Interception helps Yale hold off Georgetown 24-21
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tyler Varga rushed for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score, and Collin Bibb had a late interception to preserve Yale's season-opening 24-21 win over Georgetown on Saturday.
The victory was the first for new Bulldogs coach Tony Reno.
The Hoyas (2-1), driving from their own 25, had first-and-10 on the Yale 17 when Bibb picked off an Aaron Aiken pass with 33 seconds remaining.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Bulldogs, who have won six straight season openers against Georgetown, opened the scoring on Varga's 2-yard TD, capping a 90-yard drive.
Kevin Macari tied the game on a 79-yard punt return, then the Hoyas pulled ahead on Jeremy Moore's 41-yard interception return.
Yale's Eric Williams hit Cameron Sandquist with a school-record 98-yard TD pass with 33 seconds to go until halftime, making it 17-14.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Claytor Dalen gave Georgetown a 21-17 lead on a 32-yard rush, but Varga's 9-yard run put the Bulldogs ahead for good.