Football

Late Field Goal Gives Crimson At Least a Share of the Ivy Title

PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard sits alone atop the Ivy League football standings following Saturday's slate of games.
 
The Crimson never led until first-year kicker Dylan Fingersh connected on a game-winning 21-yard field goal as time expired, on what was his first career attempt. With the 31-28 win, Harvard claimed at least a share of the Ivy League title for the second consecutive year. Andrew Aurich becomes the 11th first-year head coach to win a title in league history.
 
Cornell’s 39-22 upset over No. 24 Dartmouth secured the Crimson’s title as both Harvard and Dartmouth entered Saturday at 4-1 in league play. Despite the setback, Dartmouth is still alive in the Ivy title race. Columbia, with its win over Brown, also kept its title hopes alive.
 
The results set up for an exciting Week 10, as three of the four games will have Ivy title implications.   
 
COLUMBIA 21, BROWN 12
12 p.m. // Providence, R.I. // Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
  • Columbia (6-3, 4-2) defeated Brown (3-6, 2-4) by a score of 21-12 to secure a winning season both overall and in league play.
  • Lions wide receiver Bryson Canty had six catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns. He had two receptions of 50-plus yards. In just his second career game, quarterback Caleb Sanchez threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Joey Giorgi rushed for 107 yards on 19 attempts.
  • Brown receiver Mark Mahoney had 12 catches for 120 yards. Quarterback Jake Willcox threw for 242 yards and a touchdown.
 
YALE 42, PRINCETON 28
12 p.m. // New Haven, Conn. // Yale Bowl
  • Yale (6-3, 3-3) topped Princeton (2-7, 1-5) by a score of 42-28 to close out its home slate with a record of 4-1.
  • Bulldogs running back Josh Pitsenberger had three total touchdowns with two on the ground and one receiving score. He had 159 rushing yards on 25 attempts. Grant Jordan was 13-for-16 through the air for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Princeton quarterback Blaine Hipa threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, while running back Ethan Clark had two rushing touchdowns.
 
#20 HARVARD 31, PENN 28
1 p.m. // Philadelphia, Pa. // Franklin Field
  • Despite not leading in regulation, Harvard (8-1, 5-1) topped Penn (4-5, 2-4) 31-28 to earn a share of the Ivy title. Dylan Fingersh hit a 21-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Crimson past the Quakers.
  • After starting quarterback Jaden Craig exited the game in the first quarter, Charles DePrima took over as the signal caller for the Crimson. DePrima had 291 yards of total offense with both a passing and a rushing touchdown. Cooper Barkate hauled in 11 catches for 129 yards.
  • Penn running back Malachi Hosley rushed for 143 yards, his sixth 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Bisi Owens had two touchdowns and 103 yards on three receptions, highlighted by a 66-yard connection with Liam O’Brien.
 
CORNELL 39, #24 DARTMOUTH 22
1 p.m. // Ithaca, N.Y. // Schoellkopf Field
  • Cornell (4-5, 3-3) upset No. 24 Dartmouth (7-2, 4-2) 39-22 to pick up its first ranked win since 2019.
  • In his final home game, Cornell quarterback Jameson Wang accounted for three touchdowns with two passing and one rushing. Kicker Alan Zhao was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, including a long of 48 yards. He is now 10-for-10 on the season. Linebacker Luke Banbury had an impressive stat line with 11 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and an interception.
  • Dartmouth receiver Daniel Haughton had six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. Defensive back Patrick Campbell posted a team-high 11 tackles and had a highlight-reel interception that he returned 26 yards which included a hurdle of a would-be tackler.