PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) _ Joe Walland gained 263 yards in total offense and threw two touchdown passes to help Yale escape with a 23-21 victory over Princeton on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (8-1, 5-1) have won eight straight and can clinch at least a tie for their first Ivy League title since 1989 if they beat Harvard in next Saturday's season finale.

Walland completed 17 of 36 for 162 yards and rushed for 101 yards to become Yale's all-time career passing yardage leader.

Yale scored on its first two possessions for a 10-0 lead.

Princeton's (3-6, 1-5) defense got them back in the game on Yale's next possession, when Brian Beem returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown.

Northrop missed the extra point, but kicked a 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in the half to pull Princeton within a point.

Yale increased the one-point halftime lead on its first possession of the third quarter when Rashad Bartholomew caught a 9-yard touchdown pass to make it 17-9.

The Bulldogs completed the quarter with an 80-yard scoring drive that culminated in Bartholomew's 2-yard run.

Trailing 23-9 with 11 minutes remaining, Princeton got a 37-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Crenshaw to Phil Wendler, but Taylor Northrop missed his second extra point of the day.

With 4:14 remaining, Princeton drove 74 yards. Wendler caught a touchdown pass over the middle with 2:06 left.