In its season opener last week, the Penn football team showed some of its potential by putting a scare into perenially tough Delaware. The Quakers took it up a notch Saturday in their home-opening 27-17 win over Colgate.
On Saturday, the Quakers showed more than a flash against Colgate, taking a 27-17 win in their home opener at Franklin Field. The victory extended a six-game winning streak for the Quakers in the matchup. Penn (1-1) got hot early, scoring the first 14 points of the game and took a 21-7 lead into halftime. However, Penn’s offense would sputter in the second half, scoring just a pair of field goals in a driving rain at Franklin Field.
“Very, very happy today. We worked hard this week,” coach Ray Priore said. “I thought we took the next step as a football team.”…