1876 1904 2002 2016 The Penn football team plays in the first-ever college football game In 1876 The Penn football team plays in the first-ever college football game against Princeton. The game ends in a 2-2 tie. See Full Story Penn men’s basketball team wins the first-ever NCAA Tournament In 1904: The Penn men’s basketball team wins the first-ever NCAA …
Philadelphia Quakers Team History
1930 1931 Pirates Temporarily Move to Philly The Pirates, the third American-based NHL team, got off to a promising start in 1925 – 1926, making the playoffs in two of their first three seasons. However, the team soon fell on hard times both on the ice and at the box office. A sale to bootlegger Bill Dwyer did not help …