Football
Emily Sands, Taheeb Sonekan earn Ivy League Player of the Week honors
Penn women’s soccer junior midfielder Emily Sands and Penn football junior defensive lineman Taheeb Sonekan earned recognition from the Ivy League after playing instrumental roles in their respective team's victories this past weekend.
Is Stat So? | October 7
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, season-long trends, both positive and negative, continued, Penn football survived a furious comeback, and a field hockey player found success against a familiar opponent.
Ryan Glover and Christian Pearson provide fourth quarter heroics in comeback win over Sacred Heart
Bouncing back after a loss against Dartmouth, Penn got up on Sacred Heart quickly, went down just as quickly, but finally pulled out with a 31-27 win, giving the Quakers an undefeated record in non conference play.
Penn football eager to bounce back against Sacred Heart after first loss
With a stretch of six straight Ivy games just two weeks away, the Red and Blue will use this Saturday’s game against Sacred Heart as a stepping stone.
Penn football announces team-wide trip to China over spring break
In addition to sightseeing and putting on football clinics, the trip will culminate in the 2019 Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl in Shanghai against the American Football League of China (AFLC) All-Stars.
Ivy League rule change reduced risk of concussions in football, journal article reports
A difference-in-differences analysis — a statistical method that determines the impact of a 'treatment' in an observational study — found that 7.51 fewer concussions per 1000 kickoff plays occurred following the rule change.
Is Stat So? | September 30
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, defenses across the board had an impressive weekend, and football gave up touchdowns to an unlikely group of players.
Penn football's performance against Dartmouth raised more questions than answers
The Quakers were dominated on both sides of the ball, as the game got out of hand quickly in the third quarter. Here are three takeaways from the game.
Justin Watson to play in first regular season NFL game for Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver was a healthy scratch in the first three games of the season as the sixth player on the depth chart at his position, but will suit up Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
Penn football loses battle in the trenches, falls to Dartmouth, 37-14
Behind its lineman on both sides of the ball, Dartmouth methodically dismantled Penn in both teams’ Ivy opener to the tune of 37-14.
What's the secret behind Penn football's defensive line's great start?
With this much turnover in just one offseason, the returning members of the defensive line have had an added amount of pressure to step up and perform. They’ve certainly responded well to the pressure.
This is how Penn football (and other teams too!) got its sleek new look
It’s been a few years in the making, but last month, the Red and Blue formally unveiled the team’s new Nike-made outfits, featuring updated colors and an all-white alternate helmet.
Penn football looks to avenge last year's heartbreaking loss to Dartmouth
Entering Saturday afternoon’s contest at Dartmouth, both teams are 2-0 again, both are opening Ivy League play, and both haven’t forgotten last year one bit.
September 24 | Is Stat So?
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, scoreless streaks were extended for Penn's two soccer teams, running backs kept the ball moving, and defenses came up strong.
On the eve of 76ers scrimmage, who are the best athletes to have competed on Penn's campus?
Inspired by the 76ers’ arrival on Tuesday, The Daily Pennsylvanian did some research to determine the best athletes to compete on Penn’s campus.
Karekin Brooks runs all over Lehigh to earn DP Sports Player of the Week
In total, the junior tailback tallied 163 rushing yard and three touchdowns, and even added 23 more through the air, nearly eclipsing the same 200-yard threshold that he smashed last season.
Chiarodit | Don't sleep on Penn football's defense
It is still too early to know just how good the defense is going to be, but these first couple of games should be leaving Quakers fans optimistic.
Defense, Brooks dominate as Penn football takes down Lehigh, 30-10
After starting slow in a tightly contested first half, Penn football's offense woke up in the second half to take down Lehigh, 30-10.
Quakers have reasons for optimism as they get set to host Lehigh
Last Saturday, the Quakers comfortably defeated Bucknell 34-17 in the team’s season opener at Franklin Field.