Sunday, November 11, 2018

Saturday Wrap

Around the Ivy League Saturday . . .

Princeton 59, Yale 43
Princeton's Collin Eaddy ran for 266 yards and three touchdowns and Yale quarterback Griffin O'Connor set a school record with 465 yards and three touchdowns but was intercepted four times as the Tigers earned a share of the Ivy League title in the highest-scoring Princeton-Yale game ever. Princeton, which ran for 489 yards, is now 9-0 and 6-0 in the Ivy League. Yale is 5-4 3-3. Attendance was 12, 882.

Harvard 29, Penn 7
The Crimson limited the Quakers to 229 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers while running out to a 29-0 lead after three quarters. Stepping in for injured starter Tom Stewart, backup Jake Smith threw two touchdowns to Brian Dunlap for the Crimson, which beat Penn for the first time in four years. Harvard is now 5-4 (3-3 Ivy) while Penn is 6-3 (3-3 Ivy). Attendance was 13,224.

Columbia 42, Brown  20
Trailing 20-14 at the half, the Lions used a 28-0 second half to improve to 5-4 overall (2-4 Ivy). Kyle Castner ran for two touchdowns and threw for one in the second half. Brown, which got a 90-yard touchdown run from Jakob Prall on his only carry, was held to six first downs as it fell to 1-8 and 0-6. Attendance was 2,118.

Elsewhere among Dartmouth opponents . . .

Holy Cross 17, Fordham 13
The Crusaders rallied to win after trailing, 10-0, at the half. With the victory they improved to 4-6 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League. The Rams are 1-9 and 1-4. Attendance was 2,988.

Georgetown 14, Bucknell 3
The Hoyas used seven sacks to hold the Bison to 13 net yards rushing and improve to 5-5 overall and 4-1 in the Patriot. Bucknell is now 1-9 and 1-4. Attendance was 1,825.

Duquesne 28, Sacred Heart 24
Trailing 21-7 at the half the Pioneers reached the Dukes' seven with a chance to tie midway through the final quarter but had to settle for a field goal and never threatened again. Sacred Heart is now 6-4 and 4-1 in the NEC. Duquesne is 7-3 and 4-1 in the conference. Attendance was 1,304.