Here's the Saturday wrap with the game you might be most curious about this week at the top. ;-)
Princeton 21, Cornell 20
A blocked field goal with 4:07 left and an eight-yard Josh Smith touchdown catch with 1:33 remaining helped the Tigers score a dramatic come-from-behind win that sends them into week eight of the Ivy League season tied for the conference lead.
A blocked field goal with 4:07 left and an eight-yard Josh Smith touchdown catch with 1:33 remaining helped the Tigers score a dramatic come-from-behind win that sends them into week eight of the Ivy League season tied for the conference lead.
Smith had three touchdown and Josh Robinson 11 receptions for 122 yards for Princeton (5-2, 3-1 Ivy League), which was held to 14 yards on the ground but got 22-for-36 passing from 299 yards from its quarterback tandem of Ty Ciongoli and Wyatt Becker.
Garrett Bass-Sulpizio was 26-of-35 for 250 yards for Cornell (3-4, 1-3) which let a 20-7 third-quarter lead slip away before 5,097 at Princeton Stadium.
Yale 26, Columbia 8
Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni ran for 155 yards with a 63-yard touchdown run and the Bulldog defense limited the Lions to 34 yards on the ground in front of 3,024 at Wien Stadium.
Yale 26, Columbia 8
Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni ran for 155 yards with a 63-yard touchdown run and the Bulldog defense limited the Lions to 34 yards on the ground in front of 3,024 at Wien Stadium.
Dante Reno was a modest 14-of-31 for 134 yards but had two touchdowns for Yale (4-3, 2-2). Chase Goodwin was 24-for-48 for 207 yards for Columbia (4-3, 1-3).
Lions’ freshman Bryce Coleman had an 11-yard reception in the third quarter and has at least one touchdown catch in all seven games this year.
Brown 36, Penn 17
The Bears limited Penn to 99 first-half yards and went on to their most lopsided Ivy League win since 2019, and biggest winning margin against a conference foe at Brown Stadium since 2015.
Brown 36, Penn 17
The Bears limited Penn to 99 first-half yards and went on to their most lopsided Ivy League win since 2019, and biggest winning margin against a conference foe at Brown Stadium since 2015.
James Murphy was 15-of-25 for 230 yards and one touchdown for Brown (4-3, 2-2), which got 75 yards and one touchdown on the ground from Matt Childs.
Penn’s Miles Teodecki was 7-for-21 for 49 yards before being replaced by Karson Siqueiros-Lasky, who finished 18-of-26 for 193 yards and two touchdowns for the Quakers (3-4, 1-3), who were held to 56 yards on the ground. Attendance in Providence was 4,183.
Lehigh 31, Bucknell 30
Trailing the struggling Bison by three points late in the game, Lehigh (7-2, 5-1 Patriot) used a touchdown and field goal in the final 3:05 to go up seven and then had to hold on. Bucknell scored a touchdown with two seconds remaining but had the two-point conversion pass for the win get knocked down.
Lehigh 31, Bucknell 30
Trailing the struggling Bison by three points late in the game, Lehigh (7-2, 5-1 Patriot) used a touchdown and field goal in the final 3:05 to go up seven and then had to hold on. Bucknell scored a touchdown with two seconds remaining but had the two-point conversion pass for the win get knocked down.
Luke Yoder ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns to set the Lehigh school record for rushing yards in a career with 4,338 and tie the TD record with 46. Bucknell (1-8, 0-6) had a 416-318 advantage in total yards. The game drew 4,313 to Bethlehem.
Monmouth 34, Bryant 21
Elijah Jennings ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns and Kenny Smith Jr. 157 yards and two scores to lift the Hawks (7-2, 6-0 CAA) to their sixth consecutive win.
Monmouth 34, Bryant 21
Elijah Jennings ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns and Kenny Smith Jr. 157 yards and two scores to lift the Hawks (7-2, 6-0 CAA) to their sixth consecutive win.
Monmouth ran out to a 24-0 lead by the midway point of the second quarter and carried a comfortable 34-7 lead into the final period before Bryant (5-4, 3-2) scored a pair of touchdowns. A crowd of 3,642 looked on in New Jersey.
Merrimack 19, Wagner 14
Quarterback AJ Hairston capped a 75-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 3:26 remaining to give the Warriors (4-5, independent) a come-from-behind win over Wagner (1-8, 0-4).
Merrimack 19, Wagner 14
Quarterback AJ Hairston capped a 75-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 3:26 remaining to give the Warriors (4-5, independent) a come-from-behind win over Wagner (1-8, 0-4).
Hairston threw for 199 yards with Austin Palmer catching three passes for 101 yards. Attendance at Merrimack was 1,245.
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EXTRA POINT
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