The Quakers' tailback Mike Verille scored a pair of touchdowns and amassed 111 yards. Penn's quarterback, Gavin Hoffman, passed for 235 yards on 19-of-27 passing. Hoffman tallied three TDs and hooked up with six different receivers during the game.

Columbia scored on its first two possessions of the game, and at the start of the second quarter the Quakers trailed 13-9. With Columbia beginning its drive deep in its own territory, however, Lions' QB Jeff McCall was intercepted by Penn's Fred Plaza. Two plays later, Hoffman found Verille for a 14-yard touchdown pass.

Columbia's next possession offered no relief for the Lion offense as Penn's Brian Drake forced a fumble which led directly to another of Verille's touchdowns. Turnovers truly were the story of the day as Penn forced three turnovers leading to two TDs while the Penn offense refused to turn over the ball once.

Dartmouth 31, Holy Cross 14

The Big Green of Dartmouth emerged from the fourth quarter of Saturday's game having scored more points than its opponent for the first time this season. Dartmouth (1-4, 0-2) beat Holy Cross 31-14 on the strength of quarterback Brian Mann's arm.

Dartmouth's offense and defense came together with consistent performances to help the Big Green. The key to the Dartmouth offense was Mann, who threw four first half TDs in addition to his 260 yards on 23-of-37 passing, led Dartmouth's offense up and down the field at will.

Dartmouth's opening drive ended in a missed field goal and the next drive resulted in a Dartmouth punt. The Big Green came alive when safety Todd Jelen forced a fumble at the Holy Cross 29-yard line. The turnover led directly to Dartmouth points, as Mann soon found tailback Scott Wedum for a six-yard TD pass. That score put the Big Green up 7-0.

The following Crusader possession resulted in another turnover, as Dartmouth linebacker Gordon Quist intercepted Crusader QB Erreick Stewart. Mann converted that turnover into still more Dartmouth points, finding Wedum again on the receiving end of another six-yard pass. Up 14-0, Dartmouth would add 14 more points in the second quarter, putting the game out of reach.