Princeton Runs (And Runs) To A 59-43 Win At Yale, Clinches At Least A Share Ivy Title #12

Saturday, November 10

New Haven, Conn.

12:30 PM

Princeton University

Yale

Photo by: Patrick Tewey

Princeton Runs (And Runs) To A 59-43 Win At Yale, Clinches At Least A Share Ivy Title #12

November 10, 2018 | Football

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Princeton head coach Bob Surace turned to his son AJ before Saturday's rivalry showdown with Yale and predicted sophomore tailback Collin Eaddy would have a 150-yard game that day. Ten seconds into the game, he was halfway there.

By the end, he was well past it, and his team was among the elite in program history.

Eaddy rushed for a career-high 266 yards, the most since Jordan Culbreath '11 rushed for 276 in the 2008 season finale, and Princeton rushed for seven touchdowns in a wild 59-43 victory over Yale in the 141^st meeting between the two rivals. Princeton clinched at least a share of its 12^th Ivy League title — as well as its second in three years — and its first 9-0 start since 1964 (when there were only nine games in the season).

One week after the Princeton defense carried the day in a 14-9 battle between unbeaten Ivy programs, it was the Tiger offense that dominated in the Yale Bowl. Specifically, the Princeton run game accounted for 489 yards and had three different players both rush for more than 100 yards and score multiple touchdowns.

Eaddy, who got the day started with a 75-yard rushing touchdown on the opening play, led all Tigers with three rushing touchdowns, while junior Ryan Quigley added a career-high 113 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the day. Senior John Lovett added 110 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, which gives him a share of the Ivy League record for consecutive games with at least one rushing TD (19).

HOW ABOUT THAT START! Collin Eaddy goes for 75 yards on the opening play, and Princeton leads 7-0 10 seconds into the game. Wow. Watch live: https://t.co/lwUfHzGFrp pic.twitter.com/ROJ3CbKphu
— Princeton Football (@PUTigerFootball) November 10, 2018

Lovett also completed 13 of 19 passes on a cold, blustery day at the Yale Bowl, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Jesper Horsted. It was the Princeton record 25^th career touchdown catch for Horsted, who is only five catches behind Kevin Guthrie (193) for the most in program history.

He can try to break that record next Saturday, when Princeton tries to win an outright Ivy League title and complete its first perfect season (Ivy and overall) since 1964 when the Tigers host Penn at 1 pm; the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

The Princeton defense may have given up the most points it has all season — Yale quarterback Griffin O'Connor broke the school's single-game passing yards mark in a comeback effort — but the Tigers also forced four turnovers that helped Princeton either build the big lead, or hold on in the end. Nobody was more disruptive early than Jeremiah Tyler, who had an early interception that set up Eaddy's second touchdown, and then tipped a pass that was intercepted by Tom Johnson.

The biggest defensive play belonged to senior co-captain Mark Fossati, who ended Yale's final comeback attempt with a pick along the Princeton sideline in the game's final minutes. After the Bulldogs had gone on a 22-7 run to get within two possessions, Fossati jumped an outside route and got one foot inbounds to secure the win, a title and Princeton's first H-Y-P bonfire since 2013.

Sophomore Delan Stallworth had a team-high eight tackles in the win, while Johnson had seven, including a sack and his interception. Fossati ended the day with four tackles and a pair of interceptions.

Special teams also had arguably its best day of the season. Sophomore Nicolas Ramos broke the school's single-season record for extra points, and he added a 25-yard field goal, while freshman punter George Triplett had the best day of his career, averaging 46.2 yards on four punts.