On a good day, it's as if long snapper Ed Kispert had never stepped foot on Franklin Field, but on a bad day, someone might remember his name.

Penn and Columbia football players racked up a series of career highs during Saturday’s victories over Dartmouth and Princeton, respectively.

On a team expected to rely heavily upon its stable of running backs to keep a hard-nosed rush attack afloat, quarterback Billy Ragone’s legs — even more than his arm — are providing a breath of fresh air.

Penn got its first dogfight from a new and improved Dartmouth team that nearly pulled off a major upset. It was a game that should set off alarms in the minds of each of those 100-plus Quakers.

A big defensive stop and an 83-yard touchdown pass keyed the undefeated Quakers' remarkable 24-14 victory.

The Big Green came back late, but the Quakers bounced back to win, 35-28, in the Ivy opener.

In advance of Penn's Ivy opener against Dartmouth, a graphic of the Quakers' 9-1 record against the Big Green over the last decade, along with a five-point forecast for Saturday's game.

After a winless 2008 and only two victories in 2009, the Big Green have turned a new leaf, knocking off Bucknell 43-20 and squeezing out a win at home against Sacred Heart last week.

Former QB Kyle Olson — who led Penn to an Ivy League title last season in his final year of eligibility — is now serving as a student assistant coach.

With QB Keiffer Garton still sidelined and RB Lyle Marsh done for the year, Al Bagnoli is looking for roster depth to be his team’s biggest asset.

When Penn was deep at running back but depleted in the secondary, Bradford Blackmon and Matt Hamscher put the team ahead of personal desires.

Sophomore running back Lyle Marsh is out for the season, but the Quakers have no reason to ring the warning bells yet.

The defending Ivy champion Penn football team proved why it’s ranked No. 24 in the FCS, hanging tough with the No. 1 Wildcats late in the game.

Although the Quakers kept within striking distance of the Wildcats, a number of mistakes and a costly injury proved the difference in the 22-10 loss.

Follow all the action with the Daily Pennsylvanian sports writers covering tonight's football game as the Red and Blue try to beat their cross-town rivals and the top-ranked FCS team for the first time in 99 years.

Penn has not beaten Villanova in 99 years. But at 7 p.m. tonight, it will be battling something more formidable than a daunting series history.

Linebacker Jake Peterson — now a whopping 24 years of age — has gained a panoramic perspective on Red and Blue football in general, watching the team evolve through his extended tenure.