at home. Penn will also play at home against Sacred Heart on Saturday, October 10.

Penn last played Bucknell in 2018 when they defeated the Bison 34-17 at home in their opening game. Penn has a 30-5-0 record against Bucknell dating back to 1895.

Penn played Sacred Heart in both 2018 and 2019. They won the 2018 contest 31-27 in Connecticut and won last season at home 38-24.

Penn finished the 2019 season with a 5-5 overall mark and a 3-4 Ivy League record. Bucknell went 3-8 overall and 3-3 in the Patriot League. Coincidentally, they too played Sacred Heart in week two, but lost 30-10 on the road. Bucknell starts the 2020 season at Army on Friday, September 4.

Sacred Heart managed a 7-5 record while going 4-3 in the Northeast Conference for 2019. The Pioneers won 4 of their last 5 games. While Sacred Heart has not released their full schedule, their first scheduled game is on Saturday, September 5 against Lafayette.

Photo via Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons

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