How Dartmouth's opponents fared yesterday . . .
Harvard 49, Princeton 7
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The Crimson geared up for Saturday's showdown at Dartmouth in grand style, pitching a shutout until just 28 seconds remained. Returning to the starting lineup after barely playing this season, Conner Hempel completed 25-of-31 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 52 yards and two scores as Harvard piled up a school-record 698 yards of total offense. Princeton managed just 244 yards and punted 12 times. Semar Smith carried 12 times for 124 yards and Paul Stanton 18 for 105 yards for the Crimson (6-0, 3-0). Princeton (3-3, 2-1) quarterbacks Quinn Epperly and Connor Michaelsen split time and were a combined 28-of-44 for 190 yards. Will Powers had 26 yards on six carries to lead the Tigers on the ground.
Yale 43, Penn 21
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Morgan Roberts completed 26-of-29 throws for 346 yards and four touchdowns and Tyler Varga carried 23 times for 140 yards and two more scores as Yale continued to pile up pinball numbers. The Bulldogs finished with 605 yard of total offense and held the ball for almost twice as long as the Quakers. Penn got 286 yards passing from Alek Torgersen but managed just 47 yards on the ground. Conner Scott was a bright spot for the Quakers as he caught nine passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Yale (5-1, 2-1 Ivy) defeated Penn (1-5, 1-2) for just the sixth time in retiring coach Al Bagnoli's 23 years at Penn.
Brown 42, Cornell 15
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The Bears built a 35-2 lead by the early minutes of the fourth quarter and cruised to an easy win by holding Cornell to just 242 yards of total offense. Marcus Fuller tossed four touchdown passes while throwing for 306 yards for the Bears (3-3, 1-2 Ivy) who led, 21-2, at the half. Cornell (0-6, 0-3) got two touchdown passes from Robert Somborn to Chris Lenz in the final 7:01. Brown has won three of four games since falling to Harvard by eight points.
New Hampshire 28, Stony Brook 20
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The Wildcats (6-1, 4-0 CAA) gave up a touchdown pass with 3:22 remaining but the Seawolves (4-5 3-2 CAA) lost a chance to tie the game at 21 when the extra point was blocked. Dodging that bullet, UNH got some breathing room when Jimmy Owens reeled off a 51-yard touchdown run that with the PAT gave the home team an eight-point lead. Stony Brook outgained UNH, 380-354, and held New Hampshire's Andy Vailas to 131 yards through the air.
Holy Cross 24, Lafayette 14
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The Crusaders ended a five-game losing streak by jumping out to a 21-0 lead and then holding on. Peter Pujals was just 9-of-15 for 135 yards and one touchdown but ran for 115 yards and another score for Holy Cross (3-6, 1-2 Patriot). Lafayette (3-5, 1-2) suffered two interceptions and had just 307 yards of total offense.
Wagner 20, Central Connecticut State 10
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The Blue Devils (2-6, 0-3 NEC) were within a touchdown entering the fourth quarter despite three turnovers. Rob Hollomon was held to 54 yards on 22 carries as Wagner (4-3, 2-0 NEC) dealt Central its third loss in a row and sixth in its last seven games.
