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Cornell Only Unbeaten Ivy After Week Three

Columbia could only muster two touchdowns, including Jamal Trotter's six-yard run in the fourth quarter. Lafayette 20, Dartmouth 10

Dartmouth (0-3, 0-1 Ivy) blew a 10-7 halftime lead and failed to win its first game this season by suffering a 10 point loss at the hands of the Leopards (1-2) in Easton, Pa. Saturday.

Senior tailback Brian Tuma had a career day for the Leopards with 123 yards on 23 carries and a one-yard TD run that sealed the victory. Lafayette had taken the lead less than a minute into the game when free safety Angel Colon intercepted Brian Mann's pass and returned it 43 yards for a 7-0 lead. Mann finished with 256 yards passing but also three interceptions.

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Princeton 27, Fordham 0

The defense led the way for the Tigers (1-2, 0-1) Saturday, with Princeton defenders sacking Fordham quarterbacks four times and intercepting them three times. Ryan Demler snagged two of the Tigers' picks, returning one 22 yards for a touchdown.

After scoring only three points in its first two games, the Tigers looked to fresh faces on offense. Cameron Atkinson delivered for Princeton, becoming its first freshman to score an offensive touchdown. In fact, Atkinson scored twice, on runs of 12 and 38 yards. Princeton did not allow freshman to play varsity until 1994.

The Rams (0-4) continuously shot themselves in the foot in the first half, with several drives ending in Princeton territory without scores.

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