Freshman quarterback Mike McCurdy delivered a timely statement performance, slinging four second-half touchdowns to spearhead the Quakers’ 42-14 shellacking of Mansfield at Franklin Field Friday night.

Despite firing 12 shots on goal, the Quakers (2-3) could not get anything past Georgetown (5-2) keepers Tomas Gomez and Keon Parsa and fell, 3-0.

Penn (0-1) will host the Mounties (1-0) at Franklin Field this Friday night in hopes of earning a more comfortable victory than last year’s 16-13 nail-biter.

We take a look at every position for the Red and Blue as replace their entire defensive line but bring back many of their other offensive and defensive starters.

The Quakers (3-4) will travel to Villanova Friday afternoon for the start of the Villanova Classic, looking to build off of the momentum of not one, but two five-set comeback victories on Sunday against both Temple and Weber State.

The lives of former Penn football players are radically different now that they’re away from the game. We checked in with several former players to see how they’re dealing with life post-football.

For the first time since its season-ending victory over Cornell that clinched the Ivy League title outright, the Quakers (0-0) return to the field this weekend as they welcome in-state rival Lafayette to Franklin Field.

Fifth-year senior quarterback Billy Ragone has done everything during his Penn career. And he’s one of three Quakers going after their fourth Ivy title ring.

Sure, expect another Ivy title come late November. But keep your eye on the thin line between sure thing and shocker, especially for a team that played down to its level of competition last season.

How are all of the Ivy teams looking heading into the 2013 season. We take a look in our Ivy Outlook.

One year ago, around the time this very issue came out, the Red and Blue’s defensive backs were labeled as question marks. This year, the narrative has made a 180 degree turn. Once maligned, Penn’s defensive backfield is now viewed as one of the team’s biggest strengths.

Senior captain Brianna Rano is the only remaining defender from that team’s back line, so she was a natural choice as a leader of the defense — or so it would appear.

Brandon Copeland, along with fellow linemen C.J Mooney and Taylor Brown, graduated, turning one of Penn’s top strengths into a definitive question mark as 2013 begins. But the new crew is brimming with confidence.

Penn is getting ready to take on No. 19 Georgetown, but for freshman Alec Neumann, the game is more important than just facing a ranked opponent. He is also facing his brother.

To the average football fan, such a play doesn’t get the heart racing too fast, but for coach Al Bagnoli, a run up the middle for a few yards is his lifeblood.

We asked Dan Davis about the pursuit of a fourth title, his musical choices, and what his secret talent is.

Three members of Penn cross country — sophomore Elyssa Gensib, senior Kersie Jhabvala and sophomore Brendan Smith — debate the question: Why is running so popular and yet watched so little?