PRINCETON, N.J. – Following strong weeks on the gridiron, Columbia’s Chase Goodwin (offensive), Cornell’s Luke Banbury (defensive), Columbia’s Hugo Merry (special teams) and Princeton’s AJ Pigford (rookie) earned Ivy League football weekly awards.
 
Banbury was tabbed the Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week after his historic performance against Bucknell.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
Chase Goodwin, Columbia (So., QB – Houston, Texas)

• Completed 28-of-40 passes for 334 yards, all career-highs, and added a pair of touchdowns in Columbia's 23-17 win at Penn
• First Columbia quarterback to throw for over 300 yards since Anders Hill in 2017
• Helped the Lions pick up their first victory at Franklin Field since 1996
   

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Banbury, Cornell (Sr., LB – Pittsburgh, Pa.)

• First Cornell player in single-game recorded history (since 1995) to tally a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a pick-six
• Had seven tackles including five solo stops and tallied three PBUs
• His pick six was returned 26 yards
   

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hugo Merry, Columbia (So., PK – Frederick, Md.)

• Made season-high three field goals in Columbia's victory over Penn
• His first make of the game was his ninth in a row, which set a Columbia record
• Kicked off four times, each for a touchback

 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
AJ Pigford, Princeton (Fr., LB – Snellville, Ga.)

• Recorded three tackles in Princeton’s win over Brown
• Notched a sack for a loss of 10 yards
• Recorded a pass break up
   

HONOR ROLL
Isaiah Reed, Brown DB
Anthony Roussos, Columbia LB
Bryson Canty, Columbia WR
Samuel Musungu, Cornell WR
Ean Pope, Cornell RB
Alan Zhao, Cornell PK
Micah Green, Dartmouth LB
Grayson Saunier, Dartmouth QB
Jordan Washington, Dartmouth DB
Austin-Jake Guillory, Harvard DB
Ty Bartrum, Harvard S
Cooper Barkate, Harvard WR
Jaden Craig, Harvard QB
Albert Jang, Penn P
Julian Talley, Penn DB
Luke Colella, Princeton WR
Marco Scarano, Princeton LB
Tre Peterson, Yale RB
Josh Tarver, Yale DB

2024 FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Bryson Canty, Columbia (Sr., WR – Pfafftown, N.C.)
Sept. 30 – Jameson Wang, Cornell (Sr., QB – El Segundo, Calif.)
Oct. 7 – Joey Giorgi, Columbia (Sr., RB – Grafton, Wis.)
Oct. 14 – Grayson Saunier, Dartmouth (So., QB – Lafayette, La.)
Oct. 21 – Chase Goodwin, Columbia (So., QB – Houston, Texas)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Mitchell Gonser, Harvard (Sr., LB – Medfield, Mass)
Sept. 30 – Elias Archie, Brown (Jr., DB – Cerritos, Calif.)
Oct. 7 – Hayden McDonald, Columbia (Sr., DB – Seattle)
Oct. 14 – John Lista, Penn (Jr., LB – Fair Haven, N.J.)
Oct. 21 – Luke Banbury, Cornell (Sr., LB – Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Jordan Washington, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – West Lake California)
Sept. 30 – Owen Zalc, Dartmouth (So., K – Cary, N.C.)
Oct. 7 – Owen Zalc, Dartmouth (So., K – Cary, N.C.)
Oct. 14 – Scott Woods II, Harvard (Sr.,PR – Lorton, Va.)
Oct. 21 – Hugo Merry, Columbia (So., PK – Frederick, Md.)
 
Rookie of the Week
Sept. 23 – Keller Patterson, Columbia (FY, DL – Keller, Texas)
Sept. 30 – Matt Childs, Brown (Fr., RB – Medway, Mass.)
Oct. 7 – Matt Childs, Brown (Fr., RB – Medway, Mass.)
Oct. 14 – AJ Pigford, Princeton (Fr., LB – Snellville, Ga.)
Oct. 21 – AJ Pigford, Princeton (Fr., LB – Snellville, Ga.)