While the Quakers' victory brought head coach Al Bagnoli's win total to the century mark, Norries Wilson was just getting started as head coach of Columbia.
The Lions pulled an impressive 37-7 upset victory over Fordham, scoring 20 points off of turnovers. In all, the Lions recovered four fumbles and intercepted three passes.
Columbia's junior quarterback Craig Hormann passed for 154 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore linebacker Drew Quinn returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown.
Wilson's "slash and burn" approach to offense overpowered the Rams and led the Lions to the team's highest point total since 2000.
Wilson, the first black head coach in Ivy League history, succeeds Bob Shoop, who led the Lions to a 7-23 record in three seasons. Off to a 1-0 record, Wilson is the first Columbia head coach to win his debut since Buff Donelli did it in 1957.
Columbia is looking to rebound from last year's last place Ivy finish, as it ended the season 2-8 overall and without a conference win.
Running out of trouble
Harvard running back Clifton Dawson edged out Penn's Joe Sandberg for most rushing yards over the weekend with 170 on 24 carries, to Sandberg's 166.
Dawson and Sandberg shared the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors for their respective performances.
The senior All-Ivy back dominated on the field against Holy Cross with three touchdowns to lead the Crimson to a 31-14 victory.
But the win did not come without a price.
Harvard's quarterback, Chris Pizzotti, had to leave the game on the first drive of the second quarter with a knee injury.
Pizzotti was filling the absence left by Harvard's returning starter Liam O'Hagan, who was forced to sit out the first five games of the season for violating team rules.
This leaves the job to sophomore Jeff Witt, who played in one game last year but hadn't thrown a pass before Saturday.
Witt went on to complete 7-of-13 passes for 105 yards and one touchdown.
It is unclear how much time Pizzotti will need to recover.
Although the Crusaders were first to put points on the board with an early touchdown, the Crimson's 31 unanswered points in the second and third quarters sealed the win.
Playing dead
Princeton recovered from a 10-point halftime deficit with two third-quarter touchdowns to pull away from Lehigh, 14-10.
The Tigers defense got two interceptions from defensive back Tim Strickland, the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week.
Junior running back Rob Toresco rushed for Princeton's first score, and sophomore wide receiver Adam Berry followed later in the third quarter with another touchdown off a pass from quarterback Jeff Terrell.
Title defense begins
Ivy champion Brown gained its ninth straight win with a victory over Georgetown, 34-21.
Senior quarterback Joe DiGiacomo completed 14-of-20 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns.
A major concern for the Bears was the loss of Nick Hartigan, who graduated last year after averaging 172 yards rushing per game.
Senior running back Akin Oyalowo attempted to fill that void, leading the team with 89 yards and a touchdown.
The Bears' defense limited the Hoyas to just 58 yards rushing, led by senior linebacker Zak DeOssie, who made 13 tackles.
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