The weekend wrap . . .
Princeton 29, Harvard 21
In a 10-7 dogfight at the half, the Tigers stretched their lead to 22-7 with two fourth quarter touchdowns and then had to hold on for dear life in a wild final three minutes. Down 15 points, Harvard drove 75 yards for a touchdown with 2:25 to play to pull within 22-14. Princeton recovered Harvard’s onside kick and 15 seconds later Charlie Volker broke off a 49-yard touchdown run for a 29-14 Princeton lead. But Harvard answered with its second 75-yard drive in a row, this one capped by a 32-yard TD pass with 48 seconds left. Another onside kick actually bounced free before Princeton fell on it to end the drama. A sometimes beleaguered Harvard defense limited Princeton to 357 yards of offense and 150 on the ground. Returning from injury, John Lovett passed for 207 yards and one TD and ran for 45 yards and another score for the Tigers. Tom Stewart threw for 223 yards and the two late scores for Harvard, which got 123 yards on the ground from Aaron Shampklin. Princeton is now 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Ivy League. Harvard is 3-3 and 1-2. Attendance was 10,876.
Cornell 34, Brown 16
Trailing, 10-0, midway through the second quarter, Cornell ripped off the next 34 points before Brown closed out the scoring with 2:42 remaining. Dalton Banks was 19-for-26 for 265 yards and three touchdowns for the Big Red, which got 141 yards rushing from Harold Coles and 100 receiving from Lars Pederson on just three catches. Cornell is 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Ivy League. Brown is 1-5 and 0-3. Attendance was 3,886.
Yale 23, Penn 10
Alan Lamar ran for 179 yards and a stout Yale defense limited Penn to 14 net yards on the ground as the Bulldogs won on Friday night in Philadelphia. Kurt Rawlings was an efficient 11-for-14 for 137 yards at the helm for Yale before leaving the game with an injury. Backup Jimmy Check finished 5-of-8 for 59 yards. Steve Farrell caught seven passes for 173 yards, including an 87-yarder for Penn, which managed just 11 first downs. Yale is now 4-2 and 2-1 in the Ivy League while Penn is 4-2 and 1-2. Attendance was 10,126.
Sacred Heart 28, Central Connecticut 25
Trailing, 17-7, at the half, the Pioneers reeled off the next 21 points before a Central Connecticut touchdown and two-point conversion made it a three-point game. The Blue Devils had a chance to force overtime but their 44-yard field goal in the final seconds was wide. Kevin Duke, who missed the Dartmouth game a week ago, was 21-of-28 for 374 yards and three touchdowns through the air and ran for 39 yards and a touchdown to lead the Pios. Sacred Heart is now 4-3 and Central Connecticut is 4-4. Attendance was 5,117.
Georgetown 22, Lehigh 16 (2 OT)
The Hoyas got two Jackson Safford touchdown runs in overtime and 270 yards and one touchdown through the air from Gunther Johnson in a home win. Georgetown had lost 17 consecutive games to Lehigh with the last win in the series coming in 1925. The Mountain Hawks are in the midst of their longest losing streak since 1967. Georgetown is now 4-4 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League with a visit to undefeated Colgate on tap Saturday. Lehigh is 1-6 and 0-2. Attendance was 1,871.
