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If you love Philly college football — then you no doubt loved this weekend. The offenses of Temple, Villanova, and Penn were on full display — each capturing a marvelous part of Saturday afternoon in their own respective games.
The afternoon began with Villanova giving Hampton all that they could handle with a 56–14 outcome. Villanova quarterback Pat McQuaide threw five touchdown passes and the Wildcats extended their first half lead to 49–0. David Avit — Sophomore running back became only the 25th running back in school history to reach the 1,500 yard mark while Villanova extended its home game winning streak to nineteen games.
Then we’re off to one of the oldest college football rivalries in the US (first played in 1878) between Penn and Columbia. And this one certainly didn’t disappoint. A second-half explosion in New York saw the Quaker offense get three touchdowns to defeat Columbia 35–21 and improve to 4–1. Quarterback Liam O’Brien accounted for five touchdowns — four in the air and one on the ground. His rushing touchdown put Penn up 21–14. O’Brien then found Jared Richardson for a thirty-one yard score. Another seventy-five yard O’Brien to Richardson connection put Penn up 35–21.
And just to round out the scoring was a 49–14 rout of Charlotte by our Temple Owls. Amid the scoring — Temple returned both a fumble and also an interception for a touchdown to accompany Evan Simon’s three touchdown passes to improve to 4–3.
All three schools combined for more than 130 points on Saturday.
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