PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Senior Luke Hagy walked off the field to hundreds of Cornell fans, including many friends and family, cheering him and his fellow seniors off the field as Penn celebrated an Ivy League title in the background. Just minutes before, Hagy broke three tackles to land in the end zone in his final play in a Big Red uniform.He lingered a moment on the field after embracing his teammates and walked into a somber locker room, where hours earlier each senior had been given a brick with their names on it to symbolize at all 22 had laid down the foundation that eventually will get Cornell celebrating at midfield like the Quakers were doing on this day.

In the end, attempting to play spoiler to its most spirited rival, Penn's fast start was too much for the Big Red to overcome as the Quakers clinched a share of the Ivy League title and retained the Trustees' Cup with a 34-21 victory on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. Penn closed its season 7-3 (6-1 Ivy), while Cornell ended the year 1-9 (1-6 Ivy).

Penn scored 2:24 in, was up 13-0 with less that five minutes off the clock and had a 20-0 lead before the midway point of the first quarter, and Cornell couldn't recover agaisnt the onslaught. Four Penn possessions into the contest, the Quakers were up 27-7 and had twice scored on drives of less than 40 yards. The Big Red attempted to claw back behind the arm of senior Robert Somborn, who completed 23-of-38 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns, but the Big Red spotlight largely shined on Hagy.

The senior running back had 17 carries for 81 yards and caught five passes for 105 yards and ended in the end zone on his final collegiate play. Hagy ended his career fourth in all-purpose yardage (3,997), fifth in touchdowns (26), sixth in rushing yards (2,336 yards) and ninth in receiving yards (1,582), and earlier this season becoame the first Ivy League player to surpass 2,000 yards rushing and 1,500 yards receiving in a career.

Somborn was responsible for all three Big Red touchdowns, diving over from the 1 early in the second quarter, then throwing for two more in the second half, including a 43-yard deep ball to James Hubbard. He became the seventh Cornell quarterback to surpass 3,000 career passing yards in the loss and moved to sixth in career touchdown passes with 21.

After Penn stunned the Big Red early to go up 20-0, the Big Red momentarily got it back togther, stringing a put together a 17-play, 94-yard scoring drive highlighted by three third-down conversions and a gutty 30-yard throw from Somborn to Chris Lenz to convert on fourth down. It was just the beginning of a big day by Lenz, who hauled in seven passes for 136 yards, good for his first career 100-yard game. Two plays later, Somborn snuck in from a yard out to cut the deficit to 20-7.

As methodically as the 9:08 scoring drive got Cornell back in the game, the Quakers answered quickly. On the ensuing kickoff, Lonnie Tuff rumbled 92 yards all the way to the Cornell 4, and after the Big Red defense kept Penn out of the end zone on two plays, Alex Torgersen made the play with his legs from 3 yards out to extend the lead back to 20.

Torgersen was 15-of-22 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns, while Ben Schoenhauer rushed 19 times for 118 yards and a touchdown. The Quakers' main target in the passing game was Justin Watson, who caught nine passes for 133 yards and two scores. Jack Madden led the Penn defense with nine tackles and two sacks.

Cornell went 98 yards on its final scoring drive, riding the back of Hagy. The senior earned carries on the first three plays that covered 46 yards, then Somborn his Lenz for 42 more down to the Penn 10. After a penalty, Hagy caught three passes to go the final 20 yards, including the final seven yards for his 10th career receiving touchdown and 26th overall score.

NOTES TO KNOW
• Senior Chris Lenz posted his first career 100-yard receiving game in his final collegiate contest.
• Sophomore Sean Scullen had the first interception of Penn quarterback Alex Torgersen this Ivy season, his second straight contest with a pick.
• Robert Somborn's 301-yard passing performance was the third 300-yard game of his career.
• Junior Chris Fraser averaged 43.0 yards on his four punts to close out his thrid straight Ivy punting crown.

TRUSTEES' CUP NOTES
• Since 1995, the winner of the Cornell-Penn football game has been awarded the Trustees' Cup.
• Alumni from Penn and Cornell gathered at the New York Penn Club on Sept. 6, 1995 for the dedication of the Trustees' Cup, which thereafter has been presented to the winner of the annual football game.
• The idea evolved from a series of discussions between officials and alumni of both universities, focusing on what would be the best way to honor one of college football's most celebrated rivalries.
• The decision was made to establish an award to be presented at an annual luncheon, with the winning team taking the prize home and displaying it for a year.
• Penn now leads the Trustees' Cup series 14-7 and snapped a two-game skid at home against the Big Red with the win.

SENIOR SEND-OFF
• Prior to the coin toss, Cornell football honored 24 seniors on the occasion of their final home game.

NEXT UP
• The 2015 season is complete. The Big Red will kick off 2016 with a road contest at Bucknell on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.