Josh Pitsenberger rushed for two touchdowns, Noah Piper kicked four field goals and Yale defeated Stonehill 47-7 on Saturday at Yale Bowl in New Haven.
Pitsenberger scored from 6-yards out, Wilhelm Daal scored on a 25-yard run and Piper booted three of his field goals in the first half as the Bulldogs (3-2) took off to a 23-0 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs were denied their first shutout since 2021 when Aiden Garrett scored from 1-yard out with 35 seconds remaining for the Skyhawks (2-5).
Pitsenberger finished with 69 yards rushing on 13 carries. Dante Reno was 16 of 24 for 267 yards passing and a TD to Jaxton Santiago, who had five catches for a career-high 150 yards.
Yale outgained Stonehill 481-152. Jack O’Connell threw for 109 yards for Stonehill, which was held to 35 yards rushing.
Trinity 28, Middlebury 26: At Hartford, the Bantams avoided disaster in the fourth quarter and hung on for their fifth straight NESCAC win.
Trinity led 28-14 at the start of the final period, before Middlebury scored a pair of touchdowns, including one on a blocked field goal that led to an 89-yard return, to close the gap. A failed two-point conversion following Charlie Grant’s return kept the Bantams in the lead. The Panthers then got the ball back with 3:06 remaining and drove to the Trinity 40 before turning the ball over on downs.
Jaxon Carroll completed 14 of 22 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns and Jack Tosone rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown for the Bantams (5-1).
Bowdoin 25, Wesleyan 17: At Middletown, Soren Hummel threw three touchdown passes, including two in the deciding third quarter, to lead previously winless Bowdoin to the upset NESCAC victory over the Cardinals.
The Polar Bears (1-5) scored first in a 78-yard Hummel-to-Michael Wolfendale TD pass late in the first quarter. Wesleyan (4-2), on a 24-yard Gage Hammond field goal and a 4-yard TD pass from Matt Fitzsimons to Donte Kelly, took a 10-7 lead into the half.
Then Hummel went to work in the third. He capped the opening drive of the half with a 19-yard scoring pass to Conrad Babka, and then hit Cole Daignault for a 12-yard TD to take the lead for good. The Daignault score was set up by a muffed Wesleyan punt return.
Fitzsimmons finished with 320 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Montana 43, Sacred Heart 21: At Missoula, Mont., the undefeated Grizzlies, ranked No. 4 in FCS, jumped out to a 22-0 first-quartrer lead and never trailed. Quarterback Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 349 yards and five touchdowns for 7-0 Montana, and Mike Woertham caught seven passes for 132 yards and two scores.
Jack Snyder was 20-for-26 for 214 yards for the Pioneers (5-3), and running back Mitchell Summers ran for 87 yards and a touchdown.
