WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Yale defeated Holy Cross 38-28 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Fitton Field in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. Dante Reno powered the Bulldogs, completing 30 of 43 passes for 454 yards and five touchdowns. Yale scored 14 points in the second quarter and 17 in the third. Holy Cross scored 14 points in the third quarter. Jaxton Santiago caught 12 passes for 234 yards and two scores, while Lucius Anderson added nine receptions for 155 yards, 121 kick-return yards and two touchdowns. Graham Smith caught a 28-yard touchdown. Holy Cross quarterback David Lynch passed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and Joseph Williams rushed 16 times for 120 yards. Lincoln Fisher caught two touchdown passes, while Adam Due recorded 17 tackles, one sack and three quarterback hurries for the Crusaders. Yale improved to 1-0. Holy Cross dropped to 0-4. Yale visits Cornell next Saturday, while Holy Cross travels to Lafayette.