THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
That was because visiting Princeton was facing an insurmountable deficit by the end of the third quarter. With five players scoring touchdowns, Penn put together a 42-7 rout in front of a crowd of 14,027.
In winning its sixth consecutive game, Penn matched what it last achieved in 2004. The Quakers also stayed tied for first place with Harvard, which defeated Columbia yesterday.
The Crimson will host Penn on Saturday. Both teams are 6-2 overall and 5-0 in the Ivy League.
"More or less, it's going to be for the Ivy League championship," said Penn defensive back Chris Wynn, a senior who contributed his first career interception return for a touchdown by going 60 yards with a fourth-period pick.
"We expect everything in their playbook that they can try to throw at us," Wynn said.
Penn quarterback Kyle Olson went 20 for 32 through the air for 238 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Fullback Luke DeLuca scored twice on short runs, and wide receiver Matt Tuten set personal bests with six receptions for 92 yards. Meanwhile, running back Lyle Marsh had 99 yards on 12 carries.
Princeton (2-6, 1-4), which was last in the Ivy League in scoring, did not even reach its average of 11 points a game. But they were facing one of the top defensive teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.
"Clearly, they deserved their ranking," said Princeton coach Roger Hughes, whose team finished with 25 yards rushing and 215 total yards. "They have playmakers at every level."
Penn put together a four-play, 59-yard scoring drive on its first possession. DeLuca capped the drive with a 1-yard run for a 7-0 Quakers lead.
Early in the second quarter, a muffed punt by Princeton's Andrew Kerr helped Penn add seven points to its score. From the Princeton 30, Olson completed two passes, with the second going to wide receiver Tuten for the touchdown. The junior, who caught the ball in the middle of the field, reached the end zone by diving between two Princeton defenders at the goal line.
After another 1-yard run by DeLuca made it 21-0, with 10 minutes, 42 seconds remaining before halftime, Kerr redeemed himself for the Tigers by grabbing a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tommy Wornham to cap a 67-yard drive. There was 7:56 to play before the break, but the score remained 21-7.
Penn led, 35-7, going into the fourth quarter.
"I thought our kids did a really good job of staying in the present," Quakers coach Al Bagnoli said when asked about the looming Harvard game. "From top to bottom, that was as complete a game as we've played this season. We're headed in the right direction."
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