PRINCETON, N.J. – There are a pair of rivalry games with Ivy title implications in the final week of the Ivy League football season.
The title will be on the line in the 139th playing of The Game at noon ET on ESPNU on Saturday, Nov. 18. At 5-1 in Ivy play, No. 19 Harvard has already secured at least a share of the Ivy title and will be playing with hopes of earning the outright crown. Yale, 4-2 in league play, is seeking a share of the title. Dartmouth, also 4-2, plays at Brown at noon ET and would need a win and help from Yale to secure an Ivy League title.
SATURDAY, NOV. 18
QUICK HITS
- With Harvard’s triple overtime win over Penn that secured a share of the Ivy title, Crimson head coach Tim Murphy has tied former Yale head coach Carm Cozza for the most all-time championships with 10.
- Three Week 9 games went to overtime, which is indicative of how close the play has been within the league. Of the 24 games played this season, 14 have been decided by a single possession. Eight have been determined by a field goal or less. Last season, 16 of the 28 league games were decided by one possession.
- Harvard is in the national rankings for the ninth consecutive week in the AFCA coaches poll. The Crimson earned the No. 19 ranking. Harvard moved up a spot in the Stats Perfom media poll at the No. 23 spot.
- Penn freshman running back Malachi Hosley was one of 22 players named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List by Stats Perform on Wednesday, Oct. 18. A threat in both the run and pass game, Hosley has 100 carries for 604 yards and seven touchdowns, while catching 20 passes for 227 yards and a score.
- The league wrapped up non-conference 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).
- Three Ivies were named in Stats Perform’s FCS Prospects to Know for the NFL Draft in June. Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie was listed as the top prospect. Princeton OT Jalen Travis and Harvard DT Thor Griffith were fifth and sixth, respectively.
- A total of 10 Ivies from six different schools were named to the FCS Phil Steele Mid-Season All-America Teams on Thursday, Oct. 19. This marks a considerable jump from the publication's preseason teams, which recognized four Ivies.
| PHIL STEELE MID-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS |
| First Team |
Jalen Travis, Princeton (OL)
Kiran Amegadjie, Yale (OL) |
| Second Team |
Wes Rockett, Brown (WR) |
| Third Team |
Thor Griffith, Harvard (DL)
Clay Patterson, Yale (DL)
Josh Greene, Dartmouth (LS) |
| Fourth Team |
Tyler Neville, Harvard (TE)
Joey Slackman, Penn (DL)
Shiloh Means, Penn (DB)
Charles DePrima, Harvard (AP) |
- The Ivy League was one of two conferences across all divisions to have a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy from each institution. Named after former Columbia football team captain and later head coach Bill Campbell, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
| WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS |
| Brown |
Justin Anagonye |
| Columbia |
Joey Giorgi |
| Cornell |
Jake Stebbins |
| Dartmouth |
Macklin Ayers |
| Harvard |
Garrett Sharp |
| Penn |
Jack Fairman |
| Princeton |
Jalen Travis |
| Yale |
Wande Owens |
- Multiple Ivies rank first in the FCS in both individual and team statistical categories.
| INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL LEADERS |
| Jake Willcox (Brown QB) |
Completions Per Game (29.44) |
| Owen Zalc (Dartmouth K) |
Field Goals Per Game (1.78) |
| TEAM NATIONAL LEADERS |
| Columbia |
Kickoff Return Defense (12.87) |
| Cornell |
Time of Possession (34:53) |
| Harvard |
Fewest Penalties Per Game (3.78)
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (32.67)
Fumbles Lost (0) |