Harvard at Cornell

Friday, October 7, 2022

Harvard beat Cornell 35–⁠28. It was their 65th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 43–⁠21–⁠1.

AwayHarvard6–⁠4 in 2022
35
HomeCornell5–⁠5 in 2022
28

Final at Schoellkopf Field, IthacaTV: ESPNU

At kickoff
48°F, overcast, wind 11 mph from the northwest, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH), 4 km from the stadium
Official
Jeff PumphreyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Harvard01371535
Cornell7071428

Standouts

Player stats

Harvard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Charlie Dean15/2920820
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aidan Borguet28163126
Shane McLaughlin31609
Charlie Dean3203
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kym Wimberly582037
Ledger Hatch571020
Tyler Neville335127
Kaedyn Odermann110010

Cornell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jameson Wang18/3118510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jameson Wang1761336
Drew Powell1303
Gannon Carothers6303
Robert Tucker III1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Thomas Glover866119
Nicholas Laboy231021
Parker Woodring227014
William Enneking124024

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HarvardCornell
385Total yards250
208Passing yards185
177Rushing yards65
7.2Yards per pass6.0
4.9Yards per rush1.8
21First downs19
7–⁠12Third downs6–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠2
2Turnovers0
12–⁠125Penalties5–⁠45
26:12Possession33:48

Efficiency

HarvardCornell
67%Success rate43%
−0.08EPA per play0.53
0.28Explosiveness2.71
−1.94Rushing EPA1.57
0.86Passing EPA0.80
33%Passing-down success25%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Harvard 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Harvard −11.5, over/under 50.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Harvard 79%, Cornell 21%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Cornell end zoneHarvard end zoneQ1 HarvardPunt, 6 playsQ1 CornellTouchdown, 18 playsQ1 HarvardPunt, 7 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 HarvardField goal, 9 playsQ2 CornellTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 5 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 7 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 HarvardFumble, 2 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 HarvardField goal, 8 playsQ3 CornellTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 CornellPunt, 6 playsQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 CornellPunt, 6 playsQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 HarvardTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Cornell drives left to right, Harvard right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 HarvardPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  2. Q1 CornellTouchdown, 18 plays, 86 yards
  3. Q1 HarvardPunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  4. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q2 HarvardField goal, 9 plays, 29 yards
  6. Q2 CornellTouchdown, 3 plays, −22 yards
  7. Q2 CornellPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q2 HarvardPunt, 7 plays, 26 yards
  9. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  10. Q2 HarvardFumble, 2 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 HarvardField goal, 8 plays, 48 yards
  13. Q3 CornellTouchdown, 3 plays, 9 yards
  14. Q3 CornellPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  15. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  16. Q3 CornellPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 10 plays, 64 yards
  18. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q4 HarvardTouchdown, 11 plays, 68 yards
  20. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards

Play by play

1st quarter2 drives, then Cornell 7, Harvard 0
Harvard Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
12:564th & 7 at own 39Sebastien Tasko punt for 50 yds
Cornell Touchdown, 18 plays
2:553rd & goal at opp 1Jameson Wang run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jackson Kennedy KICK)Cornell 7, Harvard 0
2:471st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 57 yds , Jack Bill return for 16 yds to the Harv 19
Q2 0:001st & 10 at own 25rush for loss of 2 yards to the COR23, COR wins the toss and chooses receive.
2nd quarter2 drives, then Harvard 13, Cornell 7
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 13 at own 27Jameson Wang pass complete to Thomas Glover for 7 yds to the Cornl 34
15:003rd & 6 at own 34Jameson Wang pass complete to Matt Robbert for 4 yds to the Cornl 38
12:484th & 2 at own 38Ayden McCarter punt for 7 yds
10:134th & goal at opp 16Jonah Lipel 32 yd FG GOODCornell 7, Harvard 3
10:131st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
8:064th & 7 at own 28Blocked punt for 0 yds,J. Machen returns for 17 yds for a TD, (J. Lipel KICK), (J. Lipel KICK)Harvard 10, Cornell 7
8:061st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff HARVARD Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Alex Washington) to the Harv 25
8:001st & 10 at own 25Jonah Lipel kickoff for 67 yds , Gannon Carothers return for 22 yds to the Cornl 47 CORNELL Penalty, Offensive holding (Robert Tucker III) to the Cornl 20
6:084th & 10 at own 38Ayden McCarter punt for 34 yds , Scott Woods II returns for no gain to the Harv 28
Harvard Punt, 7 plays
4:232nd & 15 at opp 46pass incomplete
4:233rd & 15 at opp 46Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Kym Wimberly, broken up by Anthony Chideme-Alfaro
4:064th & 15 at opp 46Sebastien Tasko punt for 24 yds
3:034th & 11 at own 21Ayden McCarter punt for 22 yds
2:282nd & 7 at opp 40Charlie Dean pass complete to Tyler Neville for 5 yds Charlie Dean fumbled, recovered by Cornl Jake Stebbins
1:214th & 9 at own 36Ayden McCarter punt for 35 yds CORNELL Penalty, kick catching interference (-15 Yards) to the Harv 44
0:184th & goal at opp 8J. Lipel 25 yd FG GOODHarvard 13, Cornell 7
0:181st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
Q3 14:521st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 60 yds , Gannon Carothers return for 12 yds to the Cornl 12
Q3 12:254th & 8 at own 35Ayden McCarter punt for 38 yds , Scott Woods II returns for no gain to the Harv 12
3rd quarter2 drives, then Harvard 20, Cornell 14
Cornell Touchdown, 3 plays
12:251st & 10 at opp 12Jameson Wang run for 4 yds to the Harv 8
12:252nd & 6 at opp 8Jameson Wang run for 2 yds to the Harv 6
10:583rd & 4 at opp 6J. Wang run for 6 yds for a TD, (J. Kennedy KICK), (J. Kennedy KICK)Cornell 14, Harvard 13
10:581st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 59 yds
Harvard Touchdown, 9 plays
7:052nd & 1 at opp 3C. Dean pass,to T. Neville for 3 yds for a TD, (J. Lipel KICK)Harvard 20, Cornell 14
7:051st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 57 yds
3:504th & 3 at own 34Ayden McCarter punt for 43 yds , Scott Woods II returns for 10 yds to the Harv 33
4th quarter6 drives, then Harvard 35, Cornell 28
Cornell Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Jameson Wang pass complete to Eddy Tillman for 14 yds to the Cornl 39 for a 1ST down
Harvard Touchdown, 10 plays
14:553rd & goal at opp 10C. Dean pass,to S. Woods II for 10 yds for a TD, (J. Lipel KICK), (J. Lipel KICK), (J. Lipel KICK), (J. Lipel KICK)Harvard 27, Cornell 14
14:551st & goal at opp 3HARVARD Penalty, Offensive holding (Alex Washington) to the Cornl 3
14:551st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
Cornell Touchdown, 11 plays
9:034th & 8 at opp 11J. Wang pass,to T. Glover for 11 yds for a TD, (J. Kennedy KICK), (J. Kennedy KICK), (J. Kennedy KICK)Harvard 27, Cornell 21
8:521st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 55 yds , Jack Bill return for 24 yds to the Harv 29
Harvard Touchdown, 11 plays
2:501st & goal at opp 2Aidan Borguet 2 Yd Run (Joe Young Pass to Tyler Neville for Two-Point Conversion)Harvard 35, Cornell 21
2:501st & goal at opp 3Joe Young pass complete to Tyler Neville
2:501st & 10 at own 40Jonah Lipel kickoff for 60 yds
Harvard Touchdown, 11 plays
2:501st & goal at opp 3Joe Young pass complete to Tyler Neville
Cornell Touchdown, 10 plays
1:324th & 4 at opp 38Jameson Wang run for 36 yds to the Harv 2 for a 1ST down
1:321st & goal at opp 2pass incomplete to Thomas Glover
1:322nd & goal at opp 2Gannon Carothers run for 1 yd to the Harv 1
0:573rd & goal at opp 1J. Wang run for 1 yd for a TD, (J. Kennedy KICK)Harvard 35, Cornell 28
0:561st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 11 yds , Tyler Neville return for no gain to the Harv 49

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Harvard leads 47–⁠21–⁠1 in 69 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Harvard 41, Cornell 29
2025Harvard 34, Cornell 10
2024Harvard 38, Cornell 20
2023Harvard 41, Cornell 23
2022Harvard 35, Cornell 28
2021Harvard 24, Cornell 10

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