Princeton 18, Harvard 16 (5 OT)
Crimson quarterback Jake Smith twice threw two apparent gamewinners in the third overtime that were erased before the Tigers won a game that was 13-13 after regulation. Officials ruled they missed Princeton coach Bob Surace's timeout call on one of the TDs, and a pass interference call nullified the other Crimson touchdown. Harvard also had a TD pass go by the wayside when it was ruled that Crimson coach Tim Murphy had called time just before the snap of a pass that was caught in the end zone. Princeton QB Cole Smith was intercepted four times and Smith, who came on because of injury, was picked off twice. Attendance at Princeton was 10,033.
Yale 42, Penn 28
The Bulldogs turned to Nolan Grooms at quarterback and he threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 113 yards and two more. Penn also went with a new QB but had less good fortune with Aidan Sayin going 12-for-28 for 114 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Attendance in New Haven was 4,475.
Brown 49, Cornell 45
The Bears scored three touchdowns in the final eight minutes, capped by EJ Perry's 30-yard strike to Graham Walker for the winning points with 29 seconds remaining. Perry had his usual busy day with four touchdowns and 280 yards through the air, 80 yards and a touchdown running, and three interceptions. His final TD throw erased a lead Cornell had taken with 1:59 left on a Richie Kenney touchdown throw. Attendance in Ithaca was 1,964.
Elsewhere in games featuring Dartmouth opponents it was . . .
Elon (4-3) handing New Hampshire (3-4) its fourth consecutive loss, 24-10, before 6,124 in Elon.
Sacred Heart (5-3) winning its third in a row, 31-13, over Duquesne (4-2). Malik Grant ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns for the Pioneers. Attendance in Fairfield was 7,327.
Valparaiso (2-5) defeating Dayton (3-4) by a 45-28 count before 2,950 at Valpo.
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The local daily has a follow on Dartmouth's loss to Columbia headlined, If it could go wrong vs. Lions, it did. (LINK)
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The Columbia Spectator game story goes into a little more detail about a schematic change the Lions made that caused Dartmouth some problems. From the story (LINK):
According to junior defensive lineman Mitch Moyer, the Lions made stopping the run a focus of their game plan. Moyer, who typically plays defensive tackle, moved over to defensive end as part of a schematic change that gave the Light Blue the equivalent of three defensive tackles up front. By allowing Moyer to set the edge, the Lions could, in Moyer’s words, “try to stifle the outside zone game as much as possible, [or] try to force them into doing things they’re not necessarily comfortable with or things that they don’t always rely on.” The personnel change paid off: Columbia neutralized wildcat quarterback Nick Howard, Dartmouth’s leading rusher, holding him to 23 yards on 8 carries, far lower than the 92 rushing yards per game average he held before Friday.
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EXTRA POINT
It's coming. There was a dusting of snow on the summit of Mt. Moosilauke the other day and I discovered the first frost of the year here on our Vermont hillside this morning when I had Griff the Wonder Dog out. Most of the leaves that impede our view of the White Mountains in a few places have dropped as well.
With the change of seasons it's also time for me to pull out my bright orange vest for my daily hikes. Checking the web I learned this morning that not only are black bear and turkey in season but this is "Deer Youth Weekend and Novice Weekend." There is hunting allowed in the town forest where I usually hike. Maybe that hike in the gloaming last night with Mrs. BGA wasn't the brightest idea ;-)
