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PHILADELPHIA—As the seconds ticked down before kickoff, the Quaker quarterback situation was still unclear. Starter Pat McDermott was on the sideline, fully dressed. But backups Bryan Walker and Joey Boaen were both equally visible, taking warmup snaps and jogging around as though either one could dash out on the field when the call came...
...first Quaker drive, the McDermott-less offense was certainly effective, gaining yards on every play as Walker repeatedly handed off to tailback Sam Mathews or dumped the ball off quickly to his receivers. The Quakers made it as far as the Crimson seven-yard line and came out with a field goal and an early 3-0 lead...
...Mathews effectively neutralized by an oppressive rush defense—he gained just six net yards in the second half—Penn had no choice but to rely on the young arm of Walker and, for a time, the wounded one of McDermott. After the Crimson stung the Quaker secondary on its first drive of the second half with a 43-yard touchdown from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to sophomore wide receiver Corey Mazza, McDermott came into the game. He was in for three series, just long enough to affirm that there would be no dramatic comeback...
Harvard’s first scoring drive came late in the first quarter. Taking over on its own 23, the Crimson pushed the ball into Quaker territory. Faced with a fourth-and-3 at the 38, Murphy elected to go for it rather than punt...
...ended up with Dawson donning the crimson jersey while Mathews became a Quaker. Both excelled in their first season with the new school last fall—Dawson broke multiple records for a Harvard freshman while Mathews was named First-Team All-Ivy last year...