Pennsylvania hangs on to beat Yale 27-20

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Luke DeLuca only had 25 yards rushing but his two touchdown runs helped Pennsylvania remain undefeated in Ivy League play after a 27-20 victory over Yale on Saturday.

The Quakers (5-1, 3-0) fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter following a 39-yard field goal by Phillipe Panico, but a 17-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Becker to Jeff Jack pulled Pennsylvania in front 6-3 after a missed extra point.

Pennsylvania running back Bradford Blackmon returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown to push the Quakers’ lead to 13-3 at halftime.

DeLuca scored on two separate 1-yard runs in the second half to help the Quakers maintain their lead.

Two touchdown passes from Patrick Witt pulled the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-1) to within 10 points, 27-17, with only 1:22 left in the game.

Panico added a 26-yard field goal with 13 seconds left to end the scoring for both teams.