How Dartmouth's opponents fared:
Harvard 34, Penn 24
Recap and stats
As expected, the Quakers (1-8, 1-5 Ivy) put up a terrific fight in their final home game under retiring coach Al Bagnoli. As expected, it didn't matter as the Crimson (9-0, 6-0) ended up winning. Paul Stanton, Jr., ran for 235 yards and three touchdowns for Harvard. Penn held a 24-17 lead heading into the fourth quarter but Harvard ran off the final 17 points of the game to earn at least a share of its eighth title under Tim Murphy and 16th overall. Backup Scott Hosch once again played quarterback for the Crimson who got TD runs of 75, 42 and 14 yards from Stanton and won despite turning the ball over three times.
Yale 44, Princeton 30
Recap and stats
Yale quarterback Morgan Roberts threw for 405 yards, Tyler Varga ran for 137 and Grant Wallace caught 149 yards of passes as the Bulldogs (8-1, 5-1 Ivy) kept their Ivy League title hopes alive while eliminating the Tigers (5-4, 4-2). Yale piled up 568 yards of total offense and also had a blocked punt for a touchdown. Princeton took a 14-7 lead midway through the first quarter before Yale went on a 27-7 run. Princeton managed 130 yards rushing but had no one run for more than 29 yards. The final home game in the 100th year of Yale Bowl drew a crowd of 23,260.
Cornell 30, Columbia 27
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Luke Hagy ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns as Cornell won an evenly played battle of two previously winless teams. Columbia (0-9, 0-6) ran off 27 consecutive points to take a 27-21 lead with 4:07 left in the third quarter. The Lions' final TD in the run saw the PAT blocked and returned for two points by Jarrod Watson, leaving the score at 27-23 heading into the fourth quarter. Hagy then put Cornell (1-8, 1-5) ahead for good with a 63-yard run with 13:25 remaining. Cornell finished with 14 first downs to Columbia's 13. The Lions had 304 yards to Cornell's 297. Cameron Molina ran for 118 yards for Columbia, which lost its 20th consecutive game before a crowd of 5,734.
New Hampshire 43, Delaware 14
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Sean Goldrich had four touchdowns passes and John Lyons' defense forced four turnovers as No. 1 New Hampshire (9-1, 7-0 CAA) started strong and ended strong against the Blue Hens (6-5, 4-3 CAA). UNH built a 17-0 lead by the midway point of the second quarter, saw Delaware pull within 23-14 in the third, and then reeled off the next 20 points to win going away.
Bucknell 31, Holy Cross 24 OT
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In their third overtime game in as many weeks the Bison (8-2, 4-1 Patriot) got a touchdown in the top half of the OT and then stopped the Crusaders (4-7, 2-3 Patriot) after they got a first down at the 8 in the bottom of the OT. Holy Cross forced the overtime with a 32-yard field goal with four seconds remaining. The hard-luck Crusaders now have lost four games by a total of 10 points in addition to falling against Bucknell in overtime.
Howard 28, Central Connecticut State 25
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Central Connecticut State (2-9, 0-5 NEC) fell for the sixth time in a row with a 28-25 loss to Howard (4-7, 2-5 MEAC). The Blue Devils had a 25-7 lead until Howard scored a TD with 4:03 left in the third quarter and two more early in the fourth to move in front. Central Connecticut State drove to the Howard 35 midway through the fourth quarter before its drive bogged down. After taking over on downs with 6:51 remaining Howard ran out the clock.
