PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League football Saturday slate features two league matchups, as Princeton travels to Brown and Penn visits Columbia, while Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale wrap up their non-league schedules.
  
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

TIME	GAME	COVERAGE
12 p.m.	Princeton at rv Brown	ESPN+ | Stats
12 p.m.	Merrimack at No. 18 Harvard	ESPN+ | Stats
12 p.m.	Stonehill at Yale	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m.	rv Dartmouth at Fordham	ESPN+ | Stats
1 p.m.	Bucknell at Cornell	ESPN+ | Stats
1:30 p.m.	rv Penn at Columbia	ESPN+ | Stats

QUICK HITS

• Harvard moved up four spots to No. 18 in the Stats Perform media poll and five spots in the AFCA coaches poll to No. 20. Brown is receiving votes in both polls and Dartmouth and Penn are receiving votes in the coaches poll.
• Ivies are 12-8 in non-league play this fall. Since 2017, the league has gone 131–57 (.697) in non-conference play. This marks the 13th time in 15 years they’ve finished .500 or better.
• Eight Ivies were represented on the Phil Steele Midseason All-America Team in nine different positions. First Team: Cornell TE Ryder Kurtz, Yale DB Abu Kamara, Penn PR Julien Stokes; Second Team: Penn WR Jared Richardson, Dartmouth TE Chris Corbo, Penn AP Julien Stokes; Fourth Team: Harvard QB Jaden Craig, Yale RB Josh Pitsenberger, Yale LB Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye.
• Six Ivy players were named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000: Dartmouth TE Chris Corbo, Harvard DB Ty Bartrum, Harvard QB Jaden Craig, Penn OL Netinho Olivieri, Penn WR Jared Richardson, and Yale RB Josh Pitsenberger. The league's six selections were the third-most among FCS conferences.
• Three Ivies were featured in FCS Football Central’s Preseason Top 10 FCS Prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft: Corbo (No. 5), Richardson (No. 9) and Craig (No. 10). In the outlet’s October update each of their stocks had risen: Corbo (No. 3), Richardson (No. 7) and Craig (No. 9).
• Craig was also one of five FCS prospects – and the only FCS quarterback – named to the Panini Senior Bowl Top 300.
• The league posted a 5–3 record on opening weekend and has achieved a winning record in Week 1 in 14 of the last 15 years (76–44, .633 since 2010).
• The Ivy League will begin competing in the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs this season. The decision was approved by the Ivy League Council of Presidents in December 2024, following a proposal from the league’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
• Each of the past two seasons have ended with three Ivy League champions—something that has happened just six times overall (1966, 1969, 1982, 2015, 2023, 2024). Over the last eight years, six different programs have claimed at least one Ivy title.
• Twenty-two former Ivy League standouts are currently on NFL rosters, with all eight schools represented.
• Three of the league’s head coaches were Ivy League football players: Brown’s James Perry (Brown, 1996-99), Harvard’s Andrew Aurich (Princeton, 2002-05) and Princeton’s Bob Surace (Princeton, 1987-89).
• 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	John Starman
Columbia	Mark Chapman
Cornell	James Reinbold
Dartmouth	Delby Lemieux
Harvard	Ryan Osborne
Penn	Liam O'Brien
Princeton	Justice Musser
Yale	Mason Shipp

 

• Several Ivies rank in the Top 10 of national statistical categories:

 

IVIES IN THE TOP 10 (TEAM)
Brown	Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (1st, 22.75) Fumbles Lost (1st, 0) Fewest Penalties Per Game (3rd, 3.25) Kickoff Return Defense (3rd, 12) Team Sacks (7th, 3) Turnover Margin (8th, 1.25)
Columbia	Fumbles Lost (1st, 0) 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (7th, 0.286)
Dartmouth	3rd Down Conversion Pct (1st, 0.574) Sacks Allowed (8th, 0.75)
Harvard	Red Zone Defense (1st, 0.625) Sacks Allowed (1st, 0) Tackles for Loss Allowed (1st, 2.5) Team Passing Efficiency Defense (1st, 94.87) Time of Possession (1st, 34:51) Total Defense (1st, 221.5) Winning Percentage (1st, 1.000) Rushing Defense (2nd, 69) Scoring Defense (2nd, 12) 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (3rd, 0.275) Blocked Punts (3rd, 2) Defensive TDs (3rd, 3) Fewest Penalties Per Game (3rd, 3.25) Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (3rd, 28.25) Scoring Offense (3rd, 48.3) Turnover Margin (3rd, 2) Passing Yards Allowed (4th, 152.5) Passing Offense (7th, 287.8) Passes Intercepted (8th, 8) Blocked Kicks (8th, 3) Turnovers Lost (8th, 4) Team Passing Efficiency (9th, 173.54) Total Offense (9th, 473.3) Passing Yards per Completion (10th, 14.21)
Penn	Punt Return Defense (1st, -5.5) Punt Returns (1st, 29.4) 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (10th, 0.333)
Princeton	Passes Had Intercepted (3rd, 1) Fewest Penalties Per Game (5th, 3.5)
Yale	Red Zone Defense (5th, 0.667) Sacks Allowed (8th, 0.75) Kickoff Return Defense (9th, 15.45) 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (10th, 0.333) Blocked Punts (10th, 1) Tackles for Loss Allowed (10th, 3.75)

 

IVIES IN THE TOP 10 (INDIVIDUAL)
Elias Archie, Brown DB	Interceptions Per Game (7th, 0.5)
Miles Brophy, Brown DB	Solo Tackles (3rd, 6.75)
James Murphy, Brown QB	Completions Per Game (9th, 20.75)
Ike Odimegwu, Brown DL	Sacks (7th, 1)
Jack Smiechowski, Columbia LB	Interceptions Per Game (1st, 0.75)
Caleb Solomon, Columbia DB	Solo Tackles (7th, 6)
Justin Townsend, Columbia DL	Sacks (7th, 1)
Braylon Howard, Cornell CB	Passes Defended (3rd, 1.5)
D.J. Crowther, Dartmouth RB	Scoring (6th, 9)
Harrison Keith, Dartmouth S	Interceptions Per Game (7th, 0.5)
Grayson Saunier, Dartmouth QB	Total Offense (8th, 288.5) Completions Per Game (9th, 20.75)
Sean Williams, Dartmouth DB	Interceptions Per Game (7th, 0.5)
Jaden Craig, Harvard QB	Passing Efficiency (8th, 175.8) Yards per Pass Attempt (8th, 9.35)
Alex DeGrieck, Harvard DL	Sacks (7th, 1)
Damien Henderson, Harvard DB	Interceptions Per Game (7th, 0.5)
John Lista, Penn LB	Solo Tackles (5th, 6.33) Total Tackles (9th, 10.7)
Liam O'Brien, Penn QB	Total Offense (6th, 299.3) Completions Per Game (6th, 21.5) Passing Yards Per Game (7th, 259) Points Responsible For Per Game (7th, 18)
Bisi Owens, Penn WR	Receptions Per Game (10th, 6.25)
Jared Richardson, Penn WR	Receiving Yards Per Game (1st, 117.8) Receptions Per Game (1st, 8.75)
Julien Stokes, Penn RS/RB	Punt Return TDs (1st, 1) Punt Returns (1st, 29.4) All Purpose (2nd, 168) Combined Kick Returns (5th, 444)
Brady Clark, Princeton P	Punting (5th, 47.3)
Evan Haynie, Princeton DB	Passes Defended (3rd, 1.5)
Marco Scarano, Princeton LB	Passes Defended (3rd, 1.5)
Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye, Yale LB	Total Tackles (2nd, 13.3) Solo Tackles (4th, 6.5)
Nico Brown, Yale WR	Receiving Yards Per Game (4th, 105.7) Receptions Per Game (6th, 6.67)
Ezekiel Larry, Yale DL	Forced Fumbles (2nd, 0.5)
Abu Kamara, Yale DB	Passes Defended (3rd, 1.5) Interceptions Per Game (7th, 0.5)
Josh Pitsenberger, Yale RB	Rushing Yards Per Game (6th, 117.5) Scoring (6th, 9)