PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League opened the 2019 campaign with a 6-2 mark, following back-to-back seasons in which it led the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) with a .750 non-conference winning percentage.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EJ Perry, Brown (Jr., QB – Andover, Mass.)
- Accounted for 410 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in Brown’s 35-30 season-opening road win over Bryant
- Threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns on 21-for-32 passing
- Rushed for 227 yards—the most ever for a Brown quarterback—and two touchdowns
- Posted a 94-yard touchdown run, the second-longest rushing play in program history
- A Boston College transfer, is the nephew of first-year Brown head coach James Perry
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
David Jones, Cornell (Sr., DB – Sugar Land, Texas)
- Tallied his eighth career interception in Cornell’s 21-7 win at Marist
- Recorded four passes defended, three pass breakups, five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Led Cornell to a pair of goal-line stands, keeping the Red Foxes out of the end zone on five plays inside the 1-yard line
- Added 64 return yards—52 punt return yards and 12 kick return yards
- Completed an internship at the NBA headquarters in New York City in 2017
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mike Roussos, Columbia (So., WR – New Port Richey, Fla.)
- Totaled 149 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Columbia’s 31-14 win at Saint Francis
- Scored a 56-yard punt return touchdown, becoming the first Lion to score a punt return touchdown in back-to-back games since Austin Knowlin in 2008
- Accumulated 77 kick return yards, 66 punt return yards, five receiving yards and one rushing yard
- Dubbed a Preseason Third Team All-American punt returner by Phil Steele
- Named a Second Team Freshman All-American punt returner by Phil Steele in 2018
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Alex Felkins, Columbia (Fr., K/P – Tulsa, Okla.)
- Converted a 50-yard field goal, the third-longest in program history
- Went 4-for-4 on point-after attempts
- Averaged 64.8 yards per kickoff and added a tackle
- Did not kick his first football until eighth grade
- Trilingual in English, Russian and Ukrainian
HONOR ROLL
Jason Medeiros, Brown (So., LB – Rehoboth, Mass.)
Cam Dillon, Columbia (So., LB – Findlay, Ohio)
Ryan Young, Columbia (So., RB – Wheaton, Ill.)
Harold Coles, Cornell (Sr., RB – Erie, Pa.)
Koby Kiefer, Cornell (So., K/P – Bridgeport, W. Va.)
Drew Estrada, Dartmouth (Sr., WR – Argyle, Texas)
Ryan Roegge, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – Marietta, Ga.)
Jack McGowan, Harvard (Jr., LB – Canton, Mass.)
Jake McIntyre, Harvard (Sr., K – Orlando, Fla.)
Jake Smith, Harvard (Jr., QB – Ithaca, Mich.)
Karekin Brooks, Penn (Sr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Ryan Cragun, Penn (So., WR – San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Isaiah Malcome, Penn (Jr., RB – Atlanta, Ga.)
Nick Robinson, Penn (Sr., QB – Trabuco Canyon, Calif.)
David Ryslik, Penn (Jr., DL – Freehold, N.J.)
Kevin Davidson, Princeton (Sr., QB – Danville, Calif.)
Tavish Rice, Princeton (Sr., K – Miami, Fla.)
Delan Stallworth, Princeton (Jr., DB – Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jack Bosman, Yale (Fr., K/P – San Diego, Calif.)
Spencer Matthaei, Yale (Sr., DL – Bayville, N.Y.)
Kurt Rawlings, Yale (Sr., QB – Bel Air, Md.)