NCAAF Game Recap - Holy Cross at Yale
Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:00 PM EDT

UNCC
10
Clem
52
F
SMiss
7
Bama
49
F
ND
17
UGA
23
F
LSU
66
Vand
38
F
MiaOH
5
OSU
76
F
Aub
28
TxAM
20
F
Tenn
3
Fla
34
F
Utah
23
USC
30
F
Mich
14
Wisc
35
F
OkSt
30
Tex
36
F
UCF
34
Pitt
35
F
Oreg
21
Stan
6
F
UCLA
67
WaSt
63
F
AF
19
Boise
30
F
OD
17
UVA
28
F
Wash
45
BYU
19
F
Cal
28
Miss
20
F
Colo
34
AzSt
31
F
SMU
41
TCU
38
F
Hou
31
Tul
38
F
FLInt
31
LT
43
F
MSU
31
NW
10
F
ULMon
20
IASt
72
F
Elon
7
Wake
49
F
WestMI
33
Syr
52
F
BC
30
Rut
16
F
UConn
3
Ind
38
F
Mor
21
Army
52
F
CoCar
62
UMass
28
F
ULLaf
45
Ohio
25
F
CenCt
29
E Mi
34
F
Troy
35
Akr
7
F
BGSU
20
Kent
62
F
SoAl
3
UAB
35
F
Wyo
21
Tuls
24
F
App
34
UNC
31
F
Lou
24
FlaSt
35
F
Temp
22
Buff
38
F
JMU
37
Chat
14
F
SCar
14
MIZ
34
F
KY
13
MissSt
28
F
C Mi
12
MiaFL
17
F
NMS
52
NM
55
F
WVU
29
Kans
24
F
W&M
7
ECU
19
F
Hamp
27
Lib
62
F
Wagn
7
FlAtl
42
F
GASt
34
TxSt
37
F(2OT)
(N/A)
6
SamHu
45
F
SIU
28
ArkSt
41
F
N AL
12
JacSt
30
F
Bayl
21
Rice
13
F
Ball
23
NCSt
34
F
UTSA
3
NorTx
45
F
SJSU
31
Ark
24
F
NEV
37
UTEP
21
F
Neb
42
Ill
38
F
SacSt
20
Fres
34
F
Toled
41
ColSt
35
F
UtSt
23
SDSU
17
F
C Ark
16
Hawaii
35
F

Yale 23, Holy Cross 10

Sep 21, 2019, 1:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Holy Cross (1-2)

0

3

0

7

10

Yale (1-0)

6

0

7

10

23

Yale opens season with 23-10 victory over Holy Cross
Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:01 PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Kurt Rawlings passed for 232 yards and a touchdown and Zane Dudek ran for 96 yards and a score to help Yale open its season with a 23-10 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday.

Yale took the opening kickoff and marched 69 yards on nine plays with Dudek bulling his way into the end zone from 2 yards out. The Bulldogs missed the extra point and led 6-0 after the first quarter.

Holy Cross got on the scoreboard in the second quarter on a 34-yard field goal by Derek Ng and trailed 6-3 at halftime.

The Bulldogs scored on their first possession of the second half, using Rawlings' 24-yard scoring strike to Caden Herring to go ahead 13-3. The Crusaders pulled within 13-10 when Jordan Forrest ripped off a 54-yard run and two plays later Connor Degenhardt hooked up with Tenio Ayeni for a 27-yard score. But the Bulldogs took the ensuing kickoff and put together a 7-play, 62-yard drive that culminated with Rawlings's 3-yard TD run and a 20-10 lead. Sam Tuckerman's 28-yard field goal with 2:52 left in the game capped the scoring for Yale.

The Bulldogs, preseason favorites to win the Ivy League, improved to 29-5 all-time against Holy Cross (1-2) and avenged a 31-28 overtime loss to the Crusaders last season.

Degenhardt completed 10 of 27 passes for 145 yards for Holy Cross.

The Bulldogs amassed 507 yards of offense, while holding the Crusaders to 237.

Passing

HolyC Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Degenhardt 27 10 37.0 1 145 47 0 67.7
Yale Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Rawlings 32 17 53.1 1 232 46 0 87.0
G. O'Connor 3 1 33.3 0 -1 0 0 42.4

Rushing

HolyC Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Forrest 5 64 12.8 54 0
D. Cozier 15 41 2.7 11 0
Yale Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Dudek 19 96 5.1 20 1
E. McElwain 7 65 9.3 54 0

Receiving

HolyC Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Gilliam 2 49 24.5 47 0
T. Ayeni 3 48 16.0 27 1
Yale Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
P. Conte 3 54 18.0 22 0
R. Klubnik 3 51 17.0 38 0

Fumbles

Yale F FL
K. Rawlings 1 1

Returning

HolyC KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Asante 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0
S. Gilliam 1 14.0 0 14 0 0 0
Yale KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Rouse II 0 0 0 3 15.0 0 36
T. Charles 1 30.0 0 30 0 0 0

Punting

HolyC Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Wilkinson 8 389 48.6 68
Yale Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Bosman 6 213 35.5 47

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

HolyC Yale
Points For 10 23
Total Yards 237 507
Rushing Yards 92 276
Passing Yards 145 231
Passing Completions / Attempts 10/27 18/35
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/1
First Downs 11 24
Penalties - Yards 5/35 7/53
Time Of Possession 52:52 08:08
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/13 7/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 8/49 6/36

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter HolyC Yale
Yale 03:47 TD Zane Dudek 2 yd run (missed kick) 0 6
2nd Quarter HolyC Yale
HolyC 07:56 FG Derek Ng 34 yd FG 3 6
3rd Quarter HolyC Yale
Yale 05:15 TD Caden Herring 24 yd pass from Kurt Rawlings (Sam Tuckerman kick) 3 13
4th Quarter HolyC Yale
HolyC 02:18 TD Tenio Ayeni 27 yd pass from Connor Degenhardt (Derek Ng kick) 10 13
Yale 05:38 TD Kurt Rawlings 3 yd run (Sam Tuckerman kick) 10 20
Yale 12:08 FG Sam Tuckerman 28 yd FG 10 23

Game Information

Stadium: Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut
Attendance: 5,684
Game Time:
Weather: