How Dartmouth opponents fared Saturday:
Harvard 45, Columbia 0
Recap and stats
The Crimson (8-0, 5-0) returned three interceptions for touchdowns, forced six turnovers and ran for more than 300 yards while dealing the Lions (0-8, 0-5) their 19th consecutive loss. Scott Hosch played quarterback for Harvard, whose first three scores came on two interception returns and a five-yard drive following a fumble. Columbia had the ball for 14½ more minutes than Harvard, forever putting to rest the notion that time of possession is critical ;-)
Yale 45, Brown 42
Recap and stats
Tyler Varga ran for 204 yards and the two teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense as Yale (7-1, 4-1) won a shootout over Brown (4-4, 2-3) to keep its Ivy League title hopes alive. The Bears had a 20-7 lead before Yale ran off 24-consecutive points in a span of about seven minutes on either side of halftime to make it 31-20. A Brown touchdown with 3:33 left made it a three-point game but the Bulldogs recovered the onside kick and kept handing the ball to Varga until time ran out. Marcus Fuller passed for 393 yards for Brown, which visits Dartmouth Saturday.
Princeton 22, Penn 17
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Princeton quarterback Quinn Epperly and tailback DiAndre Atwater returned from injuries and the Tigers (5-3, 4-1) need them both to survive the Quakers (1-7, 1-4). Connor Michelsen was 22-of-31 for 253 yards for Princeton but Epperly chipped in a touchdown throw and a touchdown run as Princeton beat Penn at home for the first time since 2006. Atwater ran for 98 yards on 17 carries. Alek Torgersen was 40-of-61 for 349 yards for the Quakers, who were held to six yards rushing.
Holy Cross 27, Lehigh 20
Recap and stats
Peter Pujals had 175 yards and one touchdown passing and 70 yards and one touchdown running to lead the Crusaders (4-6, 2-2 Patriot League) over the Mountain Hawks (2-7, 1-3 Patriot). Holy Cross won despite managing just 306 yards of total offense.
New Hampshire 41, Rhode Island 14
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Sean Goldrich returned and passed for 330 yards to lead UNH (8-1, 6-0 CAA) to a harder-than-it-looked win over URI (0-10, 0-6 CAA). The Wildcats were clinging to a 21-14 third-quarter lead before running off the next 20 points.
Sacred Heart 35, Central Connecticut State 27
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Quarterback RJ Noel's last of five touchdown passes helped Sacred Heart (8-2, 4-1 NEC) erase a 28-27 Central Connecticut State (2-8, 0-5) lead with 7:47 remaining. The teams combined for 21 penalties and six turnovers.
