US EditionYale Wins 'The Game,' Takes Down Harvard 45-28
Yale secured the Ivy League's first automatic playoff bid with a 45-28 win, fueled by Josh Pitsenberger's three rushing touchdowns, handing Harvard its first loss.
- In the 141st edition of The Game, Yale defeated Harvard 45-28 on Saturday, securing an Ivy League playoff berth.
- On the opening series, Harvard committed a turnover that Yale converted into a quick 21-yard touchdown, while vulnerabilities from last week's win resurfaced, causing everything to go wrong for the Crimson.
- Yale leaned on a dominant ground game led by Josh Pitsenberger, who carried 38 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns, while Dante Reno completed several long passes to Nico Brown, who had a 64-yard touchdown and 189 receiving yards.
- The defeat cost Harvard Crimson an unbeaten season and delivered Yale Bulldogs the playoff spot via the head-to-head tiebreaker, leaving Harvard's postseason fate with the FCS selection committee.
- Yale will receive the Ivy League's first-ever automatic playoff bid, marking a historic milestone, while Harvard suffers its first four-game streak since 1947 and the story remains developing.
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Villanova draws Harvard in first round of FCS playoffs
FCS playoff history will come through Radnor on Saturday. Villanova will host Harvard in the first round of the Division I Football Championship. It’s the first year that the Ivy League is participating in the tournament. Harvard lost on Saturday to Yale, 45-28, its first loss of the season. The two teams split the Ivy League title, with Yale getting the automatic playoff spot. Harvard is an at-large selection. Villanova (9-2) earned the No. 12 …
Yale wins 'The Game,' takes down Harvard 45-28
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In the 141st edition of "The Game" the Yale University Bulldogs took down the Harvard Crimson 45-28. This year's rivalry game had something extra on the line, the Ivy League Championship and a berth into the NCAA FCS Playoffs, a first for Ivy League winners. Yale jumped out to a [...]
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