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Quakers outdo Harvard in duel
Wide receiver Rory Starkey, Jr., a sophomore, prepares to catch a ball with his arms outstretched against Harvard.

Quakers outdo Harvard in duel

The football team beat Harvard on Saturday in Massachusetts, the first time Penn has ever won three straight at Harvard Stadium.
Two players receive ‘Super Bowl Surprise’ from Roger Goodell and the NFL
Anthony Lotti and Sam Philippi hold tickets to the Super Bowl in one hand and footballs in the other on a football field.

Penn football teammates Anthony Lotti and Sam Philippi

Two players receive ‘Super Bowl Surprise’ from Roger Goodell and the NFL

The NFL commissioner surprised Anthony Lotti and Sam Philippi with tickets to Super Bowl LIV in recognition of their generosity in donating bone marrow through the Be The Match donor registry.

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Super Bowl ticket surprise for Penn football players who gave gift of life
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Super Bowl ticket surprise for Penn football players who gave gift of life

Sam Philippi and Anthony Lotti are two of the five Quaker football players in the past 12 years who have given the gift of life to total strangers, donating bone marrow after being matched in their yearly drive in conjunction with the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation.

‘Fight On, Pennsylvania’ celebrates a century
Two pages of sheet music for the song Fight On Pennsylvania.

One hundred years ago two Penn freshmen, David Zoob and Ben McGiveran, wrote the music and lyrics to “Fight On, Pennsylvania,” which became the University’s official fight song for athletic contests. (Image: Penn Archives, from "Songs of the University of Pennsylvania.")

‘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.
Brooks breaks Sacred Heart
At Franklin Field against Sacred Heart, junior running back Karekin Brooks dives into the endzone.

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.
The Quaker’s new groove
The Penn Quaker shows off his new drip against Dartmouth at Franklin Field.

The Quaker’s new groove

At Friday night’s football game celebrating 125 years of Franklin Field, Penn Athletics unveiled a new Quaker mascot.
Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun
AD M. Grace Calhoun poses in the concourse at the Palestra.

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.