Princeton Scores First and Never Trails, Beats Wagner 28-13
Princeton got on the board first and never gave the lead back. Wyatt Becker hit Josh Smith for a 28-yard touchdown with 11:00 left in the first quarter, and Wagner spent the rest of the day chasing a game that finished 28-13.
The Tigers kept stretching it. Kai Honda scored from a yard out early in the second quarter, Wagner's Matt Morad answered with a 10-yard run to make it 14-10, and Honda promptly broke a 31-yard run to push it back to 21-10. Ryan Liszner kicked a 38-yard field goal as the half ended (21-13), which turned out to be Wagner's last points. Eli Friend ran in from 10 yards with 2:49 left in the third, and that was the end of the scoring.
The ground game explains the margin. Princeton ran 38 times for 197 yards against Wagner's 29 for 101, and finished with 395 total yards to 327. Becker was only 6 of 15 for 106 yards, so nobody needed him to throw much. Wagner also gave it away three times (two lost fumbles and an interception) while Princeton gave up one pick. Three turnovers to one will do that.
Princeton moves to 3-1. Wagner is 0-3, and nobody scored after the third quarter, so the last stretch was a long shrug. Morad's touchdown was at least his best fantasy day of the year. Anyone holding Honda got 27.2 points out of two touchdowns and a quiet 103 yards, which is about what he gives you every week.