Cornell at Columbia

Saturday, November 17, 2018. Columbia kept the Empire Cup

Columbia beat Cornell 24–⁠21. It was their 85th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 51–⁠31–⁠3.

AwayCornell3–⁠7 in 2018
21
HomeColumbia6–⁠4 in 2018
24

Final at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, ManhattanTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,651

At kickoff
47°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; La Guardia Airport (KLGA), 11 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee J. Gensiejewski; umpire Daniel Collins; head linesman Terrance Brown; line judge Nathan Long; side judge Jeffrey Muha; field judge Jack O’Keefe; back judge Eric HermickGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Photos from the game

  • Cornell University cheerleaders at the Cornell vs Columbia football game. Wien Stadium, November 11, 2018
    Cornell University cheerleaders at the Cornell vs Columbia football game. Wien Stadium, November 11, 2018Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • iPhone panorama view of Wien Stadium, Columbia University. Looking south. Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, Columbia University, November 17, 2018
    iPhone panorama view of Wien Stadium, Columbia University. Looking south. Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, Columbia University, November 17, 2018Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Columbia scoreboard at Wien Stadium. Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, Nov 17, 2018
    Columbia scoreboard at Wien Stadium. Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, Nov 17, 2018Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, November 17, 2018
    Cornell vs Columbia football at Wien Stadium, November 17, 2018Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cornell0701421
Columbia10001424

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the six 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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