The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740. You did not misread that. Yes, it existed 47 years before PA even became a state.

In an effort to “toast” to their football team’s success, University of Pennsylvania students throw toast onto the field at third quarter.

The current motto is Leges sine moribus vanae, or “Laws without morals are useless (in vain).”

• Color: Blue and Red
• Mascot: Quaker. Read more