PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Penn's multi-faceted rushing attack compiled 281 yards on the ground as the Quakers defeated Columbia, 27-13 at Franklin Field.  Penn held Columbia to just 44 yards rushing, but Lions' quarterback Sean Brackett went 18-33-0 in the air for 240 yards and a touchdown.

Penn scored five minutes into the game on a seven-yard run by Billy Ragone.  Columbia answered with a drive of its own, but the 12-play, 59-yard drive was stalled at the Penn 17 and first-year Luke Eddy put the Lions up on the board with a 34-yard field goal.

Penn's next drive was a three and out.  Nick Mistretta, who led all players with 10 tackles on the afternoon, coupled with Matt Stotler for a big stop on second down and eight.  Matt Moretto was charging Ragone on the next play, but Ragone tripped. Penn was forced to punt.

Columbia started its second drive with 2:05 left to play in the first.  The Lions picked up a first down on third and one from their own 35. On first and 10 from the 37, Brackett was sacked for a loss of 12 by Brian Wing, which forced a fumble. Penn's Drew Goldsmith recovered and ran the ball in 25 yards for the score.  Penn led 14-3 after Andrew Samson's PAT was good.

The teams traded three and out series, including a fake punt attempt by Penn on fourth and six from the Penn 36. On Penn's second drive of the quarter, Adam Mehrer forced Brandon Colavita to fumble and Neil Schuster recovered. Columbia took over at the Penn 33, but was unable to capitalize on the prime field position.

Penn scored on its next drive, an 11-play, 71-yard possession that lasted just over five minutes.  The Quakers threw the ball just one time during the drive - a 28-yard pass, but rushed 11 times for 43 yards.  There was a fumbled snap on the PAT, which kept the score 20-10 Penn at the break.

Columbia cut the lead to 20-10 in the third quarter when Sean Brackett found Andrew Kennedy on a 57-yard pass play, but Penn answered with a touchdown on the very next drive to thwart the rally. 

Trailing 27-10, Eddy hit a 48-yard field goal, the longest Columbia field goal in nearly three years, to make it 27-13. 

 Andrew Kennedy had 107 yards receiving, marking just his second career 100-yard game.  Nico Gutierrez had 57 yards in the loss.  Mehrer and Alex Gross had nine tackles each. 

Columbia had 44 yards rushing to Penn's 281, conversely Columbia had 240 yards passing to Penn's 45. 

Penn moves to 4-1 and 2-0 in the Ivy League with the win and Columbia's record now stands at 3-2 and 1-1 in the Ivy League after its first loss in the last four games.

Columbia returns home to Robert K. Kraft Field next Saturday, October 23 against Dartmouth for its annual Homecoming game.  Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.