Princeton at Yale
Sat., Nov. 12 – Noon
Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – With two weekends remaining, Team 149 finds itself very much in the hunt for an Ivy League title. Yale, 4-1 in Ivy play and tied for second place with Penn, hosts first-place Princeton on Saturday at Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field. The Tigers, ranked 16th nationally, are 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Ieague games. Kickoff is slated for noon.
 
The Bulldogs are the Ivy League's top scoring offense, averaging 32.8 points per game, while Princeton is yielding only 11.4 points per game, which leads the league and is second in the nation.
 
Yale's high-scoring offense was on full display last Saturday in the Bowl, erupting for 52 first-half points on its way to a 69-17 victory over Brown. The Bulldogs amassed 558 yards of total offense and scored two defensive touchdowns. The 69 points scored were the most in a game for Yale since an 89-0 win over Vermont in 1929.
 
The Bulldogs raced out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter, erupted for 35 points in the second and had a 52-3 halftime lead.
 
There were a number of contributors to the offensive success. On the ground, Tre Peterson rushed for two touchdowns, while Joshua Pitsenberger and Austin Tutas each added one.
 
Quarterback Nolan Grooms was an efficient 12-of-16 passing and threw for three touchdowns in only a half of work. David Pantelis, Jay Brunelle and Jackson Hawes each had a TD catch.
 
Defensively, Hamilton Moore had a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score, and Joseph Vaughn added a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown.
 
The Bulldogs seized control in the final five minutes of the second quarter, scoring 28 points and turning a comfortable lead into an overwhelming 52-3 advantage.
 
In addition to scoring offense, Yale also leads the league in total offense (425.4 yards per game), rushing offense (226.5 yards per game) and fewest sacks (0.88 per game). The Bulldogs are ninth in the nation in rushing offense.
 
Individually, Peterson is ninth nationally in rushing yards per carry (7.05). Grooms is completing nearly 60 percent of his passes and has thrown for 1,451 yards and 12 touchdowns. In his last two games, Grooms has thrown seven touchdown passes and zero interceptions.
 
In its last six quarters, Yale has outscored its opponents 86-17.
 
HISTORY LESSONS
 
The Bulldogs have won four of the last seven meetings with Princeton, but the Tigers won the last game, 35-20 last year in New Jersey. Princeton led only 21-17 at halftime but outscored Yale 14-3 in the third quarter. The teams were both 4-1 in Ivy play and tied for first place entering the game. The last meeting at the Bowl was a wild 59-43 Princeton victory in 2018. Yale's last victory over the Tigers in New Haven came in 2014, 44-30. This is the 144th meeting between the teams, and the Bulldogs hold a 78-55-10 advantage all time.
 
SCOUTING PRINCETON
 
The Tigers are one of only four unbeaten teams in the FCS. Princeton is coming off a hard-fought 17-14 victory over Dartmouth last Saturday. The Tigers scored a touchdown on each of their first two possessions but were then held to only a field goal the rest of the way. Dartmouth scored its second touchdown with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but Dawson DeLullis recovered an onside kick to secure the win. Princeton features two receivers with 100+ career catches in Dylan Classi and Andrei Iosivas. Quarterback Blake Stenstrom leads the league with 2,123 passing yards.