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Final Score: Penn 27 Georgetown7

Chris Wynn took the opening kickoff back 88 yards for the score and the Quakers never looked back. Even after Mike DiMaggio went down, freshman Matt Hamscher filled in admirably, going for over 100 yards on the day. They stopped Georgetown quarterback Keerome Lawrence on the ground, and put together a few nice drives, resulting in 2 Samson field goals and a pair of short rushing touchdowns. Only a late fumble and fourth-down conversion prevented Penn from getting the shutout. The Quakers move back to .500 and end their non-conference slate with a win here in the nation's capital.

Penn 27 Georgetown 7 End of Regulation

Lawrence runs it, but is rocked by Glen Cressman. He drops the ball and the Quakers recover at the Georgetown 18. Junior fullback Thurston Hamlette comes in and takes a few carries to run out the clock.

Penn 27 Georgetown 7 2:42 Fourth Quarter

A short, high kickoff gives Penn good field position, at their own 36. Hamscher spins and dodges defenders to gain 9 yards when it looked like there was nothing. He fumbles at the end of the play, but the Quakers get it back. On second down, the refs give Hamscher the first down, but it didn't look like he got it from up here. Hamscher runs to the outside for 2 yards, and is now over 100 yards on the day in relief of Mike DiMaggio. An Olson incompletion and a five-yard screen to Hamscher means Olson stays on the field, only this time it's to punt. His kick is downed at the 9.

Penn 27 Georgetown 7 6:03 Fourth Quarter

Lawrence picks up a first down on the ground. But a few Quakers tackles bring up a 4th and 4 for the Hoyas. A Lawrence pass is caught at the 3, good for the first down but no touchdown. And the training staff is tending to Georgetown lineman Kelvin Moses, who is helped off the field by a pair of teammates. Upon resuming play, Wade gets to the 1 and Lawrence completes a second down bootleg pass to a diving Collin Meador. The shutout suffers, but not much else. That is Lawrence's first passing touchdown of the season. Comically, the team gets whistled for having 12 men on the field during the extra point, but Georgetown drills it anyway.

Penn 27 Georgetown 0 9:34 Fourth Quarter

Second stringers come in for Penn. That means Olson comes in, but the running back position remains the same, as Hamscher is still in the backfield. Two Hamscher runs sandwiching a DeLuca carry give Penn a first down. A second down pass complete to Koontz, but he fumbles it and the Hoyas recover at the Penn 28.

Penn 27 Georgetown 0 11:28 Fourth Quarter

Larence completes a pass for a first down to Kenny Mitchell, who remains on the ground after the play. Trainers attend to him and he trots off the field without help. Lawrence scrambles on the next play and picks up 28 yards on the broken play. He rushes for 10 yards and another first down on the next play. He tries it on the next third down, but the Quakers swarm him short of the line, and the Hoyas will go for fourth down. A blitzing Ertman gets to Lawrence in the backfield, and Guillermo Ruffolo brings him up short of the first.

Penn 27 Georgetown 0 End of Third Quarter

A Wade run for about a yard, brings us to the end of the third quarter. This one's a blowout, folks.

Penn 27 Georgetown 0 0:34 Third Quarter

After a pass goes for a loss, Lawrence throws away an option toss on second down, but the ball goes out of bounds. Lawrence's third down pass lands right in the hands of Tony Moses for his first career interception. He returns it to the Georgetown 14. On second down, Hamscher takes it to the 2 for a first down. A Georgetown substitution penalty brings Penn to the 1, and Irvin hands it to Luck DeLuca for the touchdown plunge, a career-first for DeLuca. Samson kicks it through, and Penn is up comfortably, 27-0

Penn 20 Georgetown 0 2:51 Third Quarter

Goergeown starts at their own 34. Lawrence tries to scramble on third down and fumbles the ball, but the Hoyas recover and punt it away. Short punt caught by Marcus Lawrence on the Penn 46, so the Quakers take over with good field position. Koontz drops it on first down, and a Georgetown linebacker drops a ball right to his hands on the second. Appenfelder gets the ball on third down and comes up just short of the first down, though the spot was very questionable. Olson in to punt it away. It goes into the endzone for a touchback.

Penn 20 Georgetown 0 5:23 Third Quarter

Kyle Olson sees his first time at quarterback. He hands it off to Hamscher a couple times for a first down. Olson completes it to Koontz, who five catches a re a career high. Hamscher takes the handoff, dodging and hurdling defenders for 14 yards. Another completion to Koontz, who levels a defender en route to a first down. Georgetown sniffs out a screen to Hamscher, and he loses 4, while a Patrick O'Donnell sack knocks Penn back 12 more. A Hamscher run brings them to the 20-yard line, and Samson drills a 37-yard field goal right down the middle and with plenty of distance.

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 11:00 Third Quarter

After Penn stops the Hoyas on 2 runs, Lawrence completes his second pass of the day, an dit's good for a first down. He drops back to pass again, but is chased out of the pocket and throws it away. The pocket collapses on him on his next attempt, but he tucks it and runs for a first down. The Hoyas go for fourth down, and the pass is complete to Philip Oladeji, but he is rocked by linebacker Glen Cressman well short of the first down. Penn takes over.

Halftime Stats

The 3rd shutout half for the Quakers. They also shut out Villanova and Lafayette in the second half.

Matt Hamscher, 11 rushes for 40 yards and a TD in relief for Mike DiMaggio, who was sidelined with what is rumored to be a separated shoulder. His return is doubtful

Irvin: 9-16 for 132 yards, outgaining the Georgetown offense by 19 yards

Koontz: 4 receptions for 43 yards (matching his career high for receptions and totaling a new career yardage total)

Colabella leads the Quakers with 6 tackles

For Georgetown:

Lawrence: 10 rushes for 39 yards and a crucial fumble for a loss

Wade: 6 rushes for 35 yards

Lawrence and Brady passing: 2-8 for 17 yards

And around the Ivy League:

Harvard 38, Cornell 17

Yale 34, Dartmouth 7

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 Halftime

A couple of Hamscher runs result in a first down. Derham drops a screen pass, Irvin is sacked, and Hamscher rushes for only a few. Georgetown calls timeout to get the ball back. Kyle Olson's punt and a slight return gives the Hoyas the ball on their own 45 with under a minute to go. Georgetown's passing quarterback James Brady comes in, and his attempt at a dumpoff is incomplete as Wade drops the ball and is met with a big hit from Penn safety Britton Ertman. A completion and an incompletion later, and Penn gets the ball back on their own 21. Irvin takes a knee and we're into halftime, with the Quakers up 17-0. I'll get you halftime stats when I can.

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 2:22 Second Quarter

Wade runs all the way to his right, and cuts back all the way across the field to his left, but the first down play results in 7 yards. The Quakers stop a few Georgetown rushes, and that brings up fourth and long for the Hoyas. Lawrence calls for a fair catch at the 10-yard line, and the Quakers will have 2:22 and 90 yards to work with.

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 5:28 Second Quarter

Irvin moves the chains with a pass to Koontz. A Hamscher hold pushes the Quakers back 10 yards, and a Georgetown offsides moves them up 5. A pass to Derham is broken up, and the Quakers will punt it away. Subpar punt and a decent return, so Georgetown will take over on their own 48-yard line.

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 8:30 Second Quarter

Poor tackling by Penn, as Georgetown kick returner Kenny Mitchell takes the kickoff all the way to their own 42. But the defense makes up for it, stopping the Hoyas on three straight plays to force a punt. But Georgetown tries some trickeration, as the punt is snapped directly to running back Dean Duchak, who runs for 30 yards. Lawrence follows that up with the Hoyas's first completion of the day. Wade rushes for a first down. Lawrence fumbles the shotgun snap on the next play, and Penn linebacker Jack Lewko recovers.

Penn 17 Georgetown 0 12:28 Second Quarter

Irvin completes the pass to Matt Appenfelder, who turns up the sideline and powers it to the 4 yard line. Georgetown stops Hamscher a few times up the gut, before he takes a pitch to the left, and waltzes into the endzone for his first career touchdown. Samson nails the extra point. That's an impressive 16 play, 84-yard, 2 running back drive for the Quakers.

Penn 10 Georgetown 0 End of First Quarter

Hamscher takes over for DiMaggio (Bradford Blackmon is in uniform, but not playing), and starts off strong, powering through for a first down after two rushes. Timeout taken on the field, and this looks like a godo time to point out the incredible Penn contingency here. Penn fans are spilling out of the modest bleachers set up for them, and sitting on the ground. Another Hamscher run gets the Quakers a first down on Georgetown's 24 as the first quarter winds down.

Penn 10 Georgetown 0 2:45 First Quarter

21-yard run by freshman running back Matt Hamscher on his first career carry is called back for a holding call downfield. Irvin follows that up by completing a pass to Marcus Lawrence for his first reception of the year, and it goes for a first down. Irvin rockets the ball to Josh Koontz for a first down over the middle; he fumbles but the Quakers retain possession. DiMaggio hit awkwardly on a run, and he remains on the ground while trainers attend to him. He walks off the field on his own volition.

Penn 10 Georgetown 0 6:22 First Quarter

Chancellor Logan is stopped in the backfield, and then Keerome Lawrence tries to make something out of nothing, running all the way across teh field, only to be tackled for a loss. Georgetown tries a shovel pass on third down, and it almost intercepted by Kevin Gray before dropping to the turf. Georgetown punt out of bounds at the 16, and Penn will take over on downs.

Penn 10 Georgetown 0 7:02 First Quarter

Georgetown quarterback Keerome Lawrence gets a first down on a couple of runs. And they move the chains again after a pair of inside handoffs. Georgetown guard Rich Hussey is shaken up after Keion Wade rushes for a first down. He is helped off the field.

Penn 10 Georgetown 0 9:01 First Quarter

After a few DiMaggio runs, Rob Irvin hits Kyle Derham on a 46-yard pass. One penalty and a few incompletions later, Andrew Samson nails a 36-yarder. He crushed that ball, hitting it over the net and into the neighboring construction sight. That's a 9 play, 57-yard drive that ends in a field goal.

Neil Fanaroff here, live blogging from Washington DC. Sorry for the delay, but we had some wireless troubles. Penn got off to a quick 7-0 start thanks to a touchdown return on the opening kickoff by Chris Wynn. We'll try and keep you updated from here on out.