Week 6 2017 Ivy League Football October 16, 2017 #OneIvy STANDINGS LEAGUE NOTES • For the remainder of the season, it’s all Ivy League Overall #IvyFootball, all the time. The final five weeks of Record Pct. PF PA Record Pct. PF PA Streak the season features Ivy-v-Ivy contests as the teams Columbia 2-0 1.000 62 55 5-0 1.000 155 100 W 6 race for the 2017 title. Dartmouth 2-0 1.000 44 40 5-0 1.000 138 99 W 5 • Three teams appear in the national rankings. Princeton 1-1 .500 77 28 4-1 .800 192 92 W 2 Dartmouth is receiving votes in both polls, No. 27 Yale 1-1 .500 76 52 4-1 .800 205 90 W 1 overall in the STATS FCS ranking, while Columbia and Harvard 1-1 .500 59 45 3-2 .600 148 74 W 1 Princeton are receiving votes in the STATS FCS poll. Cornell 1-1 .500 41 63 1-4 .200 80 151 L 1 • Dartmouth is the fourth team in Ivy League history Brown 0-2 .000 28 98 2-3 .400 93 159 L 2 to win four games at any point in one season by a Penn 0-2 .000 44 50 2-3 .400 172 163 L 3 combined eight points or less, and the first to do so in concusecutive games: 1971 Columbia (4 games by 6 pts) NON-CONFERENCE PLAY 2000 Cornell (4 games by 7 pts) #IvyFootball finished 18-6 in non-conference play in 2017, its best overall out-of-conference record 2006 Princeton (4 games by 8 pts) since 1994, when it went 19-3-1. The Ivy League went 10-2 over its first two weeks this season, its • This week is highlighted by Princeton at Harvard best non-conference start since 1970, when it opened 12-0. on Friday on NBCSN, and unbeaten Columbia at unbeaten Dartmouth on Saturday on Eleven Sports, Week 1: 6-2 the Ivy League Network (ILN) and Twitter. Week 2: 4-0 • Three of this week’s games will be broadcast live Week 3: 3-1 on ILN, now available on Apple TV, Roku and the Week 4: 2-2 ILN app on Apple and Android devices. Week 5: 3-1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE LEADING THE FCS Friday, October 20 The Ivy League’s .750 non-conference winning percentage leads the FCS and ranks fourth overall *Princeton at Harvard, 7:30 pm [NBCSN] in Division I, trailing the SEC (.821), Pac 12 (.794) and Big Ten (.762). Saturday, October 21 Of the League’s 18 wins, three have come against the 2016 Pioneer and Patriot League champions, *Columbia at Dartmouth, 12:30 pm [Eleven/ILN] *Yale at Penn, 1 pm [TCN/ILN] including two wins by the Ivy League over Lehigh (Penn, Yale) and one victory over a San Diego *Brown at Cornel, 3 pm [ILN] team that reached the second round of the 2016 NCAA FCS Championship last season (Princeton). The Ivy League also has a win over a ranked team thanks to Dartmouth’s 27-26 overtime victory Saturday, October 28 over then No.-25 Holy Cross on Sept. 23. *Dartmouth at Harvard, 12 pm [NESN/ILN] *Penn at Brown, 12:30 pm [Eleven/ILN] WIDE OPEN RACE *Columbia at Yale, 1 pm [SNY/ILN] The top four teams atop the Ivy League preseason poll each have at least one Ivy loss, while *Cornell at Princeton, 7 pm [NBCSN] Dartmouth (picked to finish fifth) and Columbia (seventh) are the lone remaining undefeated teams. Friday, November 3 KEY MATCHUPS *Brown at Yale, 8 pm [NBCSN] The preseason poll featured a tie for first-place for the third time in Ivy League history, and Harvard Saturday, November 4 and Princeton will settle the score Friday night on NBCSN. Then on Saturday, the last remaining *Columbia at Harvard, 1 pm [Eleven/ILN] undefeated Ivy teams square off when Dartmouth (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) hosts Columbia (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) on *Princeton at Penn, 1 pm [TCN/ILN] Eleven Sports, Ivy League Network and Twitter. It marks the third time this season Dartmouth will *Cornell at Dartmouth, 1:30 pm [ILN] take on a fellow unbeaten Ivy squad that is tied with the Big Green at the top of the standings (Penn, *Ivy League Contests Yale). The Lions are looking to continue their best start since 1996. KEY: FRIDAY NIGHT #IVYFOOTBALL ILN-Broadcast live on The Ivy League Network The Ivy League’s Friday Night Lights slate returns on Oct. 20, when Harvard hosts Princeton at NBCSN-Broadcast live on NBC Sports Network 7:30 p.m., in a game that will be broadcast on NBCSN. It marks the second of six Ivy games on ESPN3-Broadcast live on ESPN3/WatchESPN App the NBC family of networks this season, including the Dartmouth’s matchup with Brown on Friday, SNY-Broadcast live on SNY Nov. 10, at Fenway Park in Boston on NBCSN and culminating with The Game, Harvard at Yale on TCN-Broadcast live on The Comcast Network NESN-Broadcast live on NESN Saturday, Nov. 18 on CNBC. Eleven Sports-Broadcast live on Eleven Sports Web: IvyLeague.com | #ILN: IvyLeagueNetwork.com, IvyLeague.tv Facebook: TheIvyLeague | Instagram: IvyLeagueSports | Twitter: @IvyLeague / #IvyFootball 2017 #IvyFootball Week 6 2 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Columbia sophomore wide receiver Josh Wainwright (Austin, Texas) scored the game-tying touchdown with just over eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter, and the gamewinning touchdown in overtime to help propel the Lions to a 34-31 win over Penn. Wainwright finished with a career-high 193 yards receiving and matched his personal-best with 10 receptions and two touchdowns. Wainwright was a three-sport athlete in high school, also competing in basketball and track & field. He is the second Lions receiver to be named Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining Ronald Smith II (Oct. 2). It marks the first time Columbia received two Offensive Player of the Week honors since 2010, when Sean Brackett earned the award three times. Wainwright’s Statistics for the Week 10 rec., 193 yds., 19.3 avg., 2 TDs; 1 rush, 3 yds.; 2 PR, 11 yds. vs. Penn DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Columbia sophomore linebacker Michael Murphy (Tampa, Fla.) made his presence felt against Penn on Saturday, setting career-highs in tackles (12), tackles for loss (4.5) and fumble recoveries (two). He also recorded a sack in the come-from-behind win. Murphy was no stranger to #IvyFootball growing up, as his father Jeff played for Penn from 1978-80. Murphy is the first Lion to be named Defensive Player of the Week since current NY Jets linebacker Josh Martin on Nov. 12, 2012. Murphy’s Statistics for the Week 7 tckls., 5 assisted, 12 total, 4.5 TFL, 24 yds., 1.0 sack, 2 FR vs. Penn SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Harvard junior wide receiver/kick returner Justice Shelton-Mosley (Sacramento, Calif.) has a knack for finding his way to the end zone. Shelton-Mosley scored twice for the Crimson in its win over Lafayette on Saturday, including an 85-yard punt return for a TD to open the scoring. He also scored on a four-yard run as Harvard went on to win, 38-10. Shelton-Mosley receives his second weekly Special Teams award of the season and fourth career Player of the Week honor, matching, among others, Penn’s Justin Watson and Princeton’s John Lovett. Shelton-Mosley’s Statistics for the Week 2 PR, 84 yds., 42.0 avg., 85 long, 1 TD; 1 KR, 41 yds., 41.0 avg.; 1 rush, 4 yds., 1 TD vs. Lafayette ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Columbia freshman linebacker Justin Woodley (Chula Vista, Calif.) made big plays in key moments, finishing two tackles, a quarterback hurry and two interceptions in the Lions’ overtime win over Penn. Woodley finished with two tackles, one quarterback hurry and two interceptions – all of which came on third down to stop Quakers’ drives. His two interceptions came in the fourth quarter and his last tackle came in overtime, forcing a Penn field goal and setting the Lions up for the gamewinning touchdown. Woodley was busy in high school, not only with his class work but also with sports, as he earned 11 varsity letters in football, lacrosse, basketball and volleyball. Woodley’s Statistics for the Week 1 tckl., 1 assisted, 2 total, 1 QBR, 2 INT, 2 PD vs. Penn Dalton Banks, Cornell Jesper Horsted, Princeton Matthew Oplinger, Yale Charlie Volker, Princeton (Jr., QB – San Antonio) (Jr., WR – Shoreview, Minn.) (Sr., LB – Summit, N.J.) (Jr., RB – Fair Haven, N.J.) 17-28-0, .607 comp. %, 160 yds., 1 TD vs. 7 rec., 92 yds., 13.1 avg., 1 TD at Brown 6 tckls., 3.0 TFL, 26 yds., 3.0 sacks, 26 yds., 1 16 rushes, 163 yds., 10.2 avg., 4 TDs at Brown Bucknell safety, 2 pts. vs. Holy Cross Maxwell McCormick, Cornell Justin Watson, Penn Charlie Booker, Harvard (Jr., LB – Holland, Ohio) Thome Parker, Columbia (Sr., WR – Bridgeville, Pa.) (Jr., RB – Houston) 4 tckls., 7 assisted, 11 total, 1.5 TFL, 3 yds. vs. (Sr., P – Hortonville, Wis.) 7 rec., 78 yds., 11.1 avg., 1 TD; 2 rushes, 9 yds. 23 rushes, 159 yds., 6.9 avg., 1 TD vs. Lafayette Bucknell 6 punts, 288 yds., 48.0 avg., 56 long, 1 FC, 2 at Columbia in20 vs. Penn Collin Eaddy, Princeton Kyran McKinney-Crudden, Dartmouth (Fr., RB – Raleigh, N.C.) (Sr., DB – Glastonbury, Conn.) Kurt Rawlings, Yale 10 rushes, 77 yds., 7.7 avg., 1 TD at Brown 5 tckls., 8 assisted, 13 total, 1 INT, 1 PD at (So., QB – Bel Air, Md.) HONOR ROLL Sacred Heart 27-39-0, .692 comp.