CALDWELL, N.J. – In his final game coaching the University of Pennsylvania sprint football program, head coach Bill Wagner walked off the field victorious after leading his Quakers to a hard-fought, 31-21 victory over Caldwell.
 
The win caps off an incredible 50-year coaching career which has brought five Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) championships to Penn. He has brought the Quakers to prominence as one of the league's powerhouse programs and has amassed 141 wins since taking the job in the summer of 1970.
 
NOTES
*Eddie Jenkins capped off an incredible senior season with yet another strong night under center. Jenkins was 12-for-18 with 178 yards and a touchdown and added 108 yards on 15 rushes with a touchdown.
 
*With a pair of touchdowns tonight, Jenkins matched the single-season program record for total touchdowns. The senior quarterback finished the year with 27 total scores (16 rushing, 11 passing), tying the record set by Todd Busler in 2011.
 
*Josh Trybus added to his team-leading interception total with a pair tonight—including a pick to halt the Cougars in the red zone. The junior finishes the season with seven—a career high.
 
*Senior Billy Murphy closed out his collegiate career with a night to remember. The receiver led the Quakers with a career-high 99 yards on six receptions with a touchdown.
 
*Senior D.J. Nigh capped off an impressive senior season with one final game wreaking havoc in opposing backfields. The defensive linesman led the Quakers with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
 
*Linebacker Lewis Evans made plays all over the field today. The freshman forced and recovered a fumble today and made a team-leading 15 tackles, including nine solo tackles.
 
*Laquan McKever rounded out an impressive season in his first year as the Quakers' starting running back. He rushed 20 times for 74 yards and a touchdown. McKever finished the season with 766 total yards and an average of 109.4 yards per game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
From the jump, Caldwell looked up to the test in the final game of the season. The Cougars received the opening kickoff and took their first drive to the house with a three-yard rush giving the hosts a 7-0 lead.
 
Penn fielded an immediate response as McKever darted in from 11 yards out to even the score at 7-7. With Caldwell driving on its next possession, Evans forced the Penn defense's first turnover of the day with a fumble forced and recovered at midfield.
 
The Quakers took the turnover and exchanged it for seven points as McCaffrey broke the goal line with a three-yard end-around to the house.
 
After a few exchanges in possession, the Cougars regained the ball in Penn territory following a punt. Caldwell's Armani Bermudez split the tackles and rushed in from 33 yards out to even the score at 14-14.
 
With Caldwell driving once again late in the first half, Trybus climbed a ladder to snag an interception at midfield. Wagner pulled some trickery from his pocket as Barry Klein took the end-around and connected with McCaffrey on a 41-yard pass to set up an Alex Schoney field goal; giving Penn a 17-14 lead at halftime.
 
Penn took the second half's opening drive all the way, with Jenkins extending the lead after a 24-yard touchdown pass to Murphy. The Cougars responded once again with a 50-yard touchdown pass to make it 24-21.
 
Caldwell continued to ask questions on offense, driving into the Penn red zone. However, Trybus came up big once again, picking off the Caldwell quarterback for the second time to maintain Penn's three-point lead.
 
The sides once again traded possession before the Quakers iced the game. With the ball at midfield, Jenkins broke between the tackles and up the field for a 59-yard rushing touchdown to give Penn a 31-21 lead with just over two minutes remaining.
 
The Penn defense shut down Caldwell on the following drive, with Nigh sacking the Caldwell quarterback on fourth and three to seal the win.
 
The Quakers close out their season with a 5-2 record and 3-1 in South Division play.