Ivy Game Roundup

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Eric Johnson capped a record receiving day with a four-yard touchdown catch with 29 seconds left as Yale clinched a share of the Ivy League title with a thrilling 24-21 victory over Harvard in the 116th installment of "The Game." The catch was Johnson's 21st of the game, a new Ivy League record. His 244 receiving yards were a school record and fifth all-time in the conference. Joe Walland completed 42-of-67 passes for 437 yards for Yale (9-1, 6-1 Ivy League), which amassed 487 yards of offense against Harvard (5-5, 3-4). Brad Wilford was 13-of-28 for 143 yards and a touchdown for Harvard. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown clinched a share of its first Ivy League championship since 1976 as James Perry passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-6 victory over Columbia. Perry, the most prolific passing quarterback in Ivy League history, completed 28-of-36 passes, including touchdown tosses of 10 yards to Chas Gessner in the second quarter and 40 yards to Michael Malan in the fourth. Perry finished his career with 9,294 yards and 74 touchdown passes, both league records. Malan rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and added eight receptions for 121 yards for the Bears (9-1, 6-1 Ivy League), who shared the title with Yale. Malan's seven-yard touchdown run made it 16-0 47 seconds into the final quarter before Columbia (3-7, 1-6) got its only points on Jeff McCall's 24-yard touchdown pass to Mark Cannan. McCall completed 13-of-25 passes for 141 yards while Norman Hayes led the Lions on the ground with just 47 yards on 18 carries. Columbia was held to just 90 yards rushing. HANOVER, N.H. -- Brian Mann capped a brilliant passing day and wild fourth-quarter comeback with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Matt DeLellis with 45 seconds left as Dartmouth posted a 19-18 victory over Princeton. Dartmouth (2-8, 2-5 Ivy League) began the fourth quarter down 18-0 but rallied behind the passing of Mann. The sophomore found tight end Lee Roach with an eight-yard scoring toss 2:38 into the quarter then again with a 49-yard scoring strike 3:12 later. Mann, who completed 26-of-43 passes for 328 yards, capped the wild rally by finding DeLellis on the final play of an eight-play, 80-yard drive. DeLellis had six catches for 99 yards while Roach's touchdown receptions were his only catches of the game. Kyle Brandt ran for 121 yards and Tommy Crenshaw completed 19-of-36 passes for 204 yards and two scores for Princeton (3-7, 1-6).