Sunday, November 10, 2013

Saturday Roundup

A look at how Dartmouth opponents fared on Saturday with a thought or two . . .

Princeton 38, Penn 26
Story and stats
Penn jumped out to a 16-0 lead and was within five points with five minutes remaining but came up short as Quaker quarterback Billy Ragone completed just 10-of-31 passes with three interceptions. Quinn Epperly completed 32-of-45 throws for 268 yards and two touchdowns as Princeton won despite being held to 98 rushing yards.

Yale 24, Brown 17
Story and stats
Pressed into service at running back, wide receiver Deon Randall ran 32 yards up the middle with 19 seconds remaining to lift Yale to the win on a day when standout tailback Tyler Varga did not play and quarterback Henry Furman completed just eight passes (although two for TDs) for 107 yards. Patrick Donnelly threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions and John Spooney ran for 125 yards – and somehow Brown lost.

Harvard 34, Columbia 0
Story and stats
The Lions' misery continued as Harvard held them to 216 total yards. The Crimson's Paul Stanton Jr., had just three carries but ran for 78 yards while Harvard QB Conner Hempel had a pair of one-yard TD runs. Columbia has scored just 26 points in five Ivy League games.

Fordham 23, Bucknell 21
Story and stats
In a bizarro-world finish, Fordham lost the handle in the victory formation, Bucknell recovered, and the Rams then blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt that would have given a Bison the win over the undefeated and seventh-ranked team in the country.

Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 20
Story and stats
The parade of talented Patriot League freshmen marches on as Lehigh's Nick Shafinsky tossed two touchdown passes while completing 11-of-12 throws, and added a 5-yard TD run. Holy Cross frosh Pete Pujals completed 30-of-42 passes for 269 yards and classmate Gabe Guild ran eight times for 60 yards and two touchdowns.

Butler 72, Valparaiso 12
Story and stats
Butler had 717 yards and called off the dogs in the third quarter against an Alpo team (oops, Freudian slip, make that  Valpo team) that already lost to William Jewell St. Joseph's of Indiana.

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Woke to a couple of inches of snow here on Moose Mountain.