The big 4-0

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Here are a few interesting facts going back to the first season of the Ivy League in 1955.
Friday night's 84-44 win over Cornell was more than just satisfying for Penn fans. It was also historic. The 40-point margin was the largest for Penn ever in an Ivy League opener. And in a league where blowouts are not uncommon, it was the seventh Ivy win for the Quakers by more than 40. Here are the others:
Feb. 10, 1995 -- 101-71 vs. Cornell
March 4, 1977 -- 105-59 vs. Yale
Feb. 6, 1976 -- 94-54 vs. Cornell
Feb. 7, 1975 -- 113-69 vs. Columbia
March 5, 1971 -- 108-64 at Cornell
Jan. 15, 1966 -- 87-43 vs. Dartmouth
- For the record, Penn has never lost an Ivy League game by 40 points.
- This was the first 40-point win for the Quakers since beating Monmouth 98-54 in 2003.
- It was also Penn's biggest point production in an Ivy home opener since downing Harvard 85-68 in 1997.
- The Quakers are now 37-15 in Ivy openers and 39-13 in Ivy openers at the Palestra. Penn's last loss in a home-opener was 42-40 against Princeton in 1992.