Football Senior Day 2024
Kristen Barrett
28
Princeton PRI 2-7 , 1-5
42
Winner Yale YAL 6-3 , 3-3
Princeton PRI
2-7 , 1-5
28
Final
42
Yale YAL
6-3 , 3-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
PRI Princeton 7 14 7 0 28
YAL Yale 7 14 14 7 42

Game Recap: Football | | Colleen Murphy

Bulldogs Victorious Against Princeton on Senior Day

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In its home season finale, the Yale football team was victorious with a 42-28 win over Princeton on Senior Day at Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field.
 
Key Players
  • Josh Pitsenberger was vital in the Bulldogs' run game. He rushed for 159 yards on 25 attempts. He grabbed two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown.
  • Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye is a defensive player who made an impact on the game. He had a team-high nine tackles – with two sacks for a loss of seven yards. In addition, he tacked on a forced fumble and an interception.
Turning Point
  • Yale's second half run game was a point of emphasis that determined the direction of the game.
  • In the first half, the Bulldogs rushed 21 times for 109 yards. In the second half, they upped the run game with 172 yards on 26 rushes – particularly enhanced in the third quarter.
  • The third frame saw them rush 14 times for 104 yards, highlighted by Pitsenberger with 67 of those yards.
Game Notes
  • Josh Pitsenberger rushed for a season-high 25 attempts and 159 yards.
  • Pitsenberger picked up two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown. The running back has at least one receiving touchdown in each of his three seasons.
  • Grant Jordan rushed for a career-high yards. He now has rushing touchdowns of his own in five of the Bulldogs' eight games.
  • Chase Nenad's 53 receiving yards and 31-yard reception were both season highs.
  • As a team, the Bulldogs rushed a season-high 281 yards. Their highest run total to date was 258 against Lehigh on Oct. 19.
  • Five sacks from the defense were a season high. The last time Yale picked up five sacks in a game was against Harvard on Nov. 18, 2023.
  • Yale has now beaten Princeton in four of the last five meetings. Three of those wins have seen the squad score at least 30 points.
Quoting Reno
"I was proud of my team for winning a rock fight," said Tony Reno, Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach. "We knew we were going to be in the middle of a rock fight. We welcome it. We're pretty good in rock fights. We have a very proud senior class which has had a lot of success and left its mark on the program," said Reno. "To be able to send them off the right way in their last home game means a lot to me and all of us as a program.
 
Looking Ahead
Yale caps the 2024 season with the 140th playing of The Game. The Bulldogs will square off with the Crimson in Cambridge on Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
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