The powerful Brown offense wasted no time in launching its attack. After the long kickoff return, the Bears faced a fourth-and-one, but tailback Mike Malan easily scampered around the Yale defense for a 7-0 Brown lead.
In the next series, Bear quarterback Eric Webber drove deep into Bulldog territory and passed to tailback Brandon Buchanan for the 14-0 Brown lead.
Malan was not done with his scoring, entering the end zone right before the half to give the Bears a 21-7 lead.
Lee and Johnson played solidly in a losing effort. Lee passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnson caught 10 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Princeton 19, Yale 14
The 19-14 loss officially eliminated Yale (6-3, 3-3 Ivy) from the championship race. The Elis would have needed help from other teams anyway in order to gain a share of the crown.
Yale led the game for almost the entire 60 minutes, scoring early in the first and only giving up the lead in the final seconds.
With the Bulldogs only 1:12 from victory, Princeton fullback Marty Cheatham came up with the game-breaking play. The Tigers were backed up in their own end zone, but Tiger quarterback Jon Blevins found Cheatham in the flat, where he hauled in the pass and broke free down the sidelines for 44 yards.
Blevins then found wide-out Chisom Opara in the end zone to give Princeton the lead and the victory. Yale's offensive woes continued, as they were unable to score in the second half and failed to put away the Tigers.