Columbia at Cornell
Saturday, November 11, 2017. Columbia took the Empire Cup from Cornell Share
Columbia beat Cornell 18–8. It was their 84th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 51–30–3.
Final at Schoellkopf Field, IthacaAttendance 5,613
- At kickoff
- 31°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH), 4 km from the stadium, 26 minutes after kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Hank Johns; umpire Corey Williams; head linesman Gene Higgins; line judge Robert Shober; side judge Ray Pittman; field judge Thomas O’Mara; back judge Dan FoutzGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Columbia 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Columbia–Cornell gameCornell leads 52–36–3 in 91 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2025 | Columbia 29, Cornell 12 | |
| 2024 | Columbia 17, Cornell 9 | |
| 2023 | Columbia 29, Cornell 14 | |
| 2022 | Columbia 45, Cornell 22 | |
| 2021 | Columbia 34, Cornell 26 | |
| 2019 | Cornell 35, Columbia 9 |
Around this game
Columbia
- Next gamevs. BrownNov. 18, 2017
- SeasonColumbia in 2017
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Cornell
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaNov. 18, 2017
- SeasonCornell in 2017
- ProgramCornell history and records
Ranked games that day
- No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 18 Mississippi State 24
- No. 10 Auburn 40, No. 2 Georgia 17
- No. 7 Miami 41, No. 3 Notre Dame 8
- No. 4 Clemson 31, Florida State 14
- No. 5 Oklahoma 38, No. 8 TCU 20
- No. 6 Wisconsin 38, No. 25 Iowa 14
- No. 11 Ohio State 48, No. 13 Michigan State 3
- No. 12 Oklahoma State 49, No. 24 Iowa State 42