Football Ranked In Two National Polls Following Win Over Columbia

It was 10-7 and Princeton's last four drives were punt, punt, turnover on downs and punt.

There was 11:39 left in the game and the home team needed a big drive.

A 14-yard run from Cole Smith put the Tigers into Columbia territory. Following two runs and pass interference, Smith completed a contested ball to Carson Bobo, who battled with the defender to come down with the catch at the three-yard line. Two plays later, senior captain Collin Eaddy rushed into the end zone to give Princeton a double-digit lead.

After a three and out from Princeton's defense, the Tigers put the game away with a methodical five-minute drive that ended with Eaddy's second touchdown of the game. The senior running back, surrounded by defenders, avoided a tackle, kept his balance and scampered into the end zone from 17 yards out for his 21st career rushing touchdown.

With the win, Princeton improved to 3-0 and 1-0 in the Ivy League while Columbia dropped to 2-1 and 0-1 in the conference.

Full Recap – Princeton 24, Columbia 7

Here are more news and notes off the Columbia contest …

2: Princeton is now ranked in two national polls, coming at No. 24 in the Athlon Sports FCS and AFCA Coaches' polls. The Tigers are also receiving votes in the Stats Perform FCS poll, sitting at No. 27.

19: Coming into the game, Columbia's Dante Miller (208) and Ryan Young (188) provided an outstanding 1-2 punch, averaging a combined 6.4 yards per carry. Against Princeton, the two totaled up just 38 yards on 19 carriers. The longest run for the Lions in the game was seven yards. Princeton has allowed nine rushing yards in three games.

5: Eaddy totaled 103 yards rushing against Columbia, making the fifth time in his career he's reached the 100-yard milestone. It's also his sixth career multi-rushing touchdown outing. His 21 trips to the end zone are tied for 11th all-time in program history.

7: No. 7 Daniel Beard was all over the field vs. Columbia, producing a team-best eight tackles and two pass breakups. He earned one of the team's game balls for his performance.

2.5: What a day for Uche Ndukwe as he collected 2.5 of the team's four sacks. The Tigers' 5.3 sacks per game is No. 1 in the FCS. Ndukwe has already set career highs in sacks (4.5) and tackles for losses (5.5).

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