No. 25/RV Yale vs. No. 10/8 Harvard
Saturday, Nov. 22 – 12 p.m.
Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
New Haven, Conn.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Team 152 is set to play one of the most important games in the history of the Yale football program this Saturday, Nov. 22. The Bulldogs are hosting the undefeated Harvard Crimson (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) with the Ivy League's first automatic bid to the FCS Tournament on the line. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.

What's New

• For the first time this season, the Bulldogs were ranked in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 25 with 37 points.
• Abu Kamara earned Defensive Player of the Week honors in Yale's game against Princeton, where he recorded 10 combined tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and broke up one pass.
• Yale's 13-10 victory over Princeton was the 950th in program history, making the Bulldogs the seventh team to reach that milestone across all levels, behind Oklahoma, Texas, Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan.
• Yale has won five straight games for the first time since closing the 2019 season with six consecutive victories.
• Yale has won 11 of its last 12 home games dating back to November 2023. 
• Josh Pitsenberger now has 1,095 rushing yards this season, becoming the first Bulldog to surpass 1,000 yards since Zane Dudek (1,133) in 2017.
• Pitsenberger's second-quarter touchdown against the Tigers was the 34th of his career, tying John Pagliaro for the second-most by a Yale running back. 
• Pitsenberger is currently the Ivy League's rushing triple crown leader, topping the conference in attempts (217), rushing yards (1,095) and rushing touchdowns (12). 
• Saturday's win over the Tigers was Yale's first in a game with fewer than 25 total points since defeating Fordham 7-6 on Oct. 16, 2010. 
• Yale currently has the most sacks in the Ivy League (32) and is tied for the fewest sacks allowed (7).
• The 141st playing of The Game broadcast on ESPNU will mark Yale's 13th time appearing in front of a national audience on ESPN's linear networks since 2018. The Bulldogs are 8-4 in such games.

The Series

• Saturday's contest will be the 141st all-time meeting between Yale and Harvard, with the Bulldogs leading the series 71-61-8.
• Yale has won four of its last five matchups against Harvard, winning each of those games by an average margin of 5.5 points.
• Yale and Harvard's combined record of 16-2 is the highest heading into The Game since 2014, when the Crimson were 9-0 and the Bulldogs were 8-1 before their clash at Harvard Stadium.

The Last Matchup

• In 2024, the Bulldogs took down the Crimson 34-29 at Harvard Stadium, forcing Harvard to share the Ivy League Championship with Dartmouth and Columbia instead of winning it outright. 
• Yale took control of the game behind two passing touchdowns from Grant Jordan and a pick-six of Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig by Abu Kamara. 

Scouting Harvard

• The Crimson are currently ranked No. 10 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and No. 8 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. They currently hold a 9-0 overall record, and a 6-0 record in Ivy League play. 
• Harvard is looking to complete the Ivy League's first perfect regular season since the 2018 Princeton Tigers and its own first perfect regular season since 2014.
• The Crimson are coming off a 45-43 shootout victory over Penn, punctuated by a 53-yard game-winning field goal by Kieran Corr. The win clinched at least a share of the Ivy League title for Harvard. 
• Harvard has won a share of the Ivy League championship in three-straight seasons, two of them coming under head coach Andrew Aurich. 
• Harvard has the Ivy League's top scoring offense (40.7 ppg) and defense (15.1 ppg) in 2025.
• Quarterback Jaden Craig is by far the league's most-efficient passer, holding a quarterback rating of 163.9 behind 2,456 yards, 21 touchdowns and five interceptions. 
• Harvard's top scorer on offense is Xaviah Bascon, who has eight rushing touchdowns on the season to go with 649 total yards. 
• The Harvard defense leads the Ivy League in interceptions with 12 as a unit. Defensive backs Jack Donahue, Xaden Benson and Damien Henderson all lead the team with two. 
• Defensive lineman Alex DeGrieck leads the Crimson with six sacks. 

Hear From The Bulldogs

"You need to have a plan, and then another plan and another plan to make sure that you can disrupt the passer, especially getting into this week," said Sean McGowan, Head Coach of Defense. "(Craig)'s a very talented passer. He's very poised to make all the throws. Got a lot of kids to spread the ball around too. So it'll be a good challenge."

"For me, this is the last guaranteed game of football that I have, so I'm literally going to treat it like it is the only game of football that I will ever play," said captain running back Josh Pitsenberger. "Most of the team is on the same page. No one really cares about the playoffs right now. We're only fixated on YvY 10. We've talked about it. Closing the circle. We're blocking out all the noise. And we're trying to channel our excitement into having the best day we can have today."

Up Next
Yale will await its postseason fate ahead of the FCS Playoffs selection show on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 12 p.m.