Football

Columbia, Dartmouth Earn Share of Ivy Title with Harvard

PRINCETON, N.J. – Entering the final day of the 2024 Ivy League football season, both Columbia and Dartmouth needed to win and for Yale to defeat Harvard in order to earn a share of the title with the Crimson… and that’s exactly what happened.
 
This is the Lions second ever Ivy title, with its only other coming in 1961. First year Caleb Sanchez, the third starting quarterback for the Lions this season, threw for 221 yards and added a rushing touchdown to help lead Columbia past Cornell 17-9.
 
The Big Green claimed their second consecutive title following Jackson Proctor’s program-record 479 yards of total offense. The senior quarterback accounted for seven touchdowns to lead Dartmouth past Brown 56-28. This is the Big Green’s fourth title in the last five seasons and league-leading 22nd overall.
 
This is the second consecutive year that there is a three-way tie at 5-2 amongst the champions. Previously, the only other occurrences in league history were in 1963 and 1982.
 
YALE 34, #17 HARVARD 29
12 p.m. // Cambridge, Mass. // Harvard Stadium
  • Yale (7-3, 4-3) topped Harvard (8-2, 5-2) 34-29 the 140th playing of The Game.
  • Bulldogs quarterback Jordan Grant accounted for 360 yards of total offense. Receiver David Pantelis was his top target with seven catches for 148 yards. Running back Josh Pitsenberger rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. Defensive back Abu Kamara led the teams with eight tackles and had a 35-yard pick six.
  • Harvard’s Cooper Barkate closed out his impressive campaign with eight receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
 
COLUMBIA 17, CORNELL 9
12 p.m. // New York, N.Y. // Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • Columbia (7-3, 5-2) ended its 63-year drought to claim its second ever Ivy title, defeating Cornell (4-6, 3-4) 17-9 in the Empire State Bowl.
  • Lions running back Joey Giorgi ran for 165 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Caleb Sanchez threw for 221 yards on just 11 completions. Defensive back Hayden McDonald snagged his fifth interception of the season.
  • Cornell quarterback Jameson Wang accounted for 251 yards of total offense.
 
DARTMOUTH 56, BROWN 28
12 p.m. // Hanover, N.H. // Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
  • Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2) topped Brown (3-7, 2-5) behind a seven-touchdown performance from Jackson Proctor, which led to the Big Green second consecutive Ivy title.
  • Proctor had 479 yards of total offense, with 308 passing yards and 171 coming on the ground. He threw four touchdowns and rushed for three more. Receiver Grayson O’Bara had four catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Defensive back Jordan Washington had a 58-yard pick six and broke up four passes.
  • Brown quarterback James Murphy was 25-for-36 through the air for 256 yards. Eleven different Bears recorded a reception.
 
PRINCETON 20, PENN 17
1 p.m. // Princeton, N.J. // Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton (3-7, 2-5) closed out the season with a 20-17 win over Penn (4-6, 2-5).
  • Tigers running back John Volker rushed for 130 yards on 15 attempts, highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. Linebacker AJ Pigford had eight tackles and two behind the line of scrimmage including a strip sack that led to a six-yard scoop and score.
  • Penn running back Malachi Hosley rushed for 122 yards on 18 carries. Defensive back Shiloh Means had two interceptions.