PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League football season is set to start this weekend. Harvard kicks off the season with a 7 p.m. Friday contest against Merrimack. All other seven schools begin their 2022 campaigns on Saturday.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

TIME	GAME	COVERAGE
7 p.m.	Merrimack at Harvard	ESPN+ | Stats

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

	GAME	COVERAGE
12:30 p.m.	Bryant at Brown	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m	Princeton at Stetson	ESPN3 | Stats
1 p.m.	Colgate at Penn	ESPN+ | Stats
1:30 p.m.	Valparaiso at Dartmouth	ESPN+ | Stats
1:30 p.m.	Cornell at VMI	ESPN+ | Stats
2 p.m.	Yale at Holy Cross	ESPN+ | Stats
6 p.m.	Columbia at Marist	ESPN3 | Stats

OFF TO A GOOD START
Ivy League teams have racked up a 76-52 record on opening weekend over the past 16 seasons. The Ancient Eight has posted a .500-or-better opening weekend record in 13 of those seasons – and have done so in the last six.
 
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
The league has enjoyed non-conference success over the past several years. Since 2010, Ivies collectively own a mark of 158-106 (.598) against non-league opponents. Last season, all eight schools had a combined record of 17-7. Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton each went 3-0 in their non-conference slate.
 
PRESEASON POLL
Just three points separated the top three teams in the Ivy League Preseason poll. Harvard and Dartmouth were voted the preseason favorites with each earning 108 points in the poll. Princeton was just shy with 105. Over the past six seasons, 5-of-8 teams have captured an Ivy League title – Dartmouth (2015, 2019, 2021), Harvard (2015), Penn (2015, 2016), Princeton (2016, 2018, 2021) and Yale (2017, 2019).

IVY LEAGUE ON ESPN
The Ivy League’s six-game national television package, featuring all eight Ivy League programs, commences on Friday, Sept. 30, when Penn visits Dartmouth at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. The schedule is one of several parts to the league’s comprehensive agreement with ESPN that was launched in 2018. All other Ivy League home games will be broadcast on ESPN+.