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PHILADELPHIA \u2013\u00a0The University of Pennsylvania sprint football team will look to add to its win tally on Friday night in a matchup with Army at home inside Franklin Field.<\/p>\n
The game is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The Penn vs. Army Series Quaker Notemeal SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS Up Next For the latest on Penn sprint football, follow @PennSprintFB on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and on the web at PennAthletics.com.
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\nPENN (1-1, 0-1 CSFL South) vs. Army (2-0, 0-0 CSFL North)
\nFriday, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m.
\nPhiladelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field
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\n*Army leads the all-time series 63-7. Army has won eight straight in the series.
\n*Penn’s last win was a 14-9 victory in 2016 at Franklin Field.
\n*Last year, Army won 38-0 in West Point.<\/p>\n
\n*First-year head coach Jon Dupont<\/a> earned his first victory as head coach Friday night.
\n*Penn took home its first win of the season last Friday against St. Thomas Aquinas, 34-26. Freshman running back Dante Coury<\/a> paced the offense with a career-high 182 yards on 29 carries, scoring four touchdowns.
\n*For his efforts, he was named CSFL Player and Rookie of the Week.
\n*Rookie quarterback John Franchini<\/a> tossed a touchdown and 99 yards through the air while the ground game set the tone with 300 yards rushing.
\n*It was the first time since 2021 that Penn rushed for 300+ yards.
\n*The Quakers fell in week one at Navy, 27-6. Franchini connected with Andy Falletta<\/a> for an eight-yard touchdown score for their only points of the game.
\n*Colin Cross<\/a> paces the defense with eight tackles while Hugh Maley<\/a> and Josh Johnson<\/a> have an interception each.<\/p>\n
\n*Army is led by 17th-year head coach Mark West. Last year, he led the Black Knights to a CSFL Championship game runner-up finish.
\n*The Black Knights are 2-0 on the season after posting 41-10 wins over Caldwell and 21-12 over Navy.
\n*This week,\u00a0players Otto Leone and Kyle West\u00a0were\u00a0named the Collegiate Sprint Football League’s Special Teams and Offensive Players of the Week, respectively\u00a0as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon.\u00a0
\n*West was 21-25 passing for 182 yards and a score, adding a rushing score as well. Leone recorded two tackles and had two blocked kicks.
\n*After week one, defensive back Caleb McGarity was named CSFL Defensive Player of the Week after pacing Army with six tackles and five pass breakups.<\/p>\n
\n*Penn hosts Malloy on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ESPN+ will stream.<\/p>\n
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