Cornell at Penn
Cornell at Penn
When: Today at 1 p.m.
Where: Franklin Field.
Radio: WFIL-AM (560)
Records: Cornell, 2-7, 1-5 Ivy League; Penn, 7-2, 6-0, ranked 24th in Football Championship Subdivision.
Coaches: Cornell, Jim Knowles (sixth season, 26-33); Penn, Al Bagnoli (18th season, 121-56).
Series: Penn has won the last two meetings and holds a 66-44-5 series advantage.
Cornell update: A victory would enable the Big Red to snap a seven-game losing streak. Placekicker Brad Greenway's eight field goals are the second most in the Ivy League this season behind Penn's Andrew Sampson's nine. Cornell has struggled in total defense, yielding 403.9 yards per game. However, offensively the Big Red are averaging 139.9 rushing yards per game.
Penn update: The Quakers, who are ranked nationally for the first time since 2005, would nab their seventh outright Ivy championship under Bagnoli with a win. A victory would also give Penn its first eight-win season since 2004. The Quakers' defense has allowed only 14 points over the last 18 quarters. It has yielded a combined 208 rushing yards in the last six games.
- Keith Pompey
