FINAL SCORE
Yale Bulldogs at Holy Cross Crusaders game details
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Fitton Field · Attendance 17,623
Put the final score in perspective.
Yale finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 66 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Yale 7, Holy Cross 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Holy Cross outscored its opponent in 0 and Yale in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Yale | 7 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
 Holy Cross | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 4-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 524 | 308 |
| Passing | 454 | 153 |
| Comp/Att | 30/43 | 17/40 |
| Yards per pass | 10.6 | 3.8 |
| Rushing | 70 | 155 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 7-59 | 5-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:34 | 30:26 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Yale Bulldogs
passing
| Dante Reno | 30/43 | 454 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 |
rushing
| Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Cuttler Adams | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Keeney | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Reno | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Jaxton Santiago | 12 | 234 | 19.5 | 2 | 75 |
| Lucius Anderson | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 2 | 38 |
| Graham Smith | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Cuttler Adams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Reid Jones | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brady Wagner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garon Kemp | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
defensive
| JP Schmidt | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osize Daniyan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix Grant | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Barkley-Smith | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abu Kamara | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Cave | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Schutzman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylin Tate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zairion Jackson-Bass | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Eastep | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevidi Hutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kraus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooper Austin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babawale Fadeyibi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Partin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Rickenbacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rivers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Osize Daniyan | 1 | 19 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Lucius Anderson | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 38 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jesse Schutzman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Piper | 1/2 | 50.0 | 17 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Reese Keeney | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Holy Cross Crusaders
passing
| David Lynch | 16/38 | 144 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Jake Croce | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Joseph Williams | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 0 | 43 |
| Jake Croce | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Datrell Jones | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Dominic Campanile | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Lynch | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 1 | 5 |
receiving
| Lincoln Fisher | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 2 | 31 |
| SirCharles Gordon | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ty Curran | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Mason McSweeney | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Joseph Williams | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Datrell Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
defensive
| Adam Due | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Garrett Baldwin | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Fountain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Haas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chisom Onwuzurigbo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Georgs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vin Ferrara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Ackerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Horodnik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushaune Vilane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Gardner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Redfern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Burton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Flores | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Boone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Mills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Saraceno | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Matan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juju Tackie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlo Crocetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateo Brink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omarr Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Joseph Williams | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jake Croce | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carlo Crocetti | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Leupold | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Garrett Baldwin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Owen Saraceno | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Ethan Moss | 8 | 320 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:07 | Jaxton Santiago 75 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 5:52 | David Lynch 1 Yd Run (Owen Saraceno Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 3 | 13:14 | Lucius Anderson 22 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Owen Saraceno Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:11 | Mason McSweeney 9 Yd pass from Jake Croce (Owen Saraceno Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 3 | 4:36 | Lucius Anderson 26 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 21 – 14 |
| 4 | 14:51 | Lincoln Fisher 31 Yd pass from David Lynch (Owen Saraceno Kick) | 21 – 21 |
| 4 | 11:52 | Lincoln Fisher 28 Yd pass from David Lynch (Owen Saraceno Kick) | 21 – 28 |
| 4 | 9:36 | Jaxton Santiago 18 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 28 – 28 |
| 4 | 3:42 | Graham Smith 28 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick) | 35 – 28 |
| 4 | 1:41 | Noah Piper 17 Yd Field Goal | 38 – 28 |
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