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Lehigh at Penn

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Saturday, 5 p.m., at Franklin Field

TV: None. Radio: WNTP (990-AM). Live stream: Ivy League Digital Network

Records: Lehigh 0-2, Penn 0-0

History: Penn leads, 44-14. Lehigh, which has won 12 of the last 16 meetings, won last year at home, 42-21. It last played here in 2002.

About Lehigh: Mountain Hawks lost at Villanova, 26-21, after leading 14-6 at halftime. . . . Coach Andy Coen was once an assistant on same Penn staff as Quakers coach Ray Priore. . . . Nick Shafnisky has completed 44 of 62 for 405 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. . . . Villanova rushed for nearly 400 yards. . . . Last season, Dominick Bragalone became the first Lehigh freshman to rush for 1,000 yards, becoming its first Patriot League Rookie of the Year since 1986. . . . Troy Pelletier has 15 receptions. . . . They've had trouble creating turnovers. . . . Senior linebacker Colton Caslow had 10 tackles against Villanova after missing the opening 23-21 home loss to Monmouth with an injury.

About Penn: The Quakers were picked to finish second in the Ivy League, after getting a piece of the title last season. . . . They're on a six-game winning streak, second-longest in FCS. They've lost their last two home openers, and eight of last 10. . . . Junior wide receiver Justin Watson was runner-up for Ivy Offensive Player of the Year. Senior quarterback Eric Torgersen was a first-team all-leaguer.

- Mike Kern

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