The 2024 Ivy League season is set to kick off with eight games on Saturday, Sept. 21. The league will lock to continue its success on season opener, as over the past 18 seasons Ivies are 88-56.
WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
Princeton at Lehigh 12:00 PM ESPN+
Stetson at Harvard 12:00 PM ESPN+
Lafayette at Columbia 12:00 PM ESPN+
Fordham at Dartmouth 1:00 PM ESPN+
Brown at Georgetown 1:00 PM ESPN+
Cornell at Colgate 1:00 PM ESPN+
Yale at Holy Cross 2:00 PM ESPN+
Penn at Delaware 6:00 PM ESPN+
QUICK HITS
- The Ivy League collectively went 5-3 in season openers last year. Over the past 18 seasons, Ivies are 88-56 (.611) in season openers.
- The league wrapped up non-conference play with an overall record of 15-9, which marks the 11th time in the last 13 seasons that it has finished with a winning percentage of .500 or better. Since 2017, Ivies are 103-41 (.715).
- Four current Ivies were named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000: Brown CB Isaiah Reed, Columbia WR Bryson Canty, Penn S Shiloh Means and Princeton WR Connor Hulstein. The league’s four representatives were tied for the fourth most of any FCS conference.
- Reed was also one of 64 FCS prospects named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.
- The league welcomed three “new” head coaches this offseason: Columbia’s Jon Poppe, Cornell’s Dan Swanstrom and Harvard’s Andrew Aurich. All have extensive experience as assistant coaches within the league.
- Each of the last two seasons, 16 of the 28 league games were decided by one possession. Last year five contests were decided in overtime, which was the most of any FCS conference.
- Six teams ranked in the top 25 of the FCS in scoring defense in 2023: Princeton (6th, 17.5), Columbia (10th, 18.2), Dartmouth (14th, 19.3), Yale (17th, 19.9), Harvard (20th, 20.2) and Penn (25th, 21.7). Since 2018, at least two Ivies have finished in the top 10 of the category each season.
- Three of the league’s head coaches were Ivy League football players: Brown HC James Perry (Brown, 1996-99), Harvard HC Andrew Aurich (Princeton, 2002-05) and Princeton HC Bob Surace (Princeton, 1987-89).
