Cornell Big Red at Columbia Lions
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Columbia tops Cornell 17-9 to earn share of Ivy League title for first time since 1961
Columbia (7-3, 5-2) received help from Yale which beat Harvard (8-2, 5-2) 34-29. Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2) also forged its way to the top of the Ivy League standings when it drubbed Brown 56-28, also on Saturday.
Last year Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale all finished 5-2 to share the league championship. Prior to 2023, the last time the Ivy League champion had two losses was 1982 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 5-2.
Also prior to 2023, the last time there was a three-way tie for the title was 2015 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 6-1.
Columbia's share of the title marked only the program’s second all-time and its first since 1961. As for Cornell (4-6, 3-4), the Big Red were attempting to post their first winning Ivy League campaign since 2005.
Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard run ended a 10-play, 61-yard drive whcih lasted just more than four minutes that gave Columbia a 7-0 lead with 6:30 left in the first quarter.
With six seconds before halftime, Giorgi crashed in from the 1 at the end of a three-play, 76-yard drive that was highlighted by Sanchez's 73-yard completion to Ethan Hebb on the first play of the drive. The score made it 14-3.
Cornell quarterback James Wang threw for 154 yards and a pair of interceptions and ran 20 times for 97 yards. The Big Red's points came from place kicker Alan Zhao who made 3 of 4 and connected from 45, 34 and 22 yards.
How To Watch
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 6:27 | Caleb Sanchez 1 Yd Run (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:58 | Alan Zhao 34 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:03 | Joey Giorgi 1 Yd Run (Hugo Merry Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 11:44 | Alan Zhao 45 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 1:50 | Hugo Merry 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 0:10 | Alan Zhao 22 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 COR |
 COLU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 4-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 378 | Total Yards | 405 |
| 194 | Passing | 221 |
| 15/27 | Comp/Att | 11/19 |
| 7.2 | Yards per pass | 11.6 |
| 184 | Rushing | 184 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 4.6 | Yards per rush | 4.3 |
| 3-30 | Penalties | 7-70 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:50 | Possession | 29:10 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 4,224 · Capacity:
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