NCAAF

Cornell Big Red at Pennsylvania Quakers

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4-4, 1-3 Away
Final
39 - 17
5-3, 3-1 Home

Carothers scores twice as Cornell pulls away to defeat Penn 39-17

Garrett Bass-Sulpizio crosses goal line for 1-yard rushing touchdown

Bass-Sulpizio also threw for 265 yards and a touchdown on 24-of-31 passing in a fourth straight victory for the Big Red (4-4, 3-2 Ivy).

A 26-point second half turned a 3-point game at halftime into a rout. Cornell scored on five straight drives, including four third-quarter touchdowns, and ran the clock out after getting possession with 6:11 remaining.

Triplett led with 85 rushing yards on 17 carries, and Carothers added 36 yards on five attempts. Brendan Lee caught six passes for 41 yards and a score, and TJ Hamilton led all receivers with five catches for 123 yards.

For the Quakers (5-3, 3-2), Donte West racked up 125 rushing yards and a score on 15 carries, and Liam O'Brien added 63 yards and a score while completing 15 of his 22 passes for 112 yards.

Penn has the edge in the historical series at 78-48-5 since 1893. Cornell snapped a three-game losing streak against Penn, and won for just the second time in the past decade.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

COR FG 1st Period 8:57 Caden Lesiewicz 32 Yd Field Goal
PENN TD 2nd Period 14:54 Liam O'Brien 4 Yd Run (Mason Walters Kick)
COR FG 2nd Period 11:40 Caden Lesiewicz 23 Yd Field Goal
COR TD 2nd Period 0:11 Brendan Lee 2 Yd pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio (Caden Lesiewicz Kick)
PENN FG 2nd Period 0:00 Mason Walters 47 Yd Field Goal
COR TD 3rd Period 14:02 Jordan Triplett 3 Yd Run (Caden Lesiewicz PAT blocked)
COR TD 3rd Period 9:26 Gannon Carothers 22 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
COR TD 3rd Period 3:42 Gannon Carothers 1 Yd Run (Caden Lesiewicz Kick)
PENN TD 3rd Period 3:29 Donte West 75 Yd Run (Mason Walters Kick)
COR TD 4th Period 10:08 Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1 Yd Run (Caden Lesiewicz Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/172.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/219.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPENN
25 1st Downs 15
4-10 3rd down efficiency 7-13
2-2 4th down efficiency 1-3
448 Total Yards 304
265 Passing 112
24/31 Comp/Att 15/22
8.5 Yards per pass 5.1
183 Rushing 192
38 Rushing Attempts 34
4.8 Yards per rush 5.6
2-20 Penalties 6-65
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 0
31:19 Possession 28:41

Game Information

Venue: Franklin Field

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 10,914 · Capacity:
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