Yale vs. Princeton
Saturday, Nov. 15 – 12 p.m.
Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
Princeton, N.J.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Team 152 will look to maintain its momentum in Ivy League play following a 34-22 win over Brown. The Bulldogs hit the road for the penultimate game of the season against Princeton (3-5, 2-3 Ivy). Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.

What's New

• Yale's victory over Brown marked the 80th career win for Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football Tony Reno, now in his 13th season leading the program.
• The Bulldogs are also one win away from reaching 950 all-time victories, dating back to the program's founding in 1872.
• Yale received 18 points in the latest AFCA FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll.
• Following Cornell's 39-17 win over Penn, Yale now holds sole possession of second place in the Ivy League with a 4-1 conference record.
• Yale nearly swept the Ivy League's weekly awards: running back Josh Pitsenberger earned Offensive Player of the Week, linebacker Phoenix Grant was named Defensive Player of the Week, and punter Reese Keeney claimed Special Teams Player of the Week.
• It was the first time multiple Yale players earned weekly honors since Pitsenberger and former kicker Jack Bosman were recognized after a win over Brown in November 2022.
• Pitsenberger's two rushing touchdowns against Brown brought his career total to 33, placing him third all-time among Yale running backs—just one behind John Pagliaro (34). All-time leader in that category, Mike McLeod, has 54.
• Quarterback Dante Reno has now thrown 99 consecutive passes without an interception, a streak dating back to Yale's Oct. 11 matchup with Dartmouth.
• Wide receiver Nico Brown, coming off a two-touchdown performance, now has nine receiving touchdowns on the season—surpassing 2024 team leader David Pantelis. Brown is also tied for the Ivy League lead with Penn's Jared Richardson, despite playing one fewer game.
• After rushing for 255 yards as a team against Brown, Yale now leads the Ivy League in rushing offense with 183.8 yards per game. The Bulldogs have topped 250 rushing yards in consecutive games for the first time since 2022, when they recorded 340 yards against Brown and 297 against Princeton.
• Yale is riding a four-game winning streak for the first time since closing out the 2023 season with four straight victories over Columbia, Brown, Princeton, and Harvard to clinch the Ivy League title.

The Series

• Yale has won four of its last five matchups with Princeton, including the last three straight—the Bulldogs' longest streak in the series since winning four in a row from 2002 to 2005.
• Yale vs. Princeton is the second-most-played rivalry in college football history, with 146 prior meetings. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 81-55-10.

The Latest Matchup

• In 2024, Yale defeated Princeton 42-28 at the Yale Bowl, sending its seniors off in style.
• Pitsenberger powered the offense with 159 rushing yards on 25 carries, adding two rushing touchdowns and one receiving score.

Scouting Princeton

• Princeton enters the weekend 3–5 overall and 2–3 in Ivy League play, with notable wins over Lafayette (Sept. 27) and Brown (Oct. 18).
• The Tigers are coming off a hard-fought 20–17 loss to Dartmouth, in which they nearly erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit.
• Freshman wide receiver Josh Robinson has been Princeton's breakout star, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors five times this season. He leads the team with 34 catches for 388 yards and two touchdowns.
• Punter Brady Clark tops the Ivy League with a 45.7-yard average, including 10 punts of 50+ yards and 14 downed inside the 20.
• Running back Ethan Clark ranks among the Ivy League's top five rushers with 468 yards and five touchdowns.
• Defensively, linebackers Marco Scarano and Chase Christopher anchor the unit, combining for 128 tackles, three forced fumbles, and one interception. Both rank among the Ivy League's top 10 in total tackles.

Hear From The Bulldogs

"I think (Robinson)'s a speedster, but that's nothing that the Yale defense hasn't seen before," said nickel linebacker Abu Kamara. "We'll just take care of what we need to take care of, cover when we need to cover and then from there, just play ball."

"They are a consistent defense, and they're where they're supposed to be," said offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowsky. "They're really well coached. I think both of their corners are really good players, they tend to make some really good plays in the air and the schematic world they live in is based on creating confusion. So we'll have to make sure that we have a really good understanding of the picture."

Up Next
Yale concludes the 2025 regular season with the 141st playing of The Game, hosting Harvard at the Yale Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 22, at noon.