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Those points were all the Harvard defense would allow until the last three minutes of the game. Walker was, after all, the textbook definition of a rookie quarterback, and it would have taken a perfect game from an experienced signal caller to combat a ferocious Crimson defense. “We knew if we were able to stop Penn’s running game and force them into a passing game with a younger quarterback that would give us an advantage,” senior linebacker Bobby Everett said...
...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...
...Obviously those are very difficult circumstances to deal with and I’m sure that contributed to [the win],” Murphy said of the quarterback situation. “But I think our defense was up to the task no matter what...
PHILADELPHIA—The Penn football team played arguably its worst 60 minutes of football in three years on Saturday, but it didn’t help the Quakers that they were forced to take on Harvard minus their starting quarterback, Pat McDermott...
Harvard held an edge right from the beginning, with Penn’s usual quarterback Pat McDermott sidelined to start the game with an injury to his collarbone. His replacement, freshman Bryan Walker, strode onto the field with zero career collegiate passes under his belt...