Bucknell at Yale

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Yale beat Bucknell 29–⁠9. It was their third meeting; Yale leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayBucknell3–⁠8 in 2022
9
HomeYale8–⁠2 in 2022
29

Final at Yale Bowl, New HavenTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,995

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tweed-New Haven Airport (KHVN), 9 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Henry WimbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bucknell30609
Yale0791329

Standouts

Player stats

Bucknell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ethan Grady13/2610200
Alex Brown0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rushawn Baker20113175
Danny Meuser750036
Alex Brown6708
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Damian Harris438016
Okeyo Ayungo225015
Christian Spugnardi21308
Rushawn Baker1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Gavin Pringle0001
Brent Jackson0001
Jonathan Searcy0001
Alex Smith Jr.0001

Yale

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nolan Grooms19/3320914
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nolan Grooms1495321
Tre Peterson1484028
Joshua Pitsenberger740020
Nathan Denney21208
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
David Pantelis8106132
Mason Tipton349026
Ryan Lindley321012
Mason Shipp216011

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

BucknellYale
260Total yards433
102Passing yards209
158Rushing yards224
3.6Yards per pass6.3
4.5Yards per rush5.5
12First downs24
5–⁠17Third downs5–⁠12
0–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers5
6–⁠46Penalties7–⁠85
29:05Possession30:55

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Yale −29, over/under 44.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Yale 98%, Bucknell 2%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Yale leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2022Yale 29, Bucknell 9
1923Yale 29, Bucknell 14
1902Yale 36, Bucknell 5

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