PRINCETON, N.J. – For the second consecutive weekend Ivy League football kicks off before a national television audience with Princeton hosting Brown at 7 p.m. in a tilt that will be aired on ESPNU. On Saturday, Columbia-Penn highlights a five-game slate. Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale will all close out non-league play.
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

TIME	GAME	COVERAGE
7 p.m.	Brown at Princeton	ESPNU | Stats

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

TIME	GAME	COVERAGE
12 p.m.	Holy Cross at Harvard	ESPN+ | Stats
12 p.m.	Lehigh at Yale	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m.	Columbia at Penn	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m.	Cornell at Bucknell	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m.	Central Connecticut State at #22 Dartmouth	ESPN+ | Stats

QUICK HITS

• Last weekend Dartmouth and Harvard each had league wins. The Big Green had the largest comeback in the FCS this season, overcoming a 23-point deficit to defeat Yale 44-43 in overtime. Harvard got in the win column in league play with a 38-20 win over Cornell.
• Dartmouth entered both major national FCS polls this week, earning the No. 22 spot in the AFCA coaches poll and the No. 24 ranking in the Stats Perform media poll. Columbia (coaches) and Harvard (media) received votes.
• This year three of the six league games have been decided by a field goal or less with one going to overtime. Each of the previous two seasons, 16 of the 28 league games were decided by one possession. Last year five contests were decided in overtime, which was the most of any FCS conference.
• Ivies are 12-8 in non-league play this season. With just four games remaining, the league has secured winning percentage of .500 or better for the 12th time in the last 14 seasons. Since 2017, Ivies are 115-49 (.701).
• Four current Ivies were named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000: Brown CB Isaiah Reed, Columbia WR Bryson Canty, Penn S Shiloh Means and Princeton WR Connor Hulstein. The league’s four representatives were tied for the fourth most of any FCS conference.
• Reed was also one of 64 FCS prospects named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.
• For the second consecutive season, the Ivy League collectively went 5-3 in the league’s opening weekend. Over the past 19 seasons, Ivies are 93-59 (.612) in season openers.
• The league welcomed three “new” head coaches this offseason: Columbia’s Jon Poppe, Cornell’s Dan Swanstrom and Harvard’s Andrew Aurich. All have extensive experience as assistant coaches within the league.
• Six teams ranked in the top 25 of the FCS in scoring defense in 2023: Princeton (6th, 17.5), Columbia (10th, 18.2), Dartmouth (14th, 19.3), Yale (17th, 19.9), Harvard (20th, 20.2) and Penn (25th, 21.7). Since 2018, at least two Ivies have finished in the top 10 of the category each season.
• Three of the league’s head coaches were Ivy League football players: Brown HC James Perry (Brown, 1996-99), Harvard HC Andrew Aurich (Princeton, 2002-05) and Princeton HC Bob Surace (Princeton, 1987-89).
• The 2024 Bushnell Cup presentation is set for Dec. 16 at the iconic Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The event will once again be co-hosted with the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) and sponsored by Bruin Capital. This year’s presentation will be emceed by ESPN’s Rece Davis and will include three finalists (up from two) for both offensive and defensive players of the year.
• The Ivy League was the only conference 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	Caleb Moorhead
Columbia	Patrick Passalacqua
Cornell	Matthew Pilc
Dartmouth	Braden Mullen
Harvard	Dominic Young-Smith
Penn	Julian Talley
Princeton	Nasir Cook
Yale	Bennie Anderson

 

• Numerous Ivies (team and individual) rank in the top 10 of national FCS statical categories:

 

IVIES IN THE TOP 10 (TEAM)
3rd Down Conversion Pct	Columbia (5th, 51.8)
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense	Harvard (4th, 26.8)
4th Down Conversion Pct	Penn (4th, 83.3)
Completion Percentage	Cornell (3rd, 71.3)
Fewest Penalties Per Game	Columbia (2nd, 3.0) Harvard (2nd, 3.0) Penn (6th, 4.0) Princeton (9th, 4.3)
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game	Columbia (2nd, 27.5) Harvard (4th, 30.0)
Kickoff Returns	Penn (5th, 27.22)
Passing Yards per Completion	Harvard (2nd, 16.08)
Punt Return Defense	Harvard (6th, 2.75)
Red Zone Defense	Columbia (8th, 63.6)
Red Zone Offense	Columbia (9th, 92.9)
Rushing Defense	Harvard (4th, 81.5) Columbia (10th, 101.5)
Sacks Allowed	Cornell (1st, 0.5) Yale (1st, 0.5) Harvard (8th, 0.75)
Scoring Defense	Columbia (6th, 15.8)
Tackles for Loss Allowed	Cornell (3rd, 3.0) Penn (3rd, 3.0)
Team Passing Efficiency	Harvard (4th, 171.30) Cornell (10th, 160.19)
Time of Possession	Harvard (9th, 33:09)
Total Defense	Harvard (8th, 285.0)
Turnovers Lost	Cornell (1st, 1) Dartmouth (5th, 3) Penn (5th, 3)
Winning Percentage	Dartmouth (1st, 100.0)

 

IVIES IN THE TOP 10 (INDIVIDUAL)
All Purpose	Malachi Hosley, Penn (6th, 145.5)
Completion Percentage	Jameson Wang, Cornell (6th, 70.9)
Completions Per Game	Jameson Wang, Cornell (10th, 22.5)
Field Goal Percentage	Hugo Merry, Columbia (1st, 100.0) Alan Zhao, Cornell (1st, 100.0)
Field Goals Per Game	Owen Zalc, Dartmouth (3rd, 1.75)
Forced Fumbles	David McMorris, Penn (10th, 0.33) Gavin Shipman, Harvard (10th, 0.33)
Interceptions Per Game	Carter McFadden, Columbia (2nd, 0.8) Tim Malo, Brown (7th, 0.5) Hayden McDonald, Columbia (7th, 0.5) Torian Roberts, Princeton (7th, 0.5)
Kickoff Returns	Julien Stokes, Penn (6th, 30.6) Joey Felton, Yale (8th, 27.6)
Passes Defended	Nick Hudson, Brown (2nd, 2.0) Carter McFadden, Columbia (1.5)
Passing Efficiency	Jaden Craig, Harvard (5th, 174.0)
Passing Yards Per Completion	Jaden Craig, Harvard (2nd, 16.94)
Points Responsible For Per Game	Jameson Wang, Cornell (4th, 18.0) Jaden Craig, Harvard (8th, 16.5) Grant Jordan, Yale (9th, 16.0)
Punt Returns	Scott Woods II, Harvard (6th, 15.3) AJ Barber, Princeton (9th, 13.7)
Receiving Yards Per Game	Cooper Barkate, Harvard (9th, 93.5)
Receptions Per Game	Paxton Scott, Dartmouth (7th, 6.5)
Rushing Yards Per Game	Malachi Hosley, Penn (4th, 133.8)
Solo Tackles	Abu Kamara, Yale (1st, 8.5) John Lista, Penn (2nd, 6.3)
Tackles For Loss	Caleb Moorhead, Brown (6th, 1.8)
Total Offense	Jake Willcox, Brown (8th, 284.8) Jameson Wang, Cornell (10th, 278.3)
Total Tackles	Abu Kamara, Yale (9th, 9.8)
Yards per Pass Attempt	Jaden Craig, Harvard (3rd, 9.84)
Yards per Reception	Solomon Miller, Brown (6th, 20.50)