Jaden Craig throws for 216 yards, Xaviah Bascon rushes for 101, and Harvard beat Princeton 35-14

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Jaden Craig threw for 216 yards and a touchdown, Xaviah Bascon rushed for 101 yards and a score, and Harvard beat Princeton 35-14 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory.

Harvard (6-0, 3-0 Ivy League) has won six straight away from home dating to last season.

Princeton took a 14-10 lead with 3:50 left in the second quarter on a 51-yard touchdown connection from Kai Colón to Ethan Clark.

But Harvard answered with two scoring drives before halftime. Kieran Corr hit a 25-yard field goal with 1:05 left and Jack Kirkwood had his first interception of the season to give Harvard the ball at Princeton’s 32-yard line. Four plays later, Bascon scored on a 4-yard run to give Harvard the lead for good with 18 seconds left in the half.

Isaiah Bullock and DJ Gordon each had a rushing touchdown in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.

Cam Henry scored on a 69-yard catch-and-run to open the scoring for Harvard in the first quarter.

Colón was 19 of 31 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Princeton (3-3, 2-1). Aidan Besselman also had a touchdown grab.

Harvard entered as one of eight unbeaten teams in the FCS, joining Tarleton State, Lehigh, Montana, North Dakota State, Presbyterian, South Dakota State and Tennessee Tech.

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