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Dante Reno throws 5 touchdown passes, rallies Yale to 38-28 win over Holy Cross

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 19). Dante Reno throws 5 touchdown passes, rallies Yale to 38-28 win over Holy Cross. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/dante-reno-throws-5-touchdown-passes-rallies-yale-to-38-28-win-over-holy-cross/article_bf8e2bff-ee10-5bfb-b8bd-7d21741a073f.html

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Dante Reno led Yale to a comeback victory over Holy Cross, throwing five touchdown passes including two in the final quarter of their season opener on Saturday. Despite trailing 28-21 early in the fourth quarter, Yale outscored Holy Cross 17-0 to win 38-28. Reno completed 30 of his 43 attempts for 454 yards while Jaxton Santiago caught 12 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
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In a comeback victory, Dante Reno of Yale threw five touchdown passes, including two crucial ones in the final quarter to help the Bulldogs overcome an early deficit against Holy Cross and win 38-28 on Saturday in Worcester, Massachusetts. The game featured Yale trailing 28-21 before rallying with consecutive scores: a 18-yard pass from Reno to Jaxton Santiago, another 28-yard connection to Graham Smith, and Noah Piper's field goal, securing the win. With this result, Yale stands at No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 rankings, while Holy Cross remains winless with a record of 0-4.

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Bulldogs Holy Cross Mass. WORCESTER Yale

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Holy Cross ORG · 4× Yale ORG · 4× Reno GPE · 3× Bulldogs ORG · 1× Dante Reno PERSON · 1× Graham Smith PERSON · 1× Jaxton Santiago PERSON · 1× Mass. GPE · 1× Noah Piper’s PERSON · 1× WORCESTER GPE · 1×

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Yale scored the last 17 points of the game on Reno touchdown passes of 18 yards to Jaxton Santiago and 28 yards to Graham Smith plus Noah Piper’s short field goal with 1 1/2 minutes left in the game.
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🔮 Joseph Williams had 120 yards rushing for Holy Cross (0-4).

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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Dante Reno threw five touchdown passes — two of them during a fourth-quarter rally — and Yale defeated winless Holy Cross 38-28 on Saturday. asserted
Yale → throw → Saturday
The Bulldogs, playing their season opener against a Holy Cross team that hadn’t scored more than 10 points in any of three season-opening losses, trailed 28-21 early in the fourth quarter. asserted
that → play → quarter
Yale scored the last 17 points of the game on Reno touchdown passes of 18 yards to Jaxton Santiago and 28 yards to Graham Smith plus Noah Piper’s short field goal with 1 1/2 minutes left in the game. asserted
minutes → score → game
Reno completed 30 of 43 passes for 454 yards for Yale, ranked No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. asserted
Reno → complete → Top
Santiago caught 12 for 234 yards, among them a 75-yard connection with Reno for the game’s first score. asserted
Santiago → catch → score
Lucius Anderson had two touchdown catches among his nine receptions for 155 yards. asserted
Anderson → have → yards
Joseph Williams had 120 yards rushing for Holy Cross (0-4). asserted
Williams → have → Cross
David Lynch was 16-of-38 passing for 144 yards with two touchdowns to Lincoln Fisher. asserted
Lynch → pass → Fisher
Lynch threw an interception late in the fourth quarter that set up Piper’s field goal. asserted
that → throw → goal
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