Bradford Blackmon's 53-yard punt return and a 17-yard pass from Ryan Becker to Jeff Jack have staked Penn to a 13-3 over Yale at halftime.

Yale was flagged for a costly holding penalty late in the first half which wiped out a 33-yard completion from Patrick Witt to Chris Smith. Instead of 1st and goal at the 2, the Bulldogs faced 2nd and 30 from the 45 and did not score.

Philippe Panico did give Yale a 3-0 lead with a 39-yard field goal but even with the return of Alex Thomas and starting linemen Jake Koury and Gabe Fernandez, Yale running backs have just 19 yards on 11 carries.

Witt completed his first 10 passes and is 16 of 22 for 141 yards but he was sacked twice.

Penn has already attempted a successful onsides kick.