The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Penn football vs. Cornell

The Good: Cornell QB Jeff Mathews

After a legendary 548 yard, five touchdown performance in his last visit to Franklin Field, the signal-caller was somehow even better in his last collegiate game. The NFL prospect had his way with the Quaker defense, throwing for 467 yards and 4 touchdowns as well as tallying a rushing touchdown. He nearly accounted for The Ugly as well, throwing a pick-six on third down with barely over a minute remaining in the game.

The Bad: The third quarter

The Quakers lost their halftime lead after being outscored 14-0 in the third. Ryan Becker was unable to duplicate his first-half magic and was eventually pulled for freshman Alek Torgersen in the fourth quarter. Torgersen was impressive, but it was too little, too late for the Red and Blue.

The Ugly: Kicking

Cornell had their only attempt of the day blocked, while Connor Loftus’ 40 yard attempt into the wind didn’t even reach the goalpost. It got even uglier, however, with the game on the line. Penn needed just an extra point to tie the game with 1:11 left, but Loftus’ kick was blocked. The ensuing onside kick attempt was recovered by Cornell, which went on to win by one.