PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania sprint football program hits the road for the first time this season as the Quakers set their sights on the Collegiate Sprint Football League's (CSFL) only other remaining Ivy League team, Cornell.
 
Penn will drive up to Ithaca, N.Y. for a bout with the Big Red on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Quakers enter Week Two hoping to mark one in the win column after a narrow, 24-21 loss to Army last week. Cornell looks ahead to its home opener with some optimism after defeating CSFL newcomer Alderson Broaddus, 38-21 in the season opener.
 
WEEK 2 – Penn (0-1, 0-0 South Division) at Cornell (1-0, 0-0 North Division)
Friday, Sept. 20 | 7 p.m. | Ithaca, N.Y. | Live Stats | ESPN+
 
Series History
The Quakers look ahead to its 87th game against Cornell. The Big Red hold a slim, 46-40 head-to-head advantage against Penn. The Red and Blue rallied to a 16-7 win over Cornell in 2018, scoring nine unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Last year's victory was Penn's sixth consecutive against Cornell.
 
Crazy Legs
Against Army, the Quakers totaled 243 rushing yards behind the excellent efforts of quarterback Eddie Jenkins and running back Laquan McKever. The pair averaged 6.2 yards per rush on a combined 38 attempts. Jenkins repeatedly broke out of the pocket and upfield, totaling 126 yards and scoring all three of Penn's touchdowns on the day. McKever rushed for 114 yards on 22 attempts, including a 47-yard rush to put Penn in the red zone.
 
Cardiac Quakers
Penn did not shy away in four-down territory against Army. Last Friday, the Quakers converted on three of their five fourth-down plays and only opted to punt twice.
 
Sterling Front Seven
The Quakers' front seven set up shop behind the Army line of scrimmage, totaling nine tackles for loss and four sacks for 12 yards.
 
Leading by Example
Defensive captains Aaron Johnson and Matteo Murgia both had strong games against Army. Murgia led all defenders with 10 total tackles while Johnson racked up nine tackles, including two sacks and three tackles for loss.
 
Hot Start
Freshman linebacker Lewis Evans put on a show in his first game for Penn. Evans racked up nine total tackles in his debut, including one sack.