Yale-Columbia

Friday, November 1 – 7:00 PM
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
New York, NY
TV: ESPNU | Live Stats | Game notes

Team 151 is on the road again, this time heading to the Big Apple to meet Columbia for another major Ivy show. The Bulldogs earned a win over Penn last Friday night and are looking to carry momentum into Week 7. Friday’s match under the lights will be broadcast live on ESPNU from the Wien Stadium.

What you need to know

• Yale defeated Penn 31–10 on October 25 in a game in which the Bulldogs limited the Quakers to just a touchdown and a field goal, both of which were scored in the second quarter.
• Abu Kamara is the reigning Ivy League Defenseman of the Week. He had seven total tackles (five solo, two assisted), including one tackle for loss at Penn.
• It was his second straight game with a forced fumble, as well as his first interception and first quarterback rush of the season.
• Kamara leads the FCS in solo tackles per game with 7.2. UAlbany’s Dontae Lunan is second with 6.4 solo tackles per game.
• Kamara is tied for first in the Ivy in total tackles (51), first in solo tackles (43) and second in the Ivy in tackles per game (8.6).
• Yale ranks 11th in FCS in fourth down conversion (.700) and ranks 23rd in red zone offense (.885). They also rank 27th in third down conversions (.437).
• Joey Felton has received touchdowns in three consecutive games on a total of five receptions.
• David Pantelis’ 123 receiving yards against Penn were a career-high. His previous career-high was against Dartmouth on October 12, when he had 117.
• Grant Jordan ranks third in the Ivy in touchdowns (11) behind Harvard’s Jaden Craig (17) and Cornell’s Jameson Wang (14). He has the second-longest throw of the season (71 yards) behind Brown’s Jake Wilcox (87).
• Jordan’s 80% completion percentage (24-30) against Penn last week is one of the best of the Ivy League season.
• Tony Reno, Joel E. Smilow ’54 head coach of the Bulldogs, who is in his 12th season at the helm, earned his 71st win at Yale against Penn, tying Jack Siedlecki (71) for second place in program history for victories by a coach .
• Yale’s game at Columbia on Friday concludes its two-game road stint against Ivy opponents. The Bulldogs return home for two conference games against Brown (Nov. 9) and Princeton (Nov. 16) before wrapping up their season against the Cambridge squad (Nov. 23).

A look at history

• Yale has won eight of the last 10 meetings against Columbia, including the last four straight games.
• In the 2023 season, the Bulldogs defeated the Lions 35-7 in the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field. The Bulldogs held Columbia to less than 200 yards of total offense (194).
• The last time the Bulldogs and Lions faced off in New York City was on October 28, 2022, on a Friday evening, under the lights. Yale took that meeting 41-16 at quarterback Nolan Grooms threw for a career-high 346 yards and four touchdowns.
• Overall, the Bulldogs lead the series 76-22-2.
• Columbia was Yale’s very first opponent in November 1872, a game the Bulldogs won 3-0.

Exploring Columbia

• The Lions suffered a 24-21 loss to Dartmouth last Saturday. Dartmouth went undefeated on the season (6-0) and played at Ivy (3-0) with the win.
• In that game, Columbia allowed a season-high 271 rushing yards.
• Columbia’s defense is at the top of the rankings in the Ivy League. They lead the conference in scoring defense (17.3), interceptions (7).
• The Lions’ offense is first in the Ivy in third down conversions (.465) and second in the conference in total yardage per game (394.7).
• The Lions have had two players at the QB position this season. Cole Freeman saw the most action in the Lions game against Dartmouth last week, completing 18 of 30 passes for 173 yards. Chase Goodwin could be another face the Bulldogs see. He has played in five games and completed 78 of 117 passes for a total of 879 yards.

Next

The Bulldogs return home on Saturday, November 9 for a game against the Brown Bears.