PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronnie Akins returned an interception 26 yards with 12 seconds left to seal Villanova’s 30-21 win over Pennsylvania on Saturday night.
It was the second interception returned for a touchdown by the Wildcats (1-3), who defeated the Quakers (0-2) for the 11th straight time.
Jimmy Pitts returned a pick 26 yards with 2 minutes left in the third period for a 23-14 Wildcats’ advantage.
Dorian Wells had Villanova’s other touchdown on a 54-yard pass from Christian Culicerto. Mark Hamilton had three field goals for the Wildcats to extend his streak to nine straight, including a career-long 42-yarder with 3:08 left in the first quarter.