Football
Penn football comes back to beat Columbia, 24-20
Trailing by three with 2:26 remaining on the game clock, Penn quarterback Billy Ragone led his team down the field, going 5-for-7 for 53 yards and finding senior running back Lyle Marsh in the end zone to give the Quakers a 24-20 win.
Penn football wideouts leading the charge
The threat of the pass is just what the doctor ordered against Columbia, since the Lions rank seventh in the Ancient Eight in pass defense efficiency.
Strong | Penn’s in the eye of the storm
Let’s just say this up front: The first four games of the Penn football schedule were rough.But here’s the good news: Columbia and Yale are up next.
Two Dans step up on defense for Penn football
After losing several key seniors following last season, defensive coordinator Ray Priore knew that some of his underclassmen would need to step in to fill their shoes. And just when duty called, Dan Wilk and Dan Davis emerged as stars of the Quakers’ young defense.Penn football players go from rivals to roommates
Freshmen Cameron Countryman and Dylan Muscat were fierce adversaries before they were teammates, playing on opposite sides of a heated rivalry between two public high schools in California. Muscat, a defensive back, often found himself matched up against Countryman, a receiver.
Watching film with the Penn football team
A huge part of a week’s preparation, and a part opaque to many a casual fan, is film study. Both with coaches and individually, players watch recorded games featuring their opponent to glean whatever they can heading into the weekend’s matchup.
Penn alum recalls when toast toss tradition was saved
Before Alan Schwarz exposed the severity of concussions among football players of all ages as a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter for the New York Times or hosted ESPN’s Baseball Today, he helped save the toast toss at Penn.Strong | Penn must put the pieces together
What the Penn football team needs is to start a game strong, finish a game strong and keep up the momentum in between.
Alter | It’s how you start, not how you finish
Sure, Penn’s offense finished Saturday’s game strong and almost pulled off the dramatic comeback victory. But if it had put itself in better position, Penn likely would’ve won the game.
Penn football nearly mounts comeback but falls to William & Mary
Fumbles in the second quarter ultimately determined the game for the Penn, which fell to William & Mary, 34-28, on Saturday at Franklin Field.
Penn football in same situation, one year later
As the Quakers take on William & Mary on Saturday at Franklin Field, they find themselves in an eerily similar position to a year ago: sitting at 1-2 and coming off a close win at Dartmouth.
Phillips | Copeland, defensive line step it up
Last week, Brandon Copeland called a meeting with his defensive line, which had failed to record a sack through the first two games of the season. Saturday against Dartmouth, the Quakers had two sacks on the first drive of the game.
Connor Loftus carries on family Ivy football tradition
Connor Loftus, a kicker for the Penn football team, followed in his father’s and uncle’s footsteps by playing football at an Ivy League school.
Kress | You can leave your toast at home
With the student body increasingly apathetic towards Penn Athletics, those in charge made the foolish decision over the summer to stop providing toast at football games. Fortunately for Penn fans, they quickly changed their mind.
Bagherzadeh | Lots of holes to fill in the secondary
It was poor play by the Quakers’ secondary that kept the Big Green within striking distance until the end of Saturday’s 28-21 Penn victory.
Bagherzadeh | Penn football should stick with the ground game
The 2012 Red and Blue is a power football team that operates best with a run-first mentality. The question still remains as to who will emerge as the go-to-guy in Bagnoli’s running back rotation.
Penn football holds off Big Green in Ivy opener
After two losses to open the season, Penn earned its first win of the year with a 28-21 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.
Penn football set for a clean Ivy slate
In all but two games since 2006, including each of the last three contests, the game between Penn and Dartmouth has been decided on the final possession.
Phillips | Ragone like NFL’s Tebow, Vick
Penn quarterback has many of the same qualities as Tim Tebow and Michael Vick — from running the ball well to having an unfortunate tendency to get banged up.