Bears to Host Harvard on Saturday to Open Ivy Play

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – With both teams coming off thrilling come-from-behind overtime victories in last week's season openers, Brown will host Harvard to open up Ivy League play this Saturday afternoon at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and NESNplus. The game will also air on the radio on 790 The Score.

GAME INFO
Matchup: Brown vs. Harvard
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2022 | 12:30 p.m.
Live Stats
TV: NESNplus
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: 790 The Score

OPENING KICKOFF
• Junior WR Graham Walker set a new career-high with two touchdowns, hauling in eight passes for 116 yards. His receiving yards led the Ivy League last weekend.
• Making his first career start, junior QB Jake Willcox went 26-for-39 for 356 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Ivy League in both yards and TDs.
• Harvard's Aidan Borguet rushed for 127 yards, including two TDs late in regulation, and caught the game-winner in OT to earn Ivy Offensive Player of the Week.
• Harvard DL Nate Leskovec earned Ivy League, NCAA FCS, and Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week after setting a school record with 4.5 sacks.

PICKING UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF
• Brown's offense totaled 505 yards of total offense in the season opener, which ranks seventh in FCS Football entering this week.
• Brown's 44.0 points per game this season also currently ranks seventh in the nation.

THIRD DOWN FOR WHAT?
• The Bears were 9-of-16 on third downs last week (.562), the sixth-best percentage in FCS Football this season.
• Three Ivies are ranked in the top seven in the nation in third down percentage after one week of play Dartmouth (1st/.714) and Cornell (7th/.556).

OVERTIME THRILLER
• Brown's overtime victory over Bryant was the first OT game for the Bears since a 28-21 win over Cornell in 2016.
• Overall, Brown is 5-6 in overtime games, all coming since 2002.

ABOUT HARVARD

Harvard enters Saturday's Ivy League opener after escaping the 2022 season-opener with a 28-21 overtime win over Merrimack last weekend at Harvard Stadium.
Senior running back Aidan Borguet finished the opener with 20 carries for 128 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns. Borguet, the preseason Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, also added two receptions for 39 yards with another touchdown.
The Crimson offense finished with 320 total yards of offense with 126 of those yards coming on the final two scoring drives in the fourth quarter.
Harvard's defense racked up nine sacks, held Merrimack to -26 yards rushing and 283 yards of total offense.

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