PLAYERS OF THE WEEKEND
National: Landry Jones threw for an Oklahoma record 505 yards in a 41-point win at previously unbeaten Kansas State.
Local: Widener (8-1), in the snow, won at Albright, 60-20, the fifth straight game it has scored at least 50 points.
AROUND TOWN
BROWN 6, PENN 0
In a driving rain, the visiting Quakers (4-3, 3-1 Ivy) saw their 18-game Ivy winning streak, the second-longest in league history, come to an end.
They hadn't been shut out since 1997, a string of 136 games, also second-longest ever in the Ivies. The Bears (6-1, 3-1) own the record, now at 155 and counting.
It was Brown's second straight home shutout, the first time that's happened in 26 years.
Alexander Norocea kicked a 39-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 42-yarder on the last play of the third.
Brown has won five straight. The Quakers had won their last four.
Both teams had under 200 yards of offense. Penn, which passed for 32, had five turnovers. The Quakers missed a field goal on their only trip inside the Brown 20, in the first period. Penn got possession at the Brown 47 with 2 1/2 minutes left and no timeouts, but Brown intercepted on the first play.
The Quakers had won their last 12 on the road in the Ivies, which tied a program record.
They still can get a share of their third consecutive title, (last done by Dartmouth in the early 1990s), if they win out. That includes a trip to Harvard (6-1, 4-0) on Nov. 12. This week they host Princeton (1-6, 1-3).
MAINE 41, VILLANOVA 25
The Black Bears (7-1, 5-0 CAA), ranked eighth in FCS, won their sixth straight and posted their highest point total of the season. It was 28-6 with 4 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter.
The Wildcats (1-8, 0-6), who didn't start a senior on Senior Day, have lost five straight. They had one more first down (19-18) than Maine, and won the time of possession by over 3 minutes.
True freshman Chris Polony was 10-for-20 for 198 yards ( most by a Wildcat this year) with three touchdowns and a pick. Redshirt freshman Austin Medley rushed for 100 yards (also a team season-best) on 17 carries.
Now the Wildcats head to Massachusetts (5-3, 3-2), which is moving up to FBS and the MAC next year, before getting a week off to get ready for Delaware at Chester's PPL Park on Nov. 19.
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