For Penn football, the celebration has begun.
The Quakers defeated No. 4 Villanova for the first time in 104 years, giving coach Ray Priore his first win at the helm for the Red and Blue. With the big news getting around, enough people have taken notice to the point that Penn football and @PennFB is trending on Twitter.
From the Ivy League to ESPN anchor Kevin Negandhi, Twitter has taken off in streaks of Red and Blue.
VICTORY! Quakers take down the 4th-ranked team in the country on the road for Ray Priore's 1st career win! FINAL: Penn 24, Nova 13 #riseUP
— PENN Football (@PENNfb) September 25, 2015
It is the Quakers' first win over Villanova in 104 years! Also Penn's first-ever win over a top-five team on the road! #FightOnPenn #riseUP— PENN Football (@PENNfb) September 25, 2015
PENN Football, @pennfb is now trending in #Philadelphia http://t.co/Wbb75kthcS
— Trendsmap Philly (@TrendsPhilly) September 25, 2015
Ray Priore's 1st win as @PENNfb head coach is big one! Quakers stun No. 4 Villanova, 24-13. Penn's 1st football win vs. Nova in 104 years.— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) September 25, 2015
Many congrats to @pennfb and @CoachPriore!! Great short week of prep to get a big W against a ranked opponent! #FightOnPenn— Steve Donahue (@Coach_Donahue) September 25, 2015
Easy choice - @PENNfb beat No. 4 Villanova for the first time in 104 years! #SC3stars @pennathletics https://t.co/3BbP6VEjsT— The Ivy League (@Ivy_Athletics) September 25, 2015
Ouch, 4th ranked Villanova lost to Penn in football. http://t.co/yseW4Ys3f6— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) September 25, 2015
Big upset and great win! @PENNfb just beat #4 Villanova. Well done fellas. Proud of you all and Coach Priore. @Penn— Chaz Howard (@Chaz_Howard) September 25, 2015
The last time Penn FB beat Villanova a stamp cost 2¢, a loaf of bread was 5¢, and a gallon of milk was 34¢. #FCS— VUhoops.com (@VUhoops) September 25, 2015
QUAKERS WIN!
@PENNfb pulls off huge UPSET & 1st win of the season with 24-13 victory over @NovaFootball.
STATS: http://t.co/hVxhNKDFoN— FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) September 25, 2015
Congrats to Penn Football for defeating Villanova for the first time in 104 years! http://t.co/xZ1UYS36t7— Penn Band (@PennBand) September 25, 2015
Penn beat Villanova in football tonight. The last time that happened Franklin Field was only 16 years old. #BadExample #FranklinFieldIsOld— Dave Zeitlin (@DaveZeitlin) September 25, 2015
Penn football couldn't come to close to beating Nova while I was there, now they beat them my first year at Nova Law. #cursed #quakeshow— Alex Ott (@AJ_Ott) September 25, 2015
Tonight, our football team BEAT Villanova for the first time in over 100 years! GO QUAKERS!!!!! #FightOnPennsylvania http://t.co/1qLloq9zFM
— Class Board 2016 (@PennClass2016) September 25, 2015
Seriously, I'm still shocked this happened. Never thought Penn would beat Villanova anytime soon. Congrats to @CoachPriore! High precedent.— Zach Klitzman (@sportzak) September 25, 2015
"Here's a toast...."
#Penn beats FCS 5th ranked #Villanova 24-13.
#hugeupset— Jim Gardner (@Jim_Gardner) September 25, 2015
Caught the tail end of Coach Priore celebrating his first win with @pennfb on our Snapchat "PennQuakers" pic.twitter.com/rVpbF5CoQC— Penn Athletics (@pennathletics) September 25, 2015
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