Week 2 2018 Football September 17, 2018

STANDINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE Ivy League Overall Record Pct. PF PA Record Pct. PF PA Streak Friday, September 21 Columbia 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 41 24 W 1 Harvard at Brown, 7 p.m., ESPNU Dartmouth 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 41 0 W 1 Harvard 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 36 14 W 1 Saturday, September 22 Penn 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 34 17 W 1 Dartmouth at Holy Cross, 1 p.m., PLN Princeton 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 50 7 W 1 Columbia at Georgetown, 2 p.m., PLN Brown 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 15 44 L 1 Yale at Cornell, 3 p.m., ESPN+ Cornell 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 10 27 L 1 Lehigh at Penn, 3 p.m., ESPN+ Yale 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 28 31 L 1 Monmouth at Princeton, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ IN THE POLLS

NON-CONFERENCE MARK FCS Coaches Poll The Ivy League boasts a 5-3 non-conference mark and is searching for its fourth-straight season RV Harvard with a .500-or-better non-conference record. In 2017, the Ivy League led the FCS and ranked RV Princeton fourth in NCAA Division I—trailing the SEC (.825), Pac 12 (.771) and Big Ten (.762)—with a .750 non-conference record. STATS FCS Top 25 Poll RV Harvard RV Princeton FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RV Yale The Ivy League’s six-game national television package, featuring all eight Ivy League programs, RV Dartmouth kicks off on Friday, Sept. 21, when Brown hosts Harvard. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. LEAGUE LEADERS

OFFENSE ROOTED IN IVY Rushing A record 28 Ivies participated in NFL training camps this season, with 21 earning roster spots Yards - Zane Dudek, Yale, 217 entering the 2018 campaign. Harvard alum has headlined the Ivy League’s TD - Aaron Shampklin, Harvard, 4 contingent thus far, becoming the first in the 99-season history of the NFL to throw for at least 400 yards and at least four in each of his team’s first two games of the Passing season. Fitzpatrick currently leads the NFL with 819 passing yards and a passer rating of 151.5— Yards - Michael McGovern, Brown, 312 the maximum is 158.3. TD - Ryan Glover, Penn & John Lovett, Princeton, 2 Thirteen Ivies saw game action during Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season, including nine that started for their respective teams. In Week 2, seven Ivies started, with 12 making game appearances. Receiving Yards - , Princeton, 140 CUTTING EDGE TD - Jesper Horsted, Princeton, 2 Dartmouth hired Callie Brownson to be its offensive quality control coach entering the 2018 season. DEFENSE With the hiring, Brownson became the first known full-time female football coach at the NCAA Tackles - Daniel Aidman, Brown, 14 Division I level. Tackles for Loss - Cooper Gardner, Penn, 3 Sacks - Cooper Gardner, Penn, 3 - 6 Tied, 1 Forced - 7 Tied, 1 Fumbles Recovered - Cameren Carter, Columbia, 2

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR ROLL Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (So., RB - Paramount, Calif.) Daniel Aidman, Brown (Sr., LB – Austin, Texas) Dylan Brady, Brown (Fr., K – Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) - Rushed for a career-high 178 yards, averaging 11.9 yards per carry Chris Alleyne, Columbia (Sr., K/P – San Diego, Calif.) - Scored four touchdowns, the most for a Crimson running back since Oct. 4, Mike Hinton, Columbia (Sr., DL – Winston-Salem, N.C.) 2014 Nickolas Null, Cornell (Jr., K/P – Bradenton, Fla.) - Surpassed his total from 2017 (3) in the season-opener Rashaad Cooper, Dartmouth (Sr., RB – Tracy, Calif.) - Took his first three touches to the house for touchdown runs of 64, 22 and 23 Connor Davis, Dartmouth (Fr., K – Ocala, Fla.) yards, respectively Jackson Perry, Dartmouth (Sr., DL – , Nev.) - Personally outscored San Diego, 24-14, in a 36-14 Harvard victory Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (Jr., DB – Queen Creek, Ariz.) Zack Miller, Harvard (Sr., S – Houston, Texas) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jon Sot, Harvard (Fr., P – Clark, N.J.) Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (Jr., DB – Queen Creek, Ariz.) Karekin Brooks, Penn (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.) Pat McInerney, Penn (Sr., LB – Blue Bell, Pa.) - Tallied his fifth career , setting up the game’s final scoring drive in Charlie Volker, Princeton (Sr., RB – Fair Haven, N.J.) a 41-0 shutout win Samuel Wright, Princeton (So., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.) - Recorded three passes defended, two pass breakups and two unassisted Ryan Burke, Yale (Jr., LB – Huntington Beach, Calif.) tackles Zane Dudek, Yale (So., RB – Kittanning, Pa.) - Contributed to a Big Green defensive unit that yielded fewer first downs (3) than it forced turnovers (4) NATIONAL RECOGNITION - Helped Dartmouth surrender just 112 yards of offense to Georgetown STATS FCS also names weekly award winners, and multiple #IvyFootball - Led Dartmouth to its first season-opening shutout victory in 42 years standouts have been honored.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Honorable Mention Jack Soslow, Penn (Sr., K - Bryn Mawr, Pa.) Offensive: Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (Sept. 17) Defensive: N/A - Went 2-for-2 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs in Penn’s 34-17 win over Special Teams: Melvin Rouse II, Yale (Sept. 17), Jack Soslow, Penn (Sept. Bucknell 17) - Made field goals of 48 and 49 yards, tying for No. 6 and No. 10 on Penn’s Rookie: N/A all-time list - Owns three of the Top 10 longest field goals in program history, the only Quaker with three kicks on the list - Became the first player in program history to record multiple 48+ yard field goals in a single game

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Dante Miller, Columbia (Fr., RB - Rockingham, N.C.)

- Scored his first career touchdown on an 83-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 41-24 win over Central Connecticut State - Aforementioned play was the sixth-longest touchdown run and overall run in program history - Rushed for 93 yards, averaging 11.6 yards per carry - His 11.6 yards per carry ranks No. 8 among Columbia’s all-time single-game performances - Decommitted from a scholarship offer at James Madison to commit to Columbia

2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 3 WEEKLY AWARDS HISTORY WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK School Last Occurrence Player September 17...... Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (So., RB) Brown September 19, 2016 Kyle Moreno September 24...... Columbia October 16, 2017 Josh Wainwright October 1...... Cornell November 14, 2016* Chris Walker October 8...... Dartmouth November 20, 2017 Jared Gerbino October 15...... Harvard September 17, 2018 Aaron Shampklin October 22...... Penn November 6, 2017 Justin Watson October 29...... Princeton October 23, 2017 Chad Kanoff November 5...... Yale November 13, 2017 Kurt Rawlings November 12...... November 19...... DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK School Last Occurrence Player DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Brown September 18, 2017 Richard Jarvis September 17...... Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (Jr., DB) Columbia October 16, 2017 Michael Murphy September 24...... Cornell October 30, 2017 Nick Gesualdi October 1...... Dartmouth September 17, 2018 Isiah Swann October 8...... Harvard November 6, 2017 Richie Ryan October 15...... Penn November 13, 2017 Jay Cammon October 22...... Princeton October 24, 2016 Kurt Holuba October 29...... Yale November 20, 2017 November 5...... November 12...... SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK November 19...... School Last Occurrence Player Brown September 18, 2017 Scott Boylan SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Columbia October 9, 2017 Oren Milstein September 17...... Jack Soslow, Penn (Sr., K) Cornell November 20, 2017 Nickolas Null September 24...... Dartmouth September 25, 2017 Jeremiah Douchee October 1...... Harvard October 16, 2017 Justice Shelton-Mosley October 8...... Penn September 17, 2018 Jack Soslow October 15...... Princeton November 10, 2014 Nolan Bieck October 22...... Yale November 21, 2016 Alex Galland October 29...... November 5...... ROOKIE OF THE WEEK November 12...... School Last Occurrence Player November 19...... Brown October 2, 2017 Darius Daies Columbia September 17, 2018 Dante Miller ROOKIES OF THE WEEK Cornell November 24, 2014 Nick Gesualdi September 17...... Dante Miller, Columbia (Fr., RB) Dartmouth October 17, 2016 Isiah Swann September 24...... Harvard October 30, 2017* Jake Smith October 1...... Penn October 3, 2016 Connor Jangro October 8...... Princeton October 9, 2017 CJ Wall October 15...... Yale November 20, 2017 Zane Dudek October 22...... October 29...... *Shared honor November 5...... November 12...... November 19...... 2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 4 IVY LEAGUE ON ESPN FCS COACHES POLL The Ivy League and ESPN have agreed to a long-term relationship to showcase Sept. 17 Ivy League events through a variety of ESPN platforms, including at least 24 events annually on ESPN’s linear networks and more than 1,100 annually on Rank Team (First Place Votes)...... Record...... Points...... Previous 1 North Dakota St...... 2-0...... 650...... 1 ESPN+. 2 James Madison...... 2-1...... 622...... 2 3 South Dakota St...... 2-0...... 598...... 3 ESPN and the Ivy League have reached a comprehensive, 10-year deal for ESPN 4 North Carolina A&T...... 3-0...... 566...... 6 to become the exclusive national media rights partner for the conference, carrying 5 Kennesaw St...... 2-1...... 526...... 8 more than 1,100 events annually from more than 30 sports on ESPN media T6 Eastern Washington...... 2-1...... 498...... 5 platforms. The majority of those will be exclusively available on ESPN+, the new T6 Wofford...... 2-1...... 498...... 7 direct-to-consumer sports streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s 8 Weber St...... 2-1...... 457...... 13 Direct-to-Consumer and International division in partnership with ESPN. The Ivy 9 Jacksonville St...... 1-1...... 441...... 11 10 McNeese...... 3-0...... 393...... 15 League will also have at least 24 events air on ESPN’s linear networks each year, 11 Sam Houston St...... 1-1...... 386...... 4 including a six-game football packaged headlined by The Game: Harvard-Yale 12 Elon...... 1-1...... 352...... 14 this season. 13 Central Arkansas...... 2-1...... 322...... 17 14 Villanova...... 2-1...... 254...... 10 The expanded live content and enhanced fan experience through ESPN+ will 15 Illinois St...... 2-0...... 253...... T18 also provide a greater value to Ivy League fans, as they will receive more games 16 Maine...... 2-0...... 248...... 20 and content at a cost less than the previous Ivy League Network. For just $4.99 a 17 Samford...... 1-2...... 236...... 9 month or $49.99 a year, subscribers will get the Ivy League on ESPN, MLB, NHL 18 Nicholls...... 1-2...... 228...... 12 19 Stony Brook...... 2-1...... 176...... 21 and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, additional 20 Montana...... 2-1...... 115...... 16 college sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library of ESPN Films (including 21 Austin Peay...... 2-1...... 114...... 23 the award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series) and more. 22 Northern Iowa...... 0-2...... 88...... T18 23 Rhode Island...... 2-1...... 83...... NR A subscription to ESPN+ is available for purchase via the ESPN App and ESPN. 24 Colgate...... 2-0...... 64...... 25 com. Subcribers can watch ESPN+ in the Watch tab of the latest version of the 25 UC Davis...... 2-1...... 47...... NR ESPN App, available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Roku, Others Receiving Votes: Delaware, 36; North Dakota, 36; South Dakota, 32; Mercer, 23; Sacramento Chromecast and FireTV. St., 22; Towson, 17; Western Carolina, 12; Harvard, 10; Montana St., 10; Southeastern Louisiana, 10; Northern Arizona, 7; Chattanooga, 6; Monmouth (N.J.), 6; Princeton, 5; Richmond, 2; Youngstown Follow Ivy League on ESPN on Twitter (@IvyOnESPN). St., 1. STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL POSTSEASON AWARDS Sept. 17 Following the conclusion of the 2018 season, the Ivy League will announce its football postseason award winners, as voted on by the League’s eight head Rank Team (First Place Votes)...... Points...... Previous...... Record 1 North Dakota State (152)...... 3919...... 1...... 2-0 coaches. 2 James Madison (2)...... 3734...... 2...... 2-1 3 South Dakota State...... 3590...... 3...... 2-0 The All-Ivy teams (First, Second and Honorable Mention), Rookie of the Year and 4 North Carolina A&T (3)...... 3394...... 4...... 3-0 Coach of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The finalists for the 5 Kennesaw State...... 3169...... 7...... 2-1 Asa S. Bushnell Cup, which recognizes the League’s Offensive and Defensive 6 Eastern Washington...... 2907...... 6...... 2-1 Players of the Year, will then be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Finally, the 7 Weber State...... 2904...... 11...... 2-1 winners of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup, will be recognized at the Bushnell Cup 8 Wofford...... 2676...... 8...... 2-1 presentation on Monday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET in the Mercury Ballroom of the 9 McNeese...... 2399...... 16...... 3-0 10 Jacksonville State...... 2369...... 12...... 1-1 New York Hilton Midtown. 11 Sam Houston State...... 2256...... 5...... 1-1 12 Elon...... 2037...... 14...... 1-1 For the ninth-consecutive year the National Football Foundation & College 13 Maine...... 1856...... 17...... 2-0 Football Hall of Fame (NFF) has partnered with the Ivy League to co-host the 14 Central Arkansas...... 1663...... 18...... 2-1 press conference and reception. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses returns for 15 Villanova...... 1564...... 10...... 2-1 a fifth-straight year as the presenting sponsor of the event. 16 Illinois State...... 1457...... 19...... 2-0 17 Samford...... 1381...... 9...... 1-2 18 Nicholls...... 1184...... 13...... 1-2 19 Montana...... 938...... 15...... 2-1 20 Stony Brook...... 812...... 24...... 2-1 21 UC Davis...... 717...... 23...... 2-1 22 North Dakota...... 677...... NR...... 2-1 23 Rhode Island...... 531...... 25...... 2-1 24 Austin Peay...... 404...... NR...... 2-1 25 UNI...... 377...... 21...... 0-2

Others Receiving Votes: Towson (275), South Dakota (249), Mercer (221), Colgate (219), Delaware (216), Chattanooga (184), Sacramento State (143), Montana State (112), Western Illinois (87), Richmond (86), Missouri State (54), Northern Arizona (50), Monmouth (38), Princeton (32), Harvard (30), New Hampshire (28), Tennessee State (22), Yale (16), Furman (12), Southeastern Louisiana (8), Idaho (7), North Alabama (6), Southeast Missouri State (5), Northwestern State (3), Western Carolina (2), Prairie View A&M (2), Dartmouth (1), Howard (1), Sacred Heart (1). 2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 5 NOTES 63RD SEASON OF IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL The 2018 season is officially the 63rd year of Ivy League football. Although the Yale was picked to defend its Ivy League crown in the 2018 Ivy League Football League’s official founding was February 1954, the first year of athletics competition Preseason Media Poll. The Bulldogs, who are coming off their first outright was the 1956-57 season. League title since 1980, received 11-of-17 first-place votes and accumulated 129 points. Yale will be searching for back-to-back Ivy League titles for the first time THE IVY LEAGUE VERSUS since a run of three-straight from 1979-81. To do so, the Bulldogs will rely heavily The Ivy League’s record against non-conference opponents during the 2018 season: on sophomore running back Zane Dudek, who earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors in 2017 after becoming the first true freshman to lead the Ivy League Conference...... Record in rushing with 1,133 yards. Big Sky...... 0-1 (.000) Big South...... 0-0 (.000) The reigning League champions got the nod over Princeton, which returns Colonial...... 0-1 (.000) 2016 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year senior quarterback John DII...... 0-0 (.000) Lovett and finished with three first-place votes and 104 points, and rival MEAC...... 0-0 (.000) Harvard, which received a first-place vote and tallied 99 points. Missouri Valley...... 0-0 (.000) Northeast...... 1-0 (1.000) Ohio Valley...... 0-0 (.000) Predicted Order of Finish Patriot...... 2-1 (.667) First-Place Votes in Parentheses Pioneer...... 2-0 (1.000) Rank School Points Southern...... 0-0 (.000) 1. Yale (11) 129 Southland...... 0-0 (.000) 2. Princeton (3) 104 Southwestern Athletic...... 0-0 (.000) 3. Harvard (1) 99 TOTAL...... 5-3 (.625) T4. Columbia (1) 76 T4. Penn (1) 76 THE IVY LEAGUE VERSUS CONTINUED 6. Dartmouth 65 The Ivy League is searching for its fourth-straight .500-or-better non-conference 7. Cornell 37 record, after posting an FCS-leading .750 non-conference mark in 2017. 8. Brown 26

2006...... 16-8 (.667) PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA 2007...... 8-16 (.333) Ivy League student-athletes claimed 11 preseason All-America nods entering the 2008...... 10-14 (.417) 2018 campaign. 2009...... 8-16 (.333) 2010...... 14-10 (.583) STATS FCS 2011...... 10-14 (.417) First Team 2012...... 13-11 (.542) Larry Allen III, Harvard (Sr., OL) 2013...... 13-11 (.542) Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard (Sr., PR) 2014...... 11-13 (.458) 2015...... 16-8 (.667) Second Team 2016...... 12-12 (.500) Nick Miller, Penn (Sr., LB) 2017...... 18-6 (.750) Jesper Horsted, Princeton (Sr., WR) 2018...... 5-3 (.625) Zane Dudek, Yale (So., RB)

FAMILIAR FOES Third Team Rivalries will once again be renewed between Ivy League and Patriot League teams John Lovett, Princeton (Sr., AP) during the 2018 slate. The Ivy League went 10-2 (.833) against Patriot League opposition in 2017. PHIL STEELE First Team 2011 7-9 (.438) Zane Dudek, Yale (So., RB) 2012 8-8 (.500) Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard (Sr., PR) 2013 8-7 (.533) 2014 7-7 (.500) Second Team 2015 9-6 (.600) Jesper Horsted, Princeton (Sr., WR) 2016 6-8 (.429) 2017 10-2 (.833) Fourth Team 2018 2-1 (.667) Larry Allen III, Harvard (Sr., OL) TOTAL 57-48 (.543) Matt Kaskey, Dartmouth (Sr., OL)

2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 6 NOTES WATCH LISTS THE TEAMS Princeton senior quarterback John Lovett and Yale sophomore running back The all-time program records of the eight Ivy League schools: Zane Dudek were named to the 25-player preseason watch list for the 2018 Season Games Overall STATS FCS Walter Payton Award—presented annually to the most outstanding Yale 146th 1,332 903-374-55 (.699) offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Harvard 145th 1,313 870-393-50 (.682) Princeton 151st 1,284 824-410-50 (.661) Penn senior Nick Miller was named to the 25-player preseason Penn* 142nd 1,384 846-496-42 (.626) watch list for the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award—presented annually to the most Dartmouth 137th 1,200 698-456-46 (.601) outstanding defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Cornell 131st 1,195 639-522-34 (.549) Brown 141st 1,229 612-577-40 (.514) SEASON OPENERS Columbia 128th 1,100 388-669-43 (.372) Ivy League teams have racked up a 65-47 record over the first weekend of play over the past 14 seasons (2005-18). League teams have combined to start with a *Five 1997 Penn victories against Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Princeton and .500 record or better in 10 of those seasons. Yale were forfeited by the Ivy League because of use of a player subsequently declared ineligible. The games were not forfeited by the NCAA. 2005 7-1 (.875) 2006 5-3 (.625) THE COACHES 2007 3-5 (.375) The Ivy League’s current roster of coaches remain some of the most accomplished 2008 4-4 (.500) in the FCS. Three of the League’s eight coaches have 13 or more years at the 2009 3-5 (.375) helm of their current schools. The trio—Columbia’s (9), Harvard’s 2010 5-3 (.625) Tim Murphy (8) and Brown’s Phil Estes (3)—shares 20 Ivy titles. Bagnoli, 2011 4-4 (.500) who is in his fourth season at the helm at Columbia, won his nine conference 2012 5-3 (.625) championships during his 23 seasons at Penn. 2013 6-2 (.725) 2014 3-5 (.375) Season Ivy Overall 2015 4-4 (.500) Phil Estes, Brown 21st 76-64-0 (.543) 114-85-0 (.573) 2016 5-3 (.625) Al Bagnoli, Columbia 27th 120-62-0 (.659) 161-97-0 (.624) 2017 6-2 (.725) David Archer, Cornell 6th 9-26-0 (.257) 12-38-0 (.240) 2018 5-3 (.625) , Dartmouth 19th 63-62-1 (.504) 87-91-2 (.489) TOTAL 65-47 (.580) Tim Murphy, Harvard 25th 118-50-0 (.702) 168-71-0 (.703) , Penn 4th 16-5-0 (.762) 20-10-0 (.667) TITLE HISTORY Bob Surace, Princeton 9th 25-31-0 (.446) 38-42-0 (.475) Dartmouth and Penn pace the Ivy League with 18 football titles each, followed Tony Reno, Yale 7th 21-21-0 (.500) 33-27-0 (.550) closely by Harvard (17). Following its 2017 outright crown, Yale is just two shy of matching the Crimson. FCS ELITE The Ivy League remains the most successful conference in the FCS with seven of No Team Last Title its eight teams among the top 20 programs in all-time victories: 18 Dartmouth 2015 Wins 18 Penn 2016 1. Yale 903 17 Harvard 2015 2. Harvard 870 15 Yale 2017 3. Penn* 846 11 Princeton 2016 4. Princeton 824 4 Brown 2008 -- 3 Cornell 1990 6. Dartmouth 698 1 Columbia 1961 -- 14. Cornell 639 In 59 seasons, 22 teams have secured the Ivy title with perfect 7-0 records. Penn -- has gone through the conference slate unblemished eight times, followed by 18. Brown 612 Harvard (6), Dartmouth (4), Yale (3) and Princeton (1).

2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 7 NOTES 900 CLUB ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL KICKOFF RULE Yale is 1-of-3 NCAA Division I programs to surpass 900 wins, joining Michigan The Ivy League’s experimental rule for conference matchups-only with kickoffs and Notre Dame. from the 40-yard line and touchbacks placed at the 20-yard line in an effort to reduce concussions and further promote the safety and welfare of its student- AP ALL-TIME TOP 100 athletes saw positive results in 2016. Six #IvyFootball teams appeared in the (AP) all-time Top 100. To determine the all-time Top 100, the AP formula counted poll appearances After averaging six concussions per year during the Ivy League conference slate the (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (two points) to acknowledge elite previous three seasons, athletes suffered zero concussions on kickoff plays in 2016. programs and gave a bonus for AP championships (10 points). Penn led the Ivies, tallying 89 points to come in at No. 66. The Quakers were The Ivy League’s has yet to publish results from the 2017 season, but is again followed by Cornell (55 points, No. 72), Dartmouth (37 points, No. 87), Yale (30 using the experimental rule in 2018. points, No. 90), Princeton (29 points, No. 91) and Columbia (16 points, No. 99). The NCAA granted the League’s request to implement the experimental rule for The Ivy League is the only FCS conference with six representatives on the top 100 the 2016 season, moving kickoffs up five yards from the 35-yard line to the 40. The list, followed by the Patriot and Colonial with two each and the NEC with one. The goal of the rule was to limit kickoff returns, which accounted for 23.4 percent of Ancient Eight is one of seven conferences overall with at least six representatives, concussions during games despite representing only 5.8 percent of overall plays. joining American (8), ACC (14), Big 12 (10), Big Ten (14), Mountain West (7), Pac 12 (12) and SEC (14). 2016 Non-Conference Ivy Avg. Kickoffs / Game 10.5 9.2 SCORING CONSISTENCY Avg. Kickoffs into EZ / Game 2.7 5.6 Harvard has been a model of consistency on offense, especially when it comes to Avg. Touchbacks / Game 2.4 4.5 reaching the end zone over the past 19 seasons. The Crimson currently owns a Avg. Kickoffs fielded b/w GL-10yrd line 4.8 2.3 consecutive scoring streak of 190 games. With its Oct. 18, 2014, win over Cornell, Avg. Onsides Kicks / Game 0.3 0.5 Harvard reset the Ivy League’s consecutive points-scoring streak. The last time the Crimson failed to scratch the scoreboard was Sept. 19, 1998, in a 24-0 loss at Ivy FCS FBS Columbia. The previous record of 162-straight games without being shutout was Touchbacks 2016 44.1% 23.9% 38.9% held by Brown, which had its scoring streak halted on Oct. 13, 2012, in 19-0 defeat Kickoff Returns 2016 57.3% 71.3% 53.5% at Princeton. Penn had its 136-game scoring streak come to an end in a 6-0 loss Touchbacks 2015 12.4% 23.0% 39.0% to Brown on Oct. 29, 2011. Kickoff Returns 2015 72.5% 72.0% 54.1%

EXTRA SESSIONS Despite averaging fewer kickoffs per game than the rest of FCS, the Ivy League The overtime records of Ivy League teams since the extra sessions were added more than doubled the amount of kickoffs into the end zone with its experimental for in 1996: rule, and nearly doubled the average touchbacks per game. Kicking from the 40-yard line enabled Ivy League kickers to record touchbacks 44.1 percent of Brown 4-6 (.400) the time, well ahead of the rest of FCS. The of kicks returned dropped Columbia 3-3 (.500) 15.2 percent in 2016, below that of the FCS, which stayed essentially the same. Cornell 5-6 (.455) Dartmouth 5-6 (.455) The Ivy League complemented the experimental rule with a policy that originated Harvard 6-2 (.750) from the League’s eight head football coaches to eliminate to-the-ground (“live”) Penn 7-7 (.500) tackling in practices during the regular season, which also went into effect with Princeton 9-9 (.500) the 2016 campaign. Yale 5-4 (.556) Both the kickoff rule and the tackling policy are part of The Ivy League’s overall review of concussions, which began with football in 2010. The Ivy League expanded the review to include eight other sports (men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, wrestling and rugby). As a result of this comprehensive review of concussions, the League began an all-sports concussion data collection and study in 2013.

2018 Ivy League Football Week 2 8 IVIES IN THE NFL Twenty-one Ivies earned (NFL) roster spots entering the Brown 2018 season, including 18 that will don NFL uniforms during the league’s opening Zak DeOssie, (LS, 12th year) weekend as part of their team’s 53-man active roster. , (FB, 6th year) * Richard Jarvis, Falcons (OLB, Rookie) The active roster total includes a trio of rookies that will get their first taste of NFL regular-season action—Richard Jarvis, Foye Oluokun and Justin Watson. Watson Columbia () and Oluokun () were selected in the 2018 , (LB, 6th year) NFL Draft, while Jarvis (Atlanta Falcons) was a free-agent signing. Cornell Harvard paces all Ivies—and all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) JC Tretter, (OL, 6th year) programs—with eight alumni on NFL active rosters: (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Ben Braunecker (), (Tennessee Harvard Titans), Ryan Fitzpatrick (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), (San Francisco Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TE, 4th year) 49ers), (), () and Cole Ben Braunecker, Chicago Bears (TE, 3rd year) Toner (). Anthony Firkser, (TE, 2nd year) Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (QB, 14th year) Fitzpatrick—who is entering his 14th season in the league—is the elder statesman ^ , (G, 4th year) among the Ivies in the NFL. Nick Easton (Minnesota Vikings) also represents the Kyle Juszczyk, (FB, 6th year) Crimson on the Vikings injured reserve list, but will likely be sidelined for the entirety Tyler Ott, Seattle Seahawks (LS, 4th year) of the 2018 season after surgery on a herniated disk in his neck. Adam Redmond, Dallas Cowboys (C, 2nd year) Cole Toner, Los Angeles Chargers (OL, 2nd year) Brown and Penn join Harvard in claiming multiple alumni on NFL opening weekend rosters. The Bears boast a pair of two-time champions in Zak DeOssie Penn (New York Giants) and James Develin (New England Patriots), along with Falcons Brandon Copeland, New York Jets (LB, 4th year) rookie Jarvis. Brandon Copeland (New York Jets) and Greg Van Roten (Carolina Greg Van Roten, (G, 4th year) Panthers) join Buccaneers rookie Watson in representing the Quakers. Justin Watson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (WR, Rookie)

Columbia and Cornell are each represented by a sixth-year pro—Josh Martin (New Princeton York Jets) for the Lions and JC Tretter (Cleveland Browns) for the Big Red. Seth DeValve, Cleveland Browns (TE, 3rd year) * Charles Kanoff, (QB, Rookie) Princeton’s Seth DeValve (Cleveland Browns) and Yale’s Oluokun (Atlanta Falcons) round out the 18 Ivies on NFL active rosters. The Tigers’ Charles Kanoff (Arizona Yale Cardinals) and Bulldogs’ (Atlanta Falcons)—both rookies—landed * Jaeden Graham, Atlanta Falcons (TE, Rookie) slots on NFL 10-man practice squads, bringing the total number of Ivies on NFL Foye Oluokun, Atlanta Falcons (LB, Rookie) active rosters, injured reserve lists and practice squads to 21. ^ Injured Reserve This follows a record 28-player training camp tally that topped the historic high- * Practice Squad water mark set in 2017.

Ivy League football alumni dot 13-of-32 NFL active rosters. Four teams claim multiple Ivies heading into the opening weekend of the 2018 season: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3), Atlanta Falcons (2), Cleveland Browns (2) and New York Jets (2).

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