PRINCETON, N.J. – Following strong performances that led their teams to victories in Week 5, Brown’s Mark Mahoney (offensive) and Caleb Moorhead (special teams), Yale’s Clay Patterson (defensive) and Harvard’s Xaviah Bascon (rookie) earned Ivy League football weekly honors.
 
The trend of close league games continued in Week 5 with both games being decided by a field goal or less. Brown topped Princeton, 28-27, in overtime and Penn beat Columbia, 20-17. Six of the eight league contests this season have been determined by three or fewer points – seven have been decided by a single possession.
 
Ivies closed out non-league play with an overall record of 15-9, which marks the 11th time in the last 13 seasons that it has finished with a winning percentage of .500 or better. Since 2017, Ivies are 103-41 (.715).
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mark Mahoney, Brown WR

• Set career highs with nine catches and 153 yards in Brown’s overtime win over Princeton
• Reeled in a 51-yard catch and run for a touchdown with 53 seconds to force overtime
• Put up the big numbers against the Tigers defense that ranked No. 6 in the FCS in passing defense

 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Clay Patterson, Yale DL

• Led the Bulldogs in tackles with nine in Yale’s 31-3 win over Sacred Heart
• Had 2.5 tackles for a loss, including half a sack
• Notched seven solo tackles and a pass breakup

 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caleb Moorhead, Brown LB

• Blocked Princeton’s PAT attempt in overtime
• The block proved to the difference, as Brown won 28-27

 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Xaviah Bascon, Harvard RB

• Rushed eight times for 46 yards in No. 18 Harvard’s 48-7 win over Howard
• First career reception was good for a seven-yard touchdown
• Finished with 53 all-purpose yards

HONOR ROLL
Isaiah Reed, Brown DB
Jake Willcox, Brown QB
Hugo Merry, Columbia PK
Rocco Milia, Columbia LB
Anthony Roussos, Columbia LB
Jackson Kennedy, Cornell PK/P
Jameson Wang, Cornell QB
Brody Kidwell, Cornell S
Macklin Ayers, Dartmouth LB
Danny Cronin, Dartmouth LB
Paxton Scott, Dartmouth WR
Isaiah Abbey, Harvard RB
Cali Canaval, Harvard K
Jacob Psyk, Harvard DE
Graham Gotlieb, Penn K
Bisi Owens, Penn WR
Joey Slackman, Penn DL
Aidan Sayin, Penn QB
Liam Johnson, Princeton LB
AJ Barber, Princeton WR
Osize Daniyan, Yale DB
Mason Tipton, Yale WR
Jack Bosman, Yale P/K