There are stories about Dartmouth's 41-3 win over Sacred Heart in the local Valley News HERE and on the Octopus Athletics site written by former Dartmouth beat writer Tris Wykes HERE.
Elsewhere around the Ivy League and among Dartmouth's opponents, starting with next week's opponent, Penn:
Lafayette 24, Penn 14
A one-yard run by Trey Flowers gave the Quakers (1-1) a 14-10 lead midway through the third quarter but the Leopards answered right back on a 70-yard touchdown pass just 16 seconds later to take a three-point lead. The home team then closed out the scoring on a 41-yard interception return for a score with 14 seconds left in the third quarter. Lafayette (1-3) limited Penn to 11 yards rushing on 27 carries and picked off quarterback John Quinnelly three times. Rory Starkey had seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown for Penn, which got 96 yards on eight catches from Ryan Cragun. Attendance at Lafayette was listed at 3,730.
Yale 23, Cornell 17
Safety Rodney Thomas II should be a strong candidate for national defensive player of the week after picking off two passes and returning an onside kick for what would be the winning Yale touchdown with 70 seconds remaining. A bizarre ending to the Ivy League opener started when Cornell (0-2) got a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1:15 left to pull within 16-10. The Big Red then tried an onside kick that Thomas scooped up and ran back 48 yards for a 23-10 Yale lead. But Cornell wasn’t done yet. Aided by two pass interference penalties and a 43-yard completion, the Big Red drove 75 yards in 30 seconds for a touchdown with 34 seconds left but could not recover the ensuing onside kick. Attendance at Yale Bowl was 4,916.
Princeton 63, Stetson 0
The Tigers (2-0) recorded their second shutout in two tries this fall in a mismatch with Stetson. Cole Smith threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns for Princeton, which had 12 players run the ball and eight catch passes. The Tigers had opened the season with a 32-0 win at Lehigh. Stetson (2-1) came into the game averaging 51.5 points in wins over Warner and Ave Maria. Attendance at Princeton was 4,429.
Columbia 35, Georgetown 24
The Lions surrendered 476 yards of total offense to the Hoyas but got three touchdowns from running quarterback Ty Lenhart and a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Will Allen to improve to 2-0. Georgetown (1-2) had a 12-minute advantage in time of possession and 21 first downs to Columbia’s 18. The Lions ran for 227 yards including a 63-yard burst by Dante Miller that set up a touchdown. A 68-yard Mathiasmeier interception return set up another. Attendance in New York City was 3,723.
The Panthers took a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and reached the 70-point mark in the third before taking their foot off the gas. Pitt (3-1) put up 707 yards of total offense while holding UNH to 60 yards passing and 160 yards in total. Carlos Washington had a 70-yard run for UNH to set up the Wildcats’ only touchdown. Attendance was 41,048.
The Beacons (1-3) won in dramatic fashion as Jordan Bingham scored the winning touchdown on a fourth-and-10 pass from the Drake 30 with 1:05 left in the game. Robert Washington ran for 143 yards to lead Valpo. Attendance at Drake (1-3) was 6,039.
