Football

Harvard and Yale Earn League Wins; Ivies Go 4-0 In Non-Conference Games

PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard and Yale picked up league wins while Ivies went 4-0 in non-conference games this weekend. No. 18 Harvard remained unbeaten with a 41-29 road victory over Cornell, scoring 41 unanswered points after trailing 10-0 early. Yale topped Dartmouth, 28-7, behind 537 yards of offense, while Columbia scored 20 unanswered fourth-quarter points in a 41-28 win at Marist. Brown defeated Bryant, 28-13, with four rushing touchdowns, Princeton earned a 28-13 road win over Wagner and Penn rallied in the fourth quarter to edge Howard, 24-20.

The Ivy League is now 14-6 overall this season vs. other FCS programs. 

COLUMBIA 41, MARIST 28
7 p.m. // Poughkeepsie, N.Y. // Tenney Stadium
•  Columbia (3-1, 0-1 Ivy) scored 20 unanswered fourth-quarter points to rally past Marist, 41-28, on Friday night and complete an unbeaten non-conference slate.
•  Chase Goodwin completed 22-of-32 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Hutch Crow caught seven passes for 105 yards and a touchdown, while Bryce Coleman had nine receptions for 93 yards and a score.
•  Carter McCray returned a blocked field goal 85 yards for a touchdown and AJ George returned a fumble 44 yards for another score. Julius Patton added a fourth-quarter strip sack and recovery.


YALE 28, DARTMOUTH 7
12 p.m. // New Haven, Conn. // Yale Bowl
•  Yale (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) scored the final 21 points to defeat Dartmouth (1-3, 1-1 Ivy), 28-7, in its home Ivy League opener. The Bulldogs totaled a season-high 537 yards of offense.
•  Dante Reno passed for 325 yards and two touchdowns, while Jaxton Santiago recorded 147 receiving yards and two scores.
•  Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni rushed for a career-high 174 yards. Yale held Dartmouth scoreless over the final three quarters.


BROWN 28, BRYANT 13
12 p.m. // Providence, R.I. // Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
•  Brown (2-2, 0-1 Ivy) scored three first-half touchdowns and added a fourth-quarter insurance score to defeat Bryant, 28-13. The Bears have held four straight opponents to 14 points or fewer.
•  Matt Childs rushed for a career-high 103 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and totaled 189 all-purpose yards. Qwentin Brown added two rushing touchdowns.
•  James Murphy threw for 198 yards, while Max Malo led the defense with nine tackles. Camryn Williams-Dalton intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter.
 
PRINCETON 28, WAGNER 13
12 p.m. // Staten Island, N.Y. // Wagner College Stadium
•  Princeton (3-1, 1-0 Ivy) earned a 28-13 road victory over Wagner, its third consecutive win.
•  The Tigers led 7-3 after the first quarter and 21-13 at halftime before adding a third-quarter touchdown. Kai Honda rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. 
•  Princeton held Wagner scoreless in the second half to preserve the 15-point victory.


NO. 18 HARVARD 41, CORNELL 29
1 p.m. // Ithaca, N.Y. // Schoellkopf Field
•  Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) overcame an early 10-0 deficit by scoring 41 unanswered points to defeat Cornell (2-2, 1-1 Ivy), 41-29, and remain unbeaten.
•  Charlie Smith completed 23-of-27 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns. Xaviah Bascon rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
•  Xaden Benson recorded his sixth interception of the season, while Kieran Corr connected on field goals of 51 and 27 yards. Cornell scored 19 fourth-quarter points.


PENN 24, HOWARD 20
1 p.m. // Philadelphia, Pa. // Franklin Field
•  Penn (2-2, 0-1 Ivy) rallied from a 20-10 deficit entering the fourth quarter to defeat Howard, 24-20, in the first meeting between the programs.
•  The Quakers scored 14 unanswered points in the final quarter to secure their second victory of the season.
•  Penn held Howard scoreless in the fourth quarter after the Bison had scored in each of the first three periods.