Football

Harvard Earns Share of Ivy Title; Yale, Dartmouth & Brown Pick Up Week 9 Wins

PRINCETON, N.J. –  Harvard secured at least a share of the Ivy League title with its win over Penn. The Crimson have now won three straight Ivy championships — a streak matched only six times in league history: Dartmouth (five, 1969–73), Penn (five, 1982–86), Yale (three, 1967–69), Yale (three, 1979–81), Dartmouth (three, 1990–92) and Harvard (three, 2013–15).
 
This week’s results set up an exciting finish, as the league’s first-ever automatic bid to the FCS playoffs will be decided next Saturday at The Game in New Haven. The contest will air nationally on ESPNU.
 
NO. 7 HARVARD 45, PENN 43
12 p.m. // Cambridge, Mass. // Tim Murphy Field at Harvard Stadium
  • Harvard (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) and Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy).
    • Kieran Corr drilled a 53-yard field goal as time expired to give Harvard the dramatic win and earn at least a share of the Ivy League crown
    • The last three games in the series have come down to the wire (3OT thriller in ’23 and a last second FG in ‘24) 
    • Harvard is one of four remaining unbeaten teams in the FCS (others are NDSU, Montana and Lehigh)
 
RV YALE 13, PRINCETON 10
12 p.m. // Princeton, N.J. // Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Yale (7-2, 5-1 Ivy) and Princeton (3-6, 2-4 Ivy)
    • Noah Piper hit a 37-yard field goal to put Yale ahead 13-10 with 3:50 remaining in the fourth quarter
    • Josh Pitsenberger ran for 106 yards and eclipsed the 1,000 mark for the season for the Bulldogs
    • Yale will host Harvard next Saturday with the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs on the line
 
BROWN 32, COLUMBIA 29
12 p.m. // New York, N.Y. // Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A Wien Stadium
  • Brown (4-5, 1-5 Ivy) and Columbia (1-8, 0-6 Ivy)
    • James Murphy threw for four touchdowns for Brown, including a 5-yard touchdown with 1:53 remaining in the game to put the Bears up 32-29
    • There were five lead changes in the second half alone
    • Murphy finished 31-of-43 for 340 yards
 
RV DARTMOUTH 24, CORNELL 14
1 p.m. // Hanover, N.H. // Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
  • Dartmouth (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) and Cornell (4-5, 3-3 Ivy) 
    • D.J. Crowther ran for a career-high 197 yards, including two touchdowns for Dartmouth
    • The Big Green move to 7-2 overall and strengthen their resume and remain in strong contention for an at-large berth to the FCS playoffs
    • It is Crowther’s third 100-yard rushing game of the season