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It's a beautiful day at Franklin Field, as the Penn Quakers look to get in the win column today in their Ivy League opener as they host the Dartmouth Big Green. There are approximately 14 students here; I guess the 12 pm start was tough to make. Stay tuned to the Buzz for live updates throughout the afternoon.

Final, Penn 23, Dartmouth 10

Despite a very ugly first half offensively, Penn looked very sharp in the second half, and the defense played very well throughout the game. Impressive performances from Lewko and Wynn on defense, and from DiMaggio, Irvin, and Derham on offense. Overall, a solid win for the Quakers, who move to 1-0 in Ivy League play.

1:15 to go in the 4th, Penn 23, Dartmouth 10

Jenny was put back in under center for this drive and moved Dartmouth to inside Penn's 10 yard-line, but Eric Paul tripped in the endzone on fourth and goal and couldn't come up with the catch. Penn will coast from here.

3:53 to go in the 4th, Penn 23, Dartmouth 10

Mike DiMaggio is doing a great job running the ball, despite a fumble that Wurst recovered. He moved the ball down the field very well on several runs for the Quakers, consistently breaking through the line and bouncing outside to the right sideline for large gains. Penn couldn't put it in the endzone, but Samson knocked through another field goal, his third on the game, to put Penn up by 13.

8:16 to go in the 4th, Penn 20, Dartmouth 10

A late-hit by Drew Goldsmith after a McManus scramble moved Dartmouth up to Penn's 34, but the Penn defense responded. First Goniprow broke through with a sack, and then the defense chased McManus out of the pocket and forced him to dump it off for no gain to set up a 3rd and 14. Jordan Manning finished off the solid defense with a great open-field tackle on a Milan Williams screen pass, forcing Dartmouth to punt. Penn will take over at their 20 on the touchback -- Britton Ertman got a piece of the punt on a block attempt, so the running-into-the-kicker flag was picked up.

11:10 to go in the 4th, Penn 20, Dartmouth 10

Tim McManus is now in at quarterback for Dartmouth, relieving a struggling Alex Jenny.

11:24 to go in the 4th, Penn 20, Dartmouth 10

On 1st down, Irvin dumped the ball off to DiMaggio, who made a few nice moves and broke it out for a 20-yard pickup. DiMaggio is really stepping it up in Blackmon's absence. Penn couldn't do much else, and Samson came on and knocked through a 33-yard field goal.

A sidenote: the attendance has just been announced. Apparently there are 12,000 people here. I guess we're counting double, these days?

14:15 to go in the 4th, Penn 17, Dartmouth 10

Another three-and-out for Dartmouth's anemic offense -- Dartmouth tried a fake punt of its own, but the completion came up well short of the first down. Penn takes over at Dartmouth's 44. Not sure why you need the fake punt there down seven with a whole quarter to play?

14:43 to go in the 4th, Penn 17, Dartmouth 10

Irvin put too much mustard on a third down toss, throwing it out of the endzone. Andrew Samson booted a 27 yard-field goal to give Penn a seven-point advantage.

0:00 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

A huge play got Penn deep into Dartmouth's territory -- Irvin launched a bomb downfield to Kyle Derham, who made a great catch while backpeddling. He followed up with another catch on first down to move Penn up to Dartmouth's 10. On the deep ball, Irvin racked up 3,000 yards passing for his career, becoming the tenth quarterback in Penn history to do so. Penn will have 2nd and goal from the 10 to start the fourth quarter.

2:08 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

A three-and-out for Dartmouth -- the ball was nearly picked off as Britton Ertman and Jonathan Saelinger converged on the ball but knocked into each other, and no one came away with it. Penn takes over at its own 12 after another punt.

3:11 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

Penn couldn't capitalize on the opportunity. Irvin did a beautiful job of selling a play-action fake to give himself plenty of time to throw, but he hit Dartmouth's Shawn Abuhoff right in the numbers. Dartmouth will take over on the interception at its own 45.

4:22 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

A little trickery on fourth down -- it looked like it would be another three-and-out. Kyle Olsen lined up to punt but rolled left and hit Tyson Maugle for a nice first-down completion on the fake punt, giving the Quakers new life.

5:50 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

A nice kickoff return gave Dartmouth good field position at close to midfield to start the drive. After a holding penalty, a good stop by Jake Lewko on Milan Williams forced Dartmouth into a 3rd-and-22 situation, and Lewko finished it off on the next play with a sack on Jenny for a 10-yard loss. Lewko has been playing a great game for Penn today. Scullin punted it away to Wynn, and the Quakers will take over on their own 35. Worth noting is that Bradford Blackmon hasn't been out on the field this half -- he must be injured.

8:00 to go in the 3rd, Penn 14, Dartmouth 10

An 18-yard completion from Irvin to Derham moved Penn up to midfield, and then Michael DiMaggio made a great cutback on a run up the middle and bounced out towards the right sideline for a 33-yard pickup. On the next play, Irvin tried to find Marcus Lawrence in the endzone but threw the ball beyond his reach -- however, a late hit by Ian Wilson on Lawrence gave Penn an automatic first down at Big Green's 10 yard-line. The Quakers took a step back on the next play -- a Derham end-around -- as tight end Ryan Murray was flagged for a hold, bringing up 1st and goal from the 20. A great shoe-string catch by Tyler Fisher moved Penn up to the 9, setting up a third and goal. Finally, Fisher capped it off on the next play, receiving a strike in the back of the endzone from Irvin for an important touchdown to put the Quakers back on top.

11:45 to go in the 3rd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 10

Dartmouth had a good opportunity on 2nd and 10 from around midfield, but Eric Paul dropped an easy pass for what would have been a first down. But then on the next play, Jenny heaved up a desperation toss that was up for grabs between Jordan Manning and Tim McManus, the backup quarterback and a receiver for Dartmouth. McManus made a fantastic catch, wrestling it away from Manning, to put Dartmouth at Penn's 6. Dartmouth couldn't put it in the endzone, though, and Chris Wynn made a nice hit on McManus on 3rd and goal to break up what could have been a touchdown pass. Foley Schmidt's chip shot was good, giving Dartmouth the three-point edge.

Halftime Stats

6 punts for Dartmouth, 6 punts for Penn

Irvin: 13-23, 143 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

DiMaggio and Blackmon: 6 carries for 10 yards

Jenny: 8-16, 46 yards

Milan Williams: 9 carries for 28 yards

Dartmouth has only 61 yards of total offense, compared to 144 for Penn

0:00 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

Irvin bought some extra time and rolled right but couldn't hit anyone in a blue uniform. Instead, Peter Pidermann picked off the pass, and Dartmouth kneeled down to end the half. And what an ugly half it was. I'll be back in a few with the halftime stats.

0:21 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

On fourth and few chain links, Irvin kept the drive alive with a QB keeper, inching up to Penn's 47. Then on 3rd and 2, Amoo-Achompong picked up the first down on a run up the middle. Penn now calls a timeout with 21 seconds to go -- the Quakers have the ball on Dartmouth's 37 on 3rd and 5 with two timeouts remaining.

2:14 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

Boring. Another punt. Penn takes over at its own 22. Irvin's back in.

5:58 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

Olson has a rough series under center -- he nearly threw a pick on third down, and now has to punt away his own three-and-out. He is a good punter, for what it's worth, pinning Dartmouth back to its own 11.

6:49 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

Kyle Olson is under center for this drive.

7:41 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 7

Dartmouth capitalized on the opportunity, as Hudson Smythe took it in for an easy two-yard score. A bad break for Penn on that call -- it really looked as though Blackmon's progress had been stopped.

11:03 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 0

On the first play, Blackmon was stopped at the line, and even though it appeared that his forward progress had been stopped, the ball was stripped at the end of the play and Dartmouth recovered, taking the ball back to Penn's two yard-line. A livid Al Bagnoli pleaded his case, and he sure had a good one, but the call was not overturned.

8:25 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 0

A nice run from Milan Williams gave Dartmouth a first down, but Dartmouth couldn't move the ball after that, punting it away yet again. Poor Brian Scullin -- his leg might fall off before the half is over. Penn takes over at its own 15-yard-line.

11:03 to go in the 2nd, Penn 7, Dartmouth 0

On the first play after the fumble, Irvin rolled right on a play-action fake, selling it beautifully, and found a wide-open DiMaggio streaking down the opposite sideline for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Finally, two drives in a row without a punt, and the Quakers strike first.

One sidenote: it looks like Bradford Blackmon is getting some attention on the trainer's table down on the sidelines. We'll keep you posted.

11:11 to go in the 2nd, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Dartmouth finally managed to get a first down on a 2nd-and-3 completion. They would have been better off sticking to the three-and-outs. Alex Jenny followed it up by fumbling the snap and lost 15 yards, putting Dartmouth three yards back behind where it started the drive. On the ensuing play, Britton Ertman pounced on a fumble, and Penn will take over at Dartmouth's 18.

12:40 to go in the 2nd, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

The pattern continues. Another three-and-out, and another good punt from Olsen. Penn had a third-and-one, but the call was an off-tackle pitch to Blackmon, who was stopped for a loss. I would have given it to DiMaggio to pound it through the middle on a short yardage situation like that, but I'm not the one calling the plays. Dartmouth will take over at its 17.

0:00 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

I bet you can guess what just happened. Another three-and-out. The clock ran out on the quarter just before the Big Green was ready to boot the eighth punt of the quarter. Dartmouth still doesn't have a first down. That honestly might have been the most boring and poorly-played offensive quarter in the history of football.

1:44 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Robert Irvin got the Quakers going on 2nd and 15, delivering a strike to Matt Reinert over the middle for a first down. But again, Penn couldn't keep the momentum going and was forced to punt -- Olson pinned Dartmouth back to its own six. In case you're keeping track, I believe that's the seventh punt of the quarter. But I've lost count.

4:27 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Three pass attempts by Jenny, three incompletions, and another three-and-out. Can't you feel the excitement right now? Scullin got off another good punt, and Chris Wynn fumbled the ball on the return, but Penn covered it up and will take over at its own 45.

5:02 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

A deep pass from Irvin to tight end Josh Koontz got Penn into Dartmouth's territory, but the Quakers couldn't do anything after that. Another punt from Olsen -- this time pinning Dartmouth back to its own 11.

8:20 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Another three-and-out forced by the Quakers. Two runs were stuffed at the line, and then Jenny's pass was incomplete on third down. A great punt from Brian Scullin gave the Quakers the ball back at their own 30.

9:35 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Irvin is trying to get the rapport with Marcus Lawrence back, but he would have been better off looking for Tyler Fisher on 3rd and 3 from Dartmouth's 43 instead of trying to sneak one into Lawrence. Fisher was wide open over the middle, but Irvin tried to hit Lawrence instead and threw a pass well out of his reach. Kyle Olson then came on and tried to pin Dartmouth deep, but his punt rolled into the endzone for a touchback.

11:47 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

Penn's defense looks sharp early on, forcing a three-and-out. Jake Lewko knocked down Dartmouth quarterback Alex Jenny on 3rd down, forcing him to get rid of the ball early and throw it away. Penn will come away with decent field position, taking the ball over on its own 41.

12:50 to go in the 1st, Penn 0, Dartmouth 0

On the first play from scrimmage, Robert Irvin rolled right and hit Kyle Derham for a 12-yard first down. The Quakers couldn't get much going after that. Number one receiver Marcus Lawrence is back on the field for the Quakers after missing the first two weeks with an injury, but he dropped a pass on third down that would have been short of the first down marker anyway, and Kyle Olson punted it away. Dartmouth will take over at its own 29.