PRINCETON, N.J. – Ivy League football kicks off this weekend in front of a national audience with Columbia and Princeton squaring off on ESPNU at 7 p.m. on Friday. The contest is the first of six games this season that will be featured on ESPN linear networks.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
| TIME |
GAME |
COVERAGE |
| 7 p.m. |
Columbia at Princeton |
ESPNU | Stats |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
| TIME |
GAME |
COVERAGE |
| 12 p.m. |
Morgan State at Yale |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 12 p.m. |
Central Connecticut State at Brown |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 1 p.m. |
Dartmouth at Penn |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 2 p.m. |
Colgate at Cornell |
ESPN+ | Stats |
| 5 p.m. |
No. 24 Harvard at No. 5 Holy Cross |
ESPN+ | Stats |
QUICK HITS
- Both league games last weekend were decided by three or fewer points. Harvard outlasted Brown, 34-31, in the first league game of the season, while Cornell used a 37-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Yale, 23-21. Last season, 16 of the 28 league games were decided by one possession.
- Harvard is in the national rankings for the second consecutive week. The Crimson jumped up one spot to No. 24 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Penn also received votes in the poll.
- 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.
- Last season the Ivy League was 19-5 against non-conference opponents. Princeton, Columbia, Cornell and Penn each went 3-0 against non-league foes. Overall, the league has enjoyed non-conference success for more than a decade. Since 2010, Ivies own a mark of 185-115 (.617).
- 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 |
- Numerous Ivies rank first the FCS in national statistic categories.
| NATIONAL LEADERS |
| Jake Willcox (Brown QB) |
Completions per Game (36.0)
Passing Yards Per Game (359.0)
Total Offense (349.5) |
| Wes Rockett (Brown WR) |
Receiving Yards Per Game (134.0) |
| Jared Richardson (Penn WR) |
Receptions Per Game (9.5) |
| Holt Fletcher (Cornell LB) |
Interceptions Per Game (1.0) |
- Five Ivies rank in the top 10 of the FCS in total defense.
| TOTAL DEFENSE NATIONAL RANKINGS |
| Princeton |
2nd (201.5 ypg) |
| Dartmouth |
3rd (220.5 ypg) |
| Penn |
4th (247.5 ypg) |
| Cornell |
8th (270.0 ypg) |
| Columbia |
9th (279.5 ypg) |