Yale Bulldogs at Brown Bears
· NCAA - FootballJosh Pitsenberger rushes for 173 yards, 2 TDs and Yale beats Brown 34-22
Yale (6-2, 4-1 Ivy) controls its own destiny in the league, sitting ahead of Dartmouth in the standings and holding tiebreakers over Penn and Cornell. The Bulldogs have Princeton and Harvard remaining on the schedule.
Pitsenberger ran for a 62-yard touchdown on Yale's first play from scrimmage. Pitsenberger recorded his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season and his fourth multi-touchdown game. His 33 career rushing touchdowns ranks third in program history for running backs.
Nico Brown caught six passes for 103 yards and two scores for Yale. Reno has thrown 99 consecutive passes without an interception dating to Oct. 11. Defensively, Phoenix Grant had a career day, posting nine solo tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, and his first career interception.
James Murphy threw for 366 yards on 26-of-42 passing with a touchdown and two interceptions for Brown (3-5 .0-5). Matt Childs had 41 yards on the ground with a score, and Trevor Foley caught six passes for 145 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:41 | Josh Pitsenberger 62 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:10 | Nico Brown 12 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:16 | Drew Crabtree 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:12 | Nico Brown 21 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:57 | Drew Crabtree 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Drew Crabtree 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:08 | Josh Pitsenberger 1 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:02 | Matt Childs 5 Yd Run (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 10:51 | Noah Piper 33 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 7:38 | Noah Piper 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:06 | Ty Pezza 55 Yd pass from James Murphy (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
YALE |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 463 | Total Yards | 385 |
| 208 | Passing | 366 |
| 20/28 | Comp/Att | 26/43 |
| 7.4 | Yards per pass | 8.5 |
| 255 | Rushing | 19 |
| 43 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 5.9 | Yards per rush | 0.6 |
| 9-112 | Penalties | 7-50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 31:51 | Possession | 28:09 |
Game Information
Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 3,009 · Capacity:
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