Columbia Extends Streak to Six

Matt Linit kicked a 35-yard field goal with 2:13 left to lead Columbia to a 13-10 victory over Yale in an Ivy League game Saturday at New Haven, Conn.

The Lions, 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Ivy League, matched the best start in school history. Yale fell to 2-4 and 1-1.

“Two thirds of our team--our kicking game and our defense--were outstanding,” said Columbia Coach Ray Tellier. “And Marcellus [Wiley] made as many outstanding plays as I’ve ever seen on our level.”

Wiley, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end and fullback, led the Lions in rushing with 35 yards, blocked a field goal, had two sacks and eight tackles, four of them for losses.

“We’re trying to build a strong character and not let anyone drive on us,” Wiley said. “That block was my third one of the year, so I guess I’m getting a little knack for that.”

The game was a defensive struggle for the most part and included eight turnovers, 19 punts and 28 tackles for losses.

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Derek Yankoff’s 63-yard interception return in the first half provided the only points Harvard (3-3, 1-2) needed in a 24-0 victory over over Princeton (1-5, 0-3) at Princeton, N.J. . . . Jason McCullough and Sean Morey recovered from a fumbled exchange to connect on a touchdown with 33 seconds to play to give Brown (3-3, 2-1) a 27-21 victory over Pennsylvania (2-4, 0-3) at Providence, R.I.

MIDWEST

Joe Hewitt ran for 148 yards as Army beat Miami of Ohio, 27-7, at Oxford, Ohio, to improve to 7-0 for the first time in 46 years. Miami fell to 4-5.

EAST

Joe Hewitt ran for 148 yards as Army beat Miami of Ohio, 27-7, at Oxford, Ohio, to improve to 7-0 for the first time in 46 years. Army rushed for 408 yards in 83 carries, while limiting Miami (4-5) to 53 yards rushing in 17 carries. Bobby Williams gained 99 yards in 14 carries, including a five-yard touchdown run in wet, rainy conditions.

Jim Druckenmiller threw touchdown passes to Shawn Scales, and Ken Oxendine ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as Virginia Tech (5-1, 4-1) overcame a lackluster start to post a 34-17 Big East victory over Pittsburgh (2-6, 1-4) at Blacksburg, Va. . . . Derek Ward recovered a fumble by Ramod Lee inches from the goal line with 2:36 to play as Rutgers (2-6, 1-4) held on for a 28-17 Big East victory over Temple (1-7, 0-4) at Piscataway, N.J. . . . Jon Aljancic passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns and Greg Smith rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns to lead Dartmouth to a 38-21 victory over Cornell at Ithaca, N.Y.

SOUTH

Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and ran for two as Syracuse won its fourth consecutive game with a 45-17 Big East triumph over Boston College. For the first time in school history, the Orangemen (4-2, 4-0) scored more than 40 points in four straight games. They’ve averaged 48.5 in that stretch. Boston College fell to 4-4 and 1-3.

Chris McCoy and Omar Nelson led the second-best rushing game in Navy history, a 463-yard outburst that sent the Midshipmen (5-1) to a 47-18 victory over reeling Wake Forest (2-6) at Winston-Salem, N.C. McCoy carried 20 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and Nelson had 81 yards and two touchdowns.

A blocked punt by Eric Ogbogu set up Maryland’s go-ahead score as the Terrapins (4-4, 2-3), continued their mastery of Duke (0-7, 0-4) with a 22-19 Atlantic Coast Conference victory at Durham, N.C.

Charlie Rogers scored three touchdowns, including one on a 96-yard pass from Brandon Shaw, and Georgia Tech (5-2) posted a 27-20 nonconference victory over Division I-A newcomer Central Florida (2-6) at Atlanta.

Robert Cooper ran for 69 yards and a touchdown and Cincinnati (4-4, 2-2) posted a 10-7 victory over Louisville (4-4, 1-2) in a Conference USA game at Louisville, Ky.

SOUTHWEST

Chris Lemon rushed 29 times for 129 yards and a touchdown and John Dutton threw two touchdown passes as Nevada (5-3, 2-1) posted a 40-13 Big West Conference victory over North Texas (3-5, 1-1) at Denton, Texas.

ROCKIES

Running back Damario Brown’s three first-half touchdowns fueled a 35-28 Big West Conference homecoming victory for Utah State (5-4, 3-0) over Idaho (3-4, 1-1) at Logan, Utah.