Kai Honda Runs for 219 and Four Scores in Princeton's 35-7 Win
Kai Honda carried 14 times for 219 yards and four touchdowns. Princeton, as a team, ran 27 times for 256. Do the division and you will see how little anybody else had to do.
Honda scored from 40 yards out in the first quarter, and Columbia tied it 7-7 on a Chase Goodwin 14-yard pass to Bryce Coleman early in the second. That was the last time Columbia scored. Honda went in from 7 yards, then 53 yards with 1:08 left in the half, and Princeton led 21-7 at the break. His fourth touchdown was a 70-yard run with 10:10 left in the fourth, and Ty Ciongoli's 55-yard throw to Aidan Besselman finished the scoring at 35-7. Four of Princeton's five touchdowns were Honda's, 28 of its 35 points.
Here is the oddity. Columbia outgained Princeton 422 yards to 390, because Goodwin went 35-of-51 for 331 passing yards. Princeton threw for 134. It did not matter. Columbia ran 31 times for 91 yards and threw an interception. Princeton's defense had four sacks to Columbia's two, and Princeton had no turnovers at all. Aidan Besselman's 55-yard catch was 55 of Princeton's 134 passing yards, so the plan was easy to describe: hand it to Honda. His 219 yards on 14 carries is 15.6 a carry.
Both teams are 2-1 now, and one of them looks a lot more settled about it.
If you started Honda, you can stop checking the other scores. His 45.9 points were the biggest of the day by more than double the next player's.