Football

‘Fight On, Pennsylvania’ celebrates a century

One hundred years ago two Penn freshmen got together in a Quad dorm room and wrote the music and lyrics to a song they named “Fight On, Pennsylvania.” The University’s official fight song became a tradition at football games, and today is played thousands of times a year.

Louisa Shepard

Brooks breaks Sacred Heart

Penn defeated Sacred Heart 38-24 on Saturday at Franklin Field. Senior running back Karekin Brooks rushed for 178 yards and scored four touchdowns.

Greg Johnson

Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun

The director of athletics and recreation discusses the Red & Blue’s recent sports successes, making progress toward the department’s strategic goals, the funding of college athletics, and the 125th running of the Penn Relays.

Greg Johnson

School spirit with Maya Moore

The junior flyer on the cheerleading team discusses the training and practice required for the sport, flipping and flying through the air, and her interest in health and medicine.

Greg Johnson



In the News


Fox 29 (Philadelphia)

Penn Med student gets invaluable experience with Eagles thanks to an NFL physicians program

Bryson Houston, a student at the Perelman School of Medicine, worked with the Philadelphia Eagles through a partnership with an NFL physicians program.

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6ABC.com

Penn unveils statue of Bert Bell, the first owner of the Philadelphia Eagles

Penn alumnus and Philadelphia Eagles founder Bert Bell was honored with a statue and ceremony at Franklin Field.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Coach Ray Priore reaches 50-win milestone as Penn outlasts Bucknell

The Penn football team defeated Bucknell on Saturday to mark Ray Priore’s 50th victory as the program’s coach.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations

Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn hires former Johns Hopkins head coach Greg Chimera as offensive coordinator

Chimera arrives at Penn after guiding Johns Hopkins to one of its best seasons in program history. The team finished with 12-1 and a quarterfinal run in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Seasoned Penn football team picked to finish third in the Ivy League

Penn was tabbed to finish third in an Ivy League football preseason poll of the media, behind Yale in first and Princeton in second.

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