It was a surprising Saturday in the Ivy League to say the least. Here's a look at what happened . . .
Penn 48, Brown 28
The Quakers (3-1 Ivy, 4-3 overall) demonstrated why they may be the best bet to derail Harvard with a commanding win over the Bears (2-2, 4-3) before 5,114 in Providence. Brown had won its last four. Penn ran for 263 yards and Alek Torgersen was an efficient 15-of-22 for 196 yards with three touchdowns. The recipe for a blowout included four Penn interceptions of Marcus Fuller and Penn holding Brown to 18 yards rushing on 18 carries. Penn plays at Harvard in the penultimate week of the season.
Columbia 17, Yale 7
While anything can happen in The Game between Harvard and Yale, the prospects for Dartmouth getting help from the Bulldogs are fading each week. Columbia (1-3, 2-5) gave up an 80-yard punt return and nothing else as it held Yale (1-3, 4-3) to 120 yards of total offense and five first downs. That is not a typo. Before you get too excited about Columbia's chances with Harvard this week, the Lions had just 243 yards of offense as they won their first Ivy road game since 2012 before 7,259 rattling around the Yale Bowl.
Princeton 47, Cornell 21
Cornell (0-4, 0-6) put up 444 yards of total offense, matched Princeton's (2-2, 5-2) 20 first downs and had more than 11 minutes of extra possession time and still got blown out with 4,528 watching in New Jersey. The Tigers averaged almost eight yards per carry running for 261 yards as Cornell lost for the 16th time in its last 17 games, the lone win coming a year ago against Columbia.
Lehigh 33, Georgetown 28
The Hoyas (2-2 Patriot League, 4-5 overall) rallied from a 27-7 third-quarter deficit, pulling within one score on a touchdown with 1:41 left. But the Mountain Hawks (2-1 Patriot, 4-4) recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock as 7,950 looked on.
Central Connecticut 34, Robert Morris 0
The Blue Devils (3-1 NEC, 4-5 overall) held Robert Morris (1-3 NEC, 2-6) to minus-22 yards rushing and won going away after a scoreless first half in front of 2,117. Central Connecticut's first score came on a blocked punt return and its last on an interception return.
St. Francis 23, Sacred Heart 14
St. Francis (2-1 NEC, 4-3 overall) bracketed a 17-point third quarter with field goals in the second and fourth to beat the Pioneers (1-1 NEC, 4-4) in front of 1,837. The final St. Francis TD came on a 98-yard pass.
