Ivy League Roundup : Sept. 29

 

While Penn football struggled against Villanova, the other seven Ivy League squads were in action to varying degrees of success. Let’s look at the rest of the Ancient Eight.

Yale shocks Army in overtime, 49-43 — Well, raise your hand if you saw this one coming. No one raising their hands? Good. This was a shocker. Yale became the first Ivy team since 1986 to beat an FBS opponent as Army came to the Yale Bowl to renew an old rivalry thanks to the Yale Bowl turning 100 this year. The Elis rallied from a 14-point deficit in the early second half to hang with the Black Knights before exchanging touchdowns in the late fourth quarter.

An Army missed field goal ended regulation and the Black Knights missed another one on their first drive in OT. From there, senior running back Tyler Varga, who rushed for 186 yards, scored his fifth touchdown to clinch Yale’s first win over Army since 1955. The Elis will play their first Ivy game on Saturday against Cornell.

Harvard defeats Brown, 22-14 — The Crimson were without starting senior quarterback Connor Hempel and were forced to go with junior QB Scott Hosch. However, the junior proved himself on Saturday evening, leading the Crimson from behind in the fourth quarter to win its first conference game of the year.

Hosch went 24-for-34 passing the ball, throwing for a touchdown and running for one later in the game. Paul Stanton ran for 120 yards on 12 carries while junior receiver Andrew Fischer made 12 receptions for 115 yards. The Crimson head to Georgetown next week while Brown will look to regroup against Rhode Island.

Princeton demolishes Davidson, 56-17 — This was the Princeton football we’ve come to expect after last year. The Tigers returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and never looked back. Senior quarterback Quinn Epperly ran for four touchdowns and was 15-for-18 passing, pacing a Princeton offense that simply could not be contained. Epperly accounted for 294 yards combined between passing and running, while Princeton’s offense accumulated more than 400 yards in total.

After a disappointing loss to San Diego last week, this win gives the Tigers momentum going into their first Ivy game next week against Columbia.

No. 4 New Hampshire takes down Dartmouth, 52-19 — This one was ugly, to say the least. The Big Green stood little chance against such a highly ranked opponent on the road and it showed after a close first quarter. Junior quarterback Dalyn Williams threw for two touchdowns but was limited to just 108 yards passing. Dartmouth will now face Penn in each squad’s first Ivy game.

Cornell falls to Bucknell, 20-7 — The Big Red have scored just 19 points on the season and Saturday against the Bison was not a shining offensive performance. Freshman quarterback Jake Jatis threw for a touchdown but also had two interceptions and just 102 yards throwing the ball. The Big Red continue to march past the Jeff Mathews era next week against Yale.

Columbia smacked down by No. 24 Albany, 42-7 — Have no fear Penn fans: there was an Ivy team with a worse loss on Saturday. Columbia scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter but by then, the Lions had already given up 35 points and were well on their way to defeat. They will ride a 13-game losing streak dating back to 2012 when they come home to face Princeton.

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