How Dartmouth opponents fared this week . . .
San Diego 39, Princeton 29
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For the eighth year in a row the Tigers dropped their opener as San Diego (2-1) erased a 22-21 deficit by running off 18 consecutive points over a span of 8:25 between the end of the third and start of the fourth quarter. Princeton's Quinn Epperly, who famously said that nothing short of an undefeated season would be acceptable this fall, was just 25-for-53 throwing the ball for 270 yards. A bruising running threat a year ago, Epperly carried five times for no yards. Seth DeValve caught nine balls for 123 yards for the Tigers, but Princeton was credited with just 100 yards rushing, with 54 of it coming on one carry by DiAndre Atwater. Epperly tossed two interceptions and the Tigers did not turn the Toreros over. San Diego completed just 11-of-27 passes but they went for 296 yards and four touchdowns.
Yale 54, Lehigh 43
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Surrendering more than 600 yards of total offense for the third week in a row, it's clear Lehigh (0-3) is a struggling defensive team. But give credit to the Yale offense, which may be loaded if quarterback Morgan Roberts keeps playing this way. Roberts, a transfer from Clemson in his first year as the starter, completed 30-of-39 passes for 356 yards and three touchdowns as he helped the Bulldogs slap 683 yards of offense on the Mountain Hawks. Tailback Tyler Varga carried 19 times for 152 yards (8.0 per) and fellow TB Candler Rich was even more effective, carrying 11 times for 104 yards (9.5 per). Varga had a 56-yard run and Rich a 51-yarder. Add in Deon Randall, who caught 13 passes for 152 –yards including a 68-yarder – and ran 20 yards for another score and the Bulldogs were able to weather 521 yards of offense by the visitors.
Jacksonville 34, Penn 31
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Jacksonville (2-1) drove 86 yards in 1:53 to score the winning touchdown with 39 seconds remaining to post its first win over an Ivy League school in a game played in a downpour. The Dolphins kept the decisive drive going by converting a fourth-and-four near midfield. New starter Alek Torgersen struggled at quarterback for the Quakers, completing just 14-of-33 throws for 200 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Still, it was enough to give Penn a 31-19 lead entering the fourth quarter. Jacksonville close the gap on a TD with 6:18 to play and then came right back and scored the winning touchdown on its next possession. Torkersen led the Penn running game with 65 yards while Kyle Wilcox had 48. Spencer Kulcsar caught three passes for 110 yards. Penn was hurt by nine penalties and lost tailback Lyle Marsh to an early injury.
Georgtown 17, Brown 3
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Georgetown (2-2) forced two fumbles, picked off new starter Marcus Fuller two times and allowed just a field goal by Grant Senne to post the win. Fuller was 18-for-31 for 202 yards for Brown as Georgetown collected four sacks. The Bears managed just 88 yards on the ground although Andrew Coke had some success, running 13 times for 72 yards. Brown twice drove inside the Georgetown 20 in the first quarter-plus, but the Bears were held to a field goal on one march and fumbled the ball away at the goal line on the other.
Fordham 49, Columbia 7
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The Rams (3-1) ran out to a 28-0 lead through three quarters and then poured it on with 21 points in the fourth before Columbia finally got on the board on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brett Nottingham to John Hunton with 25 seconds remaining. Fordham had a 36-9 advantage in first downs while outgaining the Lions, 653-165. Nottingham was 16-of-32 for just 106 yards.
New Hampshire 29, Richmond 26
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Backup quarterback Andy Vailas ran seven yards on a fourth-and-three play at the Richmond 9 and Nico Steriti finished off the 75-yard march with a two-yard run with 19 seconds left to give UNH (2-1) a win over the No. 17 Spiders on the road. New Hampshire starter Sean Goldrich completed 18-of-25 throws for 212 yards and carried 12 times for 87 yards before leaving the game with an injury on a one-yard TD run with 10:59 remaining. Richmond took a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter before the lead started exchanging hands. The game was evenly played with Richmond finishing with 469 yards of offense to 461 for the Wildcats, and UNH having 25 first downs to the Spiders' 23.
