Fielder put on an impressive display Saturday in New Haven. The signal-caller from Oceanside, N.Y. led the Big Green to a dramatic 28-24 victory over the Elis.
In the final minutes of the game, Fielder marched the Big Green up the field and with ten seconds left, the sophomore connected with receiver Mike Bobo on a ten-yard strike for the game-winning score.
Fielder accumulated 177-yards in the air (on 15-for-22 passing) and picked up 51 yards on the ground. The performance was good enough for a win for the Big Green and Ivy Offensive player of the Week honors for the quarterback.
Despite the losing effort, Fielder's Eli counterpart, senior quarterback Nick Crawford, turned in a performance that turned a few heads.
Crawford directed the Yale wishbone perfectly, picking up two touchdowns and 122 yards on 19 carries.
The loss dropped the Elis (2-3, 1-1 Ivy) into a second place tie with Harvard, Columbia and Cornell. Dartmouth (3-2, 2-0 Ivy) is now tied with Princeton (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) for first place in the Ivy League.