Game 4: Penn vs. Sacred Heart
October 12  |  1 p.m.  |  Franklin Field
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The final non-conference game of 2019 for the Quakers features the first-ever visit to historic Franklin Field for the Sacred Heart Pioneers. The two teams met last year in Connecticut in a game that hung in the balance until the very end. Both teams are looking to get back in the win column after losses at home last weekend in conference play.

The Penn-Sacred Heart Series — Second Meeting
These two teams have met just once, a 31-27 win for the Quakers in Fairfield last fall. Penn jumped out to a 24-0 lead early in the third quarter, but the Pioneers rattled off 27 consecutive points to take the lead with 9:54 remaining. The Red and Blue rallied, though, with a Ryan Glover 10-yard pass to Christian Pearson with 1:13 left giving the Quakers the win. The Quakers ran for 323 yards in the win last year, led by 191 yards from Karekin Brooks. The Quakers made some history in the win, as Taheeb Sonekan tied the NCAA FCS record for field goal blocks in a game with two. 

KK2K
Senior Karekin Brooks continues to climb Penn's all-time rushing charts. He ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns against Dartmouth last weekend, giving him 451 yards and four TDs in 2018. For his career, Brooks has run for 2,295 yards which ranks No. 6 all-time by a Quaker. He is now 184 yards away from the No. 5 spot held by Rich Comizio '87. Brooks enters today with 22 career rushing TDs, tied with Sam Matthews '06 for No. 8 all-time by a Quaker.

An Above-Average Average
Over his stellar career, Karekin Brooks has carried the ball 389 times for his 2,295 yards – averaging an astounding 5.89 yards per carry which ranks No. 5 among active FCS running backs. Penn's career record is 5.68 held by Chris Flynn and the Ivy League record is 6.06 set by Dartmouth's Rick Klupchak from 1971-73.

Leading The Country
Brooks is averaging 150.3 yards-per-game on the ground this season, No. 1 among FCS rushing backs. His 174.3 all purpose yards-per-game rank No. 3.

Here's To You, Mr. Robinson
Quarterback Nick Robinson ranks No. 6 in the country in completion percentage, entering this weekend 63-for-91 (69.2%) which also ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League. Since throwing an interception early in the second quarter of the season opener at No. 20 Delaware, Robinson is 56-for-81 (69.1%) for 597 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions.

Leading Indicators
Penn has protected leads as well as anyone in the country under Ray Priore. The Red and Blue are 23-2 when leading at halftime, and 24-1 when leading at the end of the third quarter. Priore had won his first 13 games when leading at the half and first 15 with a lead after three quarters before an overtime loss at Columbia on October 14, 2016. The only other time since 2015 that the Quakers did not protect a halftime lead was Week One this season when the Red and Blue led, 21-7, at No. 20 Delaware. Priore's teams are 11-0 at home when leading at the half and 11-0 at Franklin Field when leading after three quarters.

Third Down Thoughts
Penn enters the week ranked No. 20 in the country in third down conversions, converting on 20-for-44 for 46%. Opponents are 17-for-43 on third down (40%).

Fourth Down Fun
The Quakers were 1-for-2 on fourth down conversion attempts in Week One at Delaware, the one successful fourth down play a 12-yard touchdown pass from Nick Robinson to Kolton Huber on 4th-and-1 in the third quarter. That was Penn's first 4th down attempt of the season, and was Penn's first conversion on 4th down since 2017 — Penn was 0-for-8 on fourth down last season. Overall in 2019, Penn is 5-for-9 on fourth downs (56%) with two touchdowns on fourth down —including a 43-yard Karekin Brooks run in Week Three against Dartmouth.

Line Leading The Way
The Quakers did not concede a sack in Week One, and have only allowed four over three games (1.3 per game) which ranks No. 3 in the Ivy League. On the flip side, the Quakers have recorded 10 sacks through three games, ranking No. 7 in the nation in sacks-per-game (3.3). Brian O'Neill and Benji Mowatt are both tied for No. 42 among FCS defenders with 0.67 sacks-per-game.

Zach Attack
Senior linebacker Zach Evans has 28 total tackles in three games this season after totaling 39 in 12 appearances over the previous two seasons combined. He has 12 tackles against Dartmouth, and his 6.3 solo tackles-per-game rank No. 7 in the country while his 9.3 total tackles-per-game rank No. 31.