PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League concluded non-conference play 16-8 (.667), headlined by Yale’s come-from-behind victory over Richmond Saturday. Dartmouth (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) and Princeton (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) remain unbeaten entering the five-week race to the Ivy League football title, while Harvard (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) and Yale (4-1, 1-1 Ivy) sport just one blemish this season.
Each of this week’s award winners is a repeat recipient in 2019.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kurt Rawlings, Yale (Sr., QB – Bel Air, Md.)
- Led Yale to a come-from-behind 28-27 victory at Richmond
- Threw a pair of touchdown passes over the final 1:23 to turn a 27-14 deficit into a 28-27 win
- Tallied 249 yards and four touchdowns on 24-for-42 passing
- Tied Alvin Cowan’s Yale program record with his 41st career touchdown passes
- Father, Keith, played football at Towson and Salisbury
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jack Traynor, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Lake Forest, Ill.)
- Picked off a pair of passes in Dartmouth’s 49-7 win at Marist
- Accumulated 93 interception return yards, including a 55-yard touchdown return
- Added two tackles in first-half action
- Sat out the second half with the game well in hand
- Is the 13th player to serve as captain more than once in Big Green history
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Felkins, Columbia (Fr., K/P – Tulsa, Okla.)
- Helped Columbia to its largest win in a homecoming game and its largest victory over Penn, 44-6
- Went 5-for-6 on PATs, with the lone miss coming on a blocked attempt
- Converted a 43-yard field goal
- Posted six touchbacks in seven kickoffs
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jake Stebbins, Cornell (Fr., LB – Cranberry Township, Pa.)
- Registered six tackles in Cornell’s 21-20 loss to Colgate
- Carded 2.0 tackles for loss, including a sack
- Forced a fumble on a strip sack that led to a Big Red touchdown for the second-straight week
- Paces the Big Red with 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles on the season
HONOR ROLL
Allen Smith, Brown (So., RB – Westerville, Ohio)
Ty Lenhart, Columbia (So., QB – Gambrills, Md.)
Scott Valentas, Columbia (Fr., LB – Wichita, Kan.)
Harold Coles, Cornell (Sr., RB – Erie, Pa.)
Garrett Patla, Cornell (Jr., K – Trappe, Pa.)
Jake Watkins, Cornell (Sr., S – Yorba Linda, Calif.)
Caylin Parker, Dartmouth (Sr., RB – Belle Chasse, La.)
Aidan Borguet, Harvard (Fr., RB – Franklinville, N.J.)
Brogan McPartland, Harvard (Sr., DL – Stephens City, Va.)
Jake Smith, Harvard (Jr., QB – Ithaca. Mich.)
Jon Sot, Harvard (So., P – Clark, N.J.)
Karekin Brooks, Penn (Sr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Prince Emili, Penn (Sr., DL – New City, N.Y.)
Kendren Smith, Penn (Fr., DB – Charlotte, N.C.)
Jacob Birmelin, Princeton (Jr., WR – Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)
Samuel Wright, Princeton (Jr., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Melvin Rouse II, Yale (Jr., DB/WR – East Charlotte, N.C.)
Sam Tuckerman, Yale (Sr., K – Bexley, Ohio)
2019 FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 –
EJ Perry, Brown (Jr., QB – Andover, Mass.)
Sept. 30 –
Kevin Davidson, Princeton (Sr., QB – Danville, Calif.)
Oct. 7 –
Kurt Rawlings, Yale (Sr., QB – Bel Air, Md.)
Oct. 14 –
Drew Estrada, Dartmouth (Sr., WR – Argyle, Texas)
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 –
David Jones, Cornell (Sr., DB – Sugar Land, Texas)
Sept. 30 –
Rodney Thomas II, Yale (Jr., DB – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Oct. 7 –
Jack Traynor, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Lake Forest, Ill.)
Oct. 14 –
Jordan Hill, Harvard (Jr., LB – Silver Spring, Md.)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 –
Mike Roussos, Columbia (So., WR – New Port Richey, Fla.)
Sept. 30 –
Connor Davis, Dartmouth (So., K – Ocala, Fla.)
Oct. 7 –
DeMarkes Stradford, Harvard (So., RB – Waxhaw, N.C.)
Oct. 14 –
Mike Roussos, Columbia (So., WR – New Port Richey, Fla.)
ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Sept. 23 –
Alex Felkins, Columbia (Fr., K/P – Tulsa, Okla.)
Sept. 30 –
James Stagg, Princeton (Fr., DL – Phoenix, Ariz.)
Oct. 7 –
Khalil Dawsey, Harvard (Fr., DB – Detroit, Mich.)
Oct. 14 –
Jake Stebbins, Cornell (Fr., LB – Cranberry Township, Pa.)