Cornell at Columbia

Saturday, November 12, 2016. Cornell kept the Empire Cup

Cornell beat Columbia 42–⁠40. It was their 83rd meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 51–⁠29–⁠3.

AwayCornell4–⁠6 in 2016
42
HomeColumbia3–⁠7 in 2016
40

Final at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, ManhattanAttendance 5,887

At kickoff
49°F, a few clouds, wind 6 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; La Guardia Airport (KLGA), 11 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Karlton Derrick; umpire David Collari; head linesman Terrance Brown; line judge Nathan Long; side judge Brendon Johnson; field judge Jack O’Keefe; back judge Eric HermickGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cornell14771442
Columbia141031340

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 54% to win. Cornell won as Elo’s underdog.

Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Columbia 29, Cornell 12
2024Columbia 17, Cornell 9
2023Columbia 29, Cornell 14
2022Columbia 45, Cornell 22
2021Columbia 34, Cornell 26
2019Cornell 35, Columbia 9

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