Ivy
PRINCETON, N.J. – Dartmouth and Harvard are in the driver’s seat in the race for the Ivy League title, while Penn and Yale were led by historic quarterback performances in their Week 8 wins.
Entering Saturday, an Ivy League quarterback had thrown for six touchdowns in a single game just four times. That number is now six. Both Yale’s Grant Jordan and Penn’s Liam O’Brien threw six touchdowns, and each added a rushing score for good measure, to lead their teams to wins.
The Big Green and Crimson each sit atop the standings at 4-1 with two weeks remaining. Despite its setback, Columbia is still within reach of the title at 3-2 in league play.
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
DARTMOUTH 26, PRINCETON 17
6 p.m. // Princeton, N.J. // Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Dartmouth (7-1, 4-1) bounced back with a 26-17 road win over Princeton (2-6, 1-4).
- Big Green quarterback Jackson Proctor was 21-for-30 through the air for 185 yards and a touchdown. Grayson Saunier added two rushing scores. The Big Green defense limited Princeton to 180 yards of total offense.
- Princeton receiver Luke Colella hauled in four catches for 41 yards and a touchdown, his fifth of the year.
SATURDAY, NOV. 9
#24 HARVARD 26, COLUMBIA 6
12 p.m. // Cambridge, Mass. // Harvard Stadium
- Harvard (7-1, 4-1) prevailed over Columbia (5-3, 3-2) 26-6 in a battle of two teams atop the Ivy League standings.
- Crimson quarterback Jaden Craig threw for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns – finding Cooper Barkate and Charles DePrima in the end zone. Austin-Jake Guillory had a pair of interceptions in the win.
- Columbia’s Charlie Newton posted a game-high 14 tackles. Receiver Marcus Libman had five catches for 104 yards.
YALE 56, BROWN 34
12 p.m. // New Haven, Conn. // Yale Bowl
- Grant Jordan’s career day led Yale (5-3, 2-3) past Brown (3-5, 2-3) 56-34.
- Jordan threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns on 29-for-40 passing. He added 21 yards and touchdown on the ground. His top target was David Pantelis, who hauled in 12 catches for 195 yards and three touchdowns.
- Brown receiver Mark Mahoney had 10 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.
PENN 67, CORNELL 49
1 p.m. // Ithaca, N.Y. // Schoellkopf Field
- Liam O’Brien’s seven-touchdown performance propelled Penn (4-4, 2-3) to a 67-49 road victory over Cornell (3-5, 2-3) in a game that featured 1,196 combined yards of total offense.
- O’Brien was 22-for-30 through the air with 341 yards and six touchdowns. He added 77 yards and a score by way of the ground. His top target was Jared Richardson, who caught nine passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Malachi Hosley rushed for 192 yards and two scores in the win. Penn had 627 yards of total offense.
- On the other end, Jameson Wang threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing for 48 yards and a score. He connected with Samuel Musungu 14 times for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Cornell had 569 yards of total offense.
MEAC
Morgan State def. Delaware State - 36-28
South Carolina State def. Howard - 38-14
Morgan State def. Delaware State - 36-28
DOVER, Del. (November 9, 2024) — Redshirt junior quarterback Duce Taylor threw a touchdown pass, and redshirt freshman Jason Collins Jr. added a season-high 138 yards and a score to lead Morgan State to a 36-28 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win over Delaware State on Saturday at Alumni Stadium.
Taylor and Collins led a Bears offense that amassed 457 total yards, while the Hornets finished with 456 total yards, but it was the Bears special teams came up to help lead Morgan (5-5, 2-1) to their second conference victory.
Taylor, who made his fourth start of the season, completed 17-of-28 passes for 218 yard.
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South Carolina State def. Howard - 38-14
Washington, DC – The S.C. State Bulldogs defeated the Howard Bison 38-14 in conference action on Saturday afternoon.
SCSU improved to 7-2 with a 3-0 MEAC record.
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CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 21, STONEHILL 17
Junior Brady Olson delivered the final blow in a back-and-forth battle at Stonehill with a 30-yard touchdown pass to sophomore running back Donny Marcus with 8:54 left in the fourth quarter to lead Central Connecticut to a 21-17 win on Saturday. Improving to 3-1 in NEC play for the first time since 2019, the last time they won the league, the Blue Devils held a 175-75 advantage in rushing yards on the afternoon.
No. 24/25 DUQUESNE 31, ROBERT MORRIS 6
Duquesne took control of first place in the NEC standings and improved to 4-0 in conference play for the second straight season with a commanding 31-6 win over then-undefeated and crosstown rival Robert Morris on Saturday. Graduate student John Erby, who caught six balls for 126 yards, was on the receiving end of three of senior Darius Perrantes’ four touchdown throws on the afternoon.
LIU 28, Sacred Heart 7
Opening the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run with 6:56 left in the opening quarter, redshirt sophomore Ethan Greenwood put the finishing touches on LIU’s convincing 28-7 win over former conference mate Sacred Heart with a 55-yard scamper in the final seconds of the third quarter. The Sharks, who made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season, delivered a dominant performance on both ends of the gridiron with a 505-177 advantage in total offense.
MERCYHURST 66, Lincoln 0
Senior quarterback Adam Urena threw for a season-high six scores as Mercyhurst blanked visiting Lincoln by a 66-0 final. Hitting four different receivers for touchdown passes — including multiple touchdown throws to graduate student Cameron Barmore and senior Mike Pappas — Urena completed 88.9 percent of his attempts (16-of-18) for 215 yards.
Patriot
Lehigh downs Holy Cross; Bucknell and Lafayette earn one-point wins
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-3, 3-1 PL) 10, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-6, 3-1 PL) 7
Fitton Field, Worcester, Mass. Noon (ESPN+)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – A 25-yard field goal from Lehigh junior placekicker Nick Garrido in the third quarter proved to be the difference in the Mountain Hawks’ 10-7 victory over Holy Cross at Fitton Field.
*Lehigh’s defense held the Crusaders to 258 total yards and seven points to hand Holy Cross its first League loss of the season.
*Mountain Hawks’ graduate student quarterback Dante Perri threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Mason Humphrey nine seconds into the second quarter to give Lehigh a 7-0 lead.
*Perri completed 4-of-5 passes for 29 yards and a touchdown.
*Sophomore running back Luke Yoder rushed for a team-high 66 yards on 18 carries, while first-year running back Jaden Green finished with 53 rushing yards on nine carries.
*Graduate student linebacker Mike DeNucci posted 11 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack and one pass breakup to lead the Mountain Hawks’ defense.
*Junior linebacker Jackson Dowd finished with 11 tackles.
*Holy Cross senior quarterback Joe Pesansky threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Jacob Petersen at the 9:29 mark in the second quarter to tie the score at seven apiece.
*Pesansky completed 17-of-26 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, while Petersen caught four passes for 30 yards. Junior wide receiver Max Mosey led the Crusaders with five catches for 46 yards.
*Sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux rushed for a game-high 84 yards on 20 carries.
*Crusaders’ senior linebacker Frankie Monte registered a career-high 21 tackles and recovered a fumble.
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AT BUCKNELL BISON (5-5, 3-1 PL) 28, FORDHAM RAMS (1-9, 1-4 PL) 27
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Nate Anderson to take the lead with 2:35 remaining in the fourth quarter in the Bison’s 28-27 victory over Fordham to move into a tie atop the Patriot League standings.
*Rucker IV completed 27-of-45 passes for 322 yards and three touchdown passes, while Anderson finished with 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns on five catches to lead the Bison offense.
*Junior wide receiver Josh Gary added seven catches for 97 yards, and senior running back Paul Neel caught three passes for 47 yards and a score.
*Sophomore linebacker Gavin Willis recorded game-highs of 13 tackles and 4.0 TFLs while recovering two fumbles, including a 79-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
*Bison sophomore linebacker Nick Hoying finished with nine tackles and 1.5 sacks, while senior safety Alex Smith Jr. added five tackles and an interception.
*Fordham senior running back Julius Loughridge posted his second straight 100-yard rushing game with 155 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.
*Loughridge’s one-yard touchdown run at the 4:18 mark in the fourth quarter gave Fordham a 27-21 lead, its first lead of the game.
*Junior quarterback Jack Capaldi completed 18-of-27 passes for 310 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
*Graduate student wide receiver Cole Thornton caught six passes for 130 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown reception from Capaldi in the second quarter.
*Sophomore wide receiver Ricky Gonzalez II caught a 30-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. He finished with 81 yards on four receptions.
*Rams’ graduate student linebacker Mike Courtney posted 12 tackles and 1.5 TFLs. Junior defensive lineman Sam Buerkle added three tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack.
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LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-5, 2-3 PL) 21, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (2-8, 1-3 PL) 20
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lead Lafayette to a 21-20 comeback win against Colgate at Andy Kerr Stadium.
*Trailing 20-7, Curtis capped an 80-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run at the 7:13 mark in the final frame, then added a two-yard score with 2:34 left to give Lafayette its first lead of the game.
*The Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year recorded his fourth straight 100-yard performance with 122 rushing yards and all three Lafayette touchdowns on 28 carries.
*Leopards’ senior defensive back Gabe DuBois forced two fourth-quarter fumbles, with the second leading to Lafayette’s go-ahead touchdown. He recovered the first fumble and added seven tackles.
*Junior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 9-of-16 passes for 89 yards, and sophomore receiver Carson Persing had three receptions for 55 yards.
*Senior safety Saiku White posted a team-leading eight tackles.
*Colgate sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 14-of-21 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown to sophomore wide receiver Reed Swanson.
*First-year quarterback Aleks Sitkowski rushed for a team-high 72 yards on 10 carries, and senior running back Brendan Cassamajor rushed for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Raiders a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter.
*Sophomore placekicker Luke Vogeler connected on field goals from 22 and 49 yards.
*Raiders’ junior linebacker Cole Kozlowski posted a game-high 17 tackles, while junior defensive lineman Dane Picariello added nine tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack.
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San Diego 16, Dayton 10
DAYTON, Ohio – San Diego jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead and hung on for a 16-10 victory against Dayton on Saturday at Welcome Stadium. Logan Gingg ran for a career-high 175 yards and had the Toreros’ lone touchdown, staking San Diego to a 10-0 lead after one quarter. Aidan Lehman hit three field goals – a 22-yarder in the first quarter, a 34-yarder in the second, and a 45-yarder in the third to help secure the win. Dayton charged back in the second half and closed within six points on Drew VanVleet’s touchdown pass to Donovan Weatherly but turned the ball over on downs on their final possession. Dayton running back Luke Hansen ran for 121 yards on 23 carries to power the Flyers offense.
Marist 40, Stetson 31
DeLAND, Fla. – Mike Willis notched his first win as Marist’s head coach as quarterback Sonny Mannino ran for four touchdowns in a 40-31 victory against Stetson on Saturday at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium. Manino ran for three of his four scores in the second half, with his third touchdown on the day giving Marist the lead for good at 33-28 with 3:28 left in the third quarter. The Red Foxes defense held Stetson to a field goal in the fourth quarter before Mannino sealed the win with a 23-yard run at the 3:51 mark. Mannino had 15 carries for 68 yards and completed 21-of-39 passes for 275 yards to pace the Red Foxes. Stetson quarterback Brady Meitz became his program’s all-time passing leader with 323 yards on 25-of-44 passing with two touchdowns. .
Davidson 31, Morehead State 14
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Mari Adams and Mason Sheron ran for more than 120 yards and had a touchdown each as Davidson downed Morehead State 31-14 on Saturday at Davidson College Stadium. Davidson used Adam Zouagui’s 43-yard field goal as the first half ended to take a 17-14 lead into the break. After the second half kickoff saw Morehead State pinned in at its four-yard line, Davidson’s Cam’ron Willis got a strip-sack and Dixon Hudson recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown and a 24-14 lead. The Wildcats defense did not allow a Morehead State score over the final 35 minutes and Mason Sheron sealed the win with a 15-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Adams ran for 129 yards on 23 carries, and Sheron added 123 yards on 27 carries to pace Davidson’s 314-yard rushing performance. Carter Cravens passed for 205 yards to lead Morehead State, but the Eagles run game was held to minus-13 yards.
Butler 24, Valparaiso 17
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Butler scored the game’s first 10 points, then made the early lead hold up and claimed the Hoosier Helmet with a 24-17 victory against Valparaiso on Saturday at Brown Field. Nick Howard had the first quarter’s only score with a one-yard touchdown run. Ryan Short then provided a 41-yard field goal early in the second quarter and Butler had a 10-0 lead. The Beacons would break through on Caron Tyler’s 33-yard pass to Gary Givens III, but Butler matched that with Reagan Andrew’s one-yard run on the following possession. Butler gained a two-touchdown lead early in the fourth quarter on Joey Suchy’s 36-yard run. Valparaiso would get back within a touchdown on Michael Mansaray’s five-yard run midway through the fourth, but fumbled the ball on their final possession as Butler’s defense sealed the win. Andrew’s 15-of-22 passing, 232-yard outing led the Butler offense as its ground game provided the three touchdowns. Tyler led Valparaiso with 158 yards on 8-of-17 passing.
Drake 22, St. Thomas 19
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Drake used a Luke Bailey touchdown, a safety, and a Shane Dunning field goal in the second half to hold off St. Thomas for its 17th consecutive PFL win, 22-19, on Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the 2024 PFL Championship with two games remaining in the regular season.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs and Tommies battled to a 10-10 tie at halftime, with Drake building a 10-0 lead only to see St. Thomas erase that lead in the final 5:07 of the half. Drake took the lead for good in the third quarter, with Luke Bailey finding Taj Hughes for a five-yard touchdown six minutes into the half. St. Thomas would get a field goal before the quarter ended, narrowing the deficit to 17-13. But on their next possession, the Tommies saw a wild pass from center sail over the punter's head, who recovered the ball in the end zone but was called for intentional grounding when his pass failed to find a St. Thomas eligible receiver. Drake would build a nine-point lead, 22-13, seven minutes later when Shane Dunning hammered home a 52-yard field goal. St. Thomas would close within that field goal with Tak Tateoka’s 44-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 left, but Drake successfully recovered the ensuing on-side kick, sealing the win. Bailey completed 20-of-26 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Bulldogs offense. Adebayo ran for 99 yards on 23 carries while Tateoka completed 16-of-29 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown.
