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Columbia at Lafayette

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Lafayette beat Columbia 24–⁠3. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 15–⁠9–⁠1.

AwayColumbia3–⁠7 in 2023
3
HomeLafayette9–⁠3 in 2023
24

Final at Fisher Field, EastonTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,523

At kickoff
71°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE), 21 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Official
Henry WimbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbia30003
Lafayette0147324

Standouts

Player stats

Columbia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Caden Bell9/248301
Chase Goodwin0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joey Giorgi1873010
Malcolm Terry II3706
Ty’son Edwards3704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
J.J. Jenkins341019
Bryson Canty333013
Ty’son Edwards1808
James Miller1707

Lafayette

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dean DeNobile15/2214900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamar Curtis20145235
Nahjee Adams1061032
Dean DeNobile1220112
Jermaine Conyers315016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Elijah Steward773023
Chris Carasia241030
Jamar Curtis219012
Mason Gilbert1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Byron Johnson0001

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

Team stats

ColumbiaLafayette
157Total yards392
83Passing yards149
74Rushing yards243
3.3Yards per pass6.8
2.5Yards per rush4.7
11First downs20
2–⁠11Third downs9–⁠17
1–⁠4Fourth downs3–⁠3
1Turnovers1
5–⁠20Penalties3–⁠20
24:02Possession35:58

Efficiency

ColumbiaLafayette
38%Success rate43%
−0.23EPA per play0.22
0.86Explosiveness0.95
−0.18Rushing EPA0.17
−0.11Passing EPA0.30
17%Passing-down success26%

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)

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

The line

Columbia −5.5, over/under 40.5.

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

Every drive

Lafayette end zoneColumbia end zone LafayetteFumble, 3 playsQ1 LafayettePunt, 4 playsQ1 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 LafayettePunt, 6 playsQ1 ColumbiaField goal, 10 playsQ1 LafayetteTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 ColumbiaPunt, 6 playsQ2 LafayettePunt, 2 playsQ2 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 LafayetteTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ColumbiaPunt, 6 playsQ2 LafayetteEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 ColumbiaResult not recorded, 9 playsQ3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 LafayetteTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 ColumbiaInterception, 3 playsQ3 LafayetteField goal, 7 playsQ4 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 LafayetteMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 LafayetteEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Lafayette drives left to right, Columbia right to left.
  1. LafayetteFumble, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 LafayettePunt, 4 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 LafayettePunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  5. Q1 ColumbiaField goal, 10 plays, 37 yards
  6. Q1 LafayetteTouchdown, 17 plays, 85 yards
  7. Q2 ColumbiaPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  8. Q2 LafayettePunt, 2 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −9 yards
  10. Q2 LafayetteTouchdown, 6 plays, 55 yards
  11. Q2 ColumbiaPunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  12. Q2 LafayetteEnd of half, 5 plays, 21 yards
  13. Q3 ColumbiaResult not recorded, 9 plays, −25 yards
  14. Q3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q3 LafayetteTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q3 ColumbiaInterception, 3 plays, 13 yards
  17. Q3 LafayetteField goal, 7 plays, 24 yards
  18. Q4 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 34 yards
  19. Q4 LafayetteMissed FG, 13 plays, 52 yards
  20. Q4 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −7 yards
  21. Q4 LafayetteEnd of game, 5 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Columbia 3, Lafayette 0
Lafayette Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Hugo Merry kickoff for 64 yds , Troy Bruce return for 10 yds to the LAF 11
15:001st & 10 at own 11Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 11 yds to the LAF 22 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 22Jamar Curtis run for 1 yd to the LAF 23
15:002nd & 9 at own 23Dean DeNobile sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the LAF 19
15:003rd & 13 at own 19Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Chris Carasia
13:024th & 13 at own 19Jakob Trestik punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Carter McFadden at the COLU 35
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
13:021st & 10 at own 35Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
13:022nd & 10 at own 35Caden Bell pass complete to Ty’son Edwards for 8 yds to the COLU 43
13:023rd & 2 at own 43Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
12:094th & 2 at own 43William Hughes punt for 56 yds
Lafayette Punt, 6 plays
12:091st & 10 at own 1Dean DeNobile run for 1 yd to the LAF 2
12:092nd & 9 at own 2Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Carl Smith
12:093rd & 9 at own 2Jamar Curtis run for 35 yds to the LAF 37 for a 1ST down
12:091st & 10 at own 37Jamar Curtis run for 5 yds to the LAF 42
12:092nd & 5 at own 42PENALTY Lafaye False Start (Holmes,Dallas) 5 yards from Lafaye42 to Lafaye37. NO PLAY.
12:092nd & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun Denobile,Dean pass complete short left to Steward,Elijah for 9 yards to the Lafaye46 (Kelley,Jordan) PENALTY Lafaye Pass Interference (Smith,Carl) 15 yards from Lafaye37 to Lafaye22. NO PLAY.
12:092nd & 25 at own 22Dean DeNobile run for 12 yds to the LAF 34
12:093rd & 13 at own 34Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Carl Smith
9:304th & 13 at own 34Jakob Trestik punt for 40 yds , Carter McFadden returns for 13 yds to the COLU 39
Columbia Field goal, 10 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 39Joey Giorgi run for 3 yds to the COLU 42
9:302nd & 7 at own 42Caden Bell run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at the 50Joey Giorgi run for 5 yds to the LAF 45
9:302nd & 5 at opp 45Joey Giorgi run for 6 yds to the LAF 39 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 39Joey Giorgi run for 5 yds to the LAF 34
9:302nd & 5 at opp 34Caden Bell pass complete to Bryson Canty for 11 yds to the LAF 23 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 23Malcolm Terry II run for 1 yd to the LAF 24
9:302nd & 11 at opp 24Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
9:303rd & 11 at opp 24Caden Bell pass incomplete to Wills Meyer
6:004th & 11 at opp 24Hugo Merry 42 yd FG GOODColumbia 3, Lafayette 0
Lafayette Touchdown, 17 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 35Hugo Merry kickoff for 64 yds , Troy Bruce return for 14 yds to the LAF 15
6:001st & 10 at own 15Jamar Curtis run for 1 yd to the LAF 16
6:002nd & 9 at own 16Jamar Curtis run for 14 yds to the LAF 30 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 30Jamar Curtis run for 4 yds to the LAF 34
6:002nd & 6 at own 34Jamar Curtis run for 2 yds to the LAF 36
6:003rd & 4 at own 36Dean DeNobile run for 4 yds to the LAF 40 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 40Dean DeNobile pass complete to Carson Persing for 4 yds to the LAF 44
6:002nd & 6 at own 44Dean DeNobile run for 2 yds to the LAF 46
6:003rd & 4 at own 46Dean DeNobile pass complete to Chris Carasia for 11 yds to the COLU 43 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 43Dean DeNobile sacked by Anthony Roussos for a loss of 9 yards to the LAF 48
6:002nd & 19 at own 48Jamar Curtis run for 4 yds to the COLU 48
0:003rd & 15 at opp 48Dean DeNobile pass complete to Jamar Curtis for 12 yds to the COLU 36
Q2 15:004th & 3 at opp 36Dean DeNobile pass complete to Jamar Curtis for 7 yds to the COLU 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Dean DeNobile run for 4 yds to the COLU 25
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 25Jamar Curtis run for 6 yds to the COLU 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Jamar Curtis run for 6 yds to the COLU 13
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 13Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 7 yds to the COLU 6 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:541st & goal at opp 6Jamar Curtis run for 6 yds for a TD (Jack Simonetta KICK)Lafayette 7, Columbia 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Lafayette 14, Columbia 3
Columbia Punt, 6 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 35Darren Wu kickoff for 61 yds , JJ Jenkins return for 20 yds to the COLU 24
12:541st & 10 at own 24Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
12:542nd & 10 at own 24Joey Giorgi run for 4 yds to the COLU 28
12:543rd & 6 at own 28Caden Bell pass complete to James Miller for 7 yds to the COLU 35 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun Bell,Caden pass complete short left to Miller,James for 5 yards to the Columb40 (Olivas,Marco; Cross,Semaj) PENALTY Columb Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Miller,James) 5 yards from Columb35 to Columb30. NO PLAY.
12:541st & 15 at own 30Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the COLU 32
12:542nd & 13 at own 32Malcolm Terry II run for 2 yds to the COLU 34
12:543rd & 11 at own 34Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
8:474th & 11 at own 34William Hughes punt for 50 yds
Lafayette Punt, 2 plays
8:471st & 10 at own 16Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Chris Carasia
8:472nd & 10 at own 16Jermaine Conyers run for no gain to the LAF 16
7:594th & 10 at own 16Jakob Trestik punt for 34 yds , Carter McFadden returns for 14 yds to the LAF 36
Columbia Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:591st & 10 at opp 36Caden Bell pass incomplete to Marcus Libman
7:592nd & 10 at opp 36Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the LAF 34
7:593rd & 8 at opp 34Caden Bell pass incomplete to Wills Meyer
7:144th & 8 at opp 34Timeout Lafayette, clock 07:14
7:064th & 8 at opp 34Columbia Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Caden Bell) to the LAF 45
Lafayette Touchdown, 6 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 45Dean DeNobile pass complete to Mason Gilbert for 8 yds to the COLU 47
7:062nd & 2 at opp 47Nahjee Adams run for 5 yds to the COLU 42 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 42Nahjee Adams run for 1 yd to the COLU 41
7:062nd & 9 at opp 41Elijah Steward run for 8 yds to the COLU 33
7:063rd & 1 at opp 33Nahjee Adams run for 32 yds to the COLU 1 for a 1ST down
4:311st & goal at opp 1Dean DeNobile run for 1 yd for a TD (Jack Simonetta KICK)Lafayette 14, Columbia 3
Columbia Punt, 6 plays
4:311st & 10 at own 35Darren Wu kickoff for 65 yds , JJ Jenkins return for 19 yds to the COLU 19
4:311st & 10 at own 19Joey Giorgi run for 10 yds to the COLU 29 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at own 29Joey Giorgi run for 6 yds to the COLU 35
4:312nd & 4 at own 35Caden Bell pass complete to Bryson Canty for 13 yds to the COLU 48 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at own 48Joey Giorgi run for 3 yds to the LAF 49
4:312nd & 7 at opp 49Ty’son Edwards run for 2 yds to the LAF 47
4:313rd & 5 at opp 47Caden Bell pass incomplete to JJ Jenkins
1:204th & 5 at opp 47William Hughes punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Gabe DuBois at the LAF 13
Lafayette End of half, 5 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 13Jamar Curtis run for 3 yds to the LAF 16
1:102nd & 7 at own 16Timeout Columbia, clock 01:10
1:102nd & 7 at own 16Jamar Curtis run for 6 yds to the LAF 22
1:103rd & 1 at own 22Jamar Curtis run for 3 yds to the LAF 25 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at own 25Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 7 yds to the LAF 32
0:332nd & 3 at own 32Timeout Lafayette, clock 00:33
0:002nd & 3 at own 32Jamar Curtis run for 2 yds to the LAF 34
3rd quarter6 drives, then Lafayette 21, Columbia 3
Columbia Result not recorded, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Darren Wu kickoff for 57 yds , JJ Jenkins return for 7 yds to the COLU 15
15:001st & 10 at own 15Joey Giorgi run for 6 yds to the COLU 21
15:002nd & 4 at own 21Caden Bell pass complete to JJ Jenkins for 9 yds to the COLU 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 30Joey Giorgi run for 1 yd to the COLU 31
15:002nd & 9 at own 31Caden Bell run for 1 yd to the COLU 32
15:003rd & 8 at own 32Caden Bell pass complete to JJ Jenkins for 13 yds to the COLU 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Joey Giorgi run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 5 at the 50Malcolm Terry II run for 6 yds to the LAF 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Caden Bell pass complete to Wills Meyer for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
9:504th & 5 at the 50Columbia Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Caden Bell) to the COLU 40
Lafayette Fumble, 3 plays
9:501st & 10 at opp 40Jamar Curtis run for 4 yds to the COLU 36
9:502nd & 6 at opp 36Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 16 yds to the COLU 20 for a 1ST down
9:502nd & 16 at the 50Columbia Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Caden Bell) to the COLU 40
8:381st & 10 at opp 20run for 15 yds to the COLU 35 fumbled, recovered by COLU Quentin Autry
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 35Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the COLU 37
8:382nd & 8 at own 37Joey Giorgi run for no gain to the COLU 37
8:383rd & 8 at own 37Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
7:004th & 8 at own 37William Hughes punt for 51 yds , Gabe DuBois returns for 8 yds to the LAF 20
Lafayette Touchdown, 8 plays
7:001st & 10 at own 20Jamar Curtis run for no gain to the LAF 20
7:002nd & 10 at own 20Dean DeNobile run for no gain to the LAF 20
7:003rd & 10 at own 20Dean DeNobile pass complete to Chris Carasia for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at the 50Dean DeNobile pass complete to Carson Persing for 4 yds to the COLU 46
7:002nd & 6 at opp 46Dean DeNobile run for 5 yds to the COLU 41
7:003rd & 1 at opp 41Jamar Curtis run for 7 yds to the COLU 34 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 34Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 5 yds to the COLU 29
3:032nd & 5 at opp 29Jamar Curtis run for 29 yds for a TD (Jack Simonetta KICK)Lafayette 21, Columbia 3
3:031st & 10 at own 35Darren Wu kickoff for 53 yds , Carter McFadden return for 12 yds to the COLU 47 Columbia Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the COLU 14
Columbia Interception, 3 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 14Caden Bell pass complete to Bryson Canty for 9 yds to the COLU 23
3:032nd & 1 at own 23Joey Giorgi run for 4 yds to the COLU 27 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 27Caden Bell pass intercepted
Lafayette Field goal, 7 plays
1:461st & 10 at opp 41Jamar Curtis run for 7 yds to the COLU 34
1:462nd & 3 at opp 34Jermaine Conyers run for 1 yd to the COLU 35
1:463rd & 4 at opp 35Jermaine Conyers run for 16 yds to the COLU 19 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 19Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 4 yds to the COLU 15
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 15Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Mason Gilbert
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 15Dean DeNobile sacked by Justin Townsend for a loss of 2 yards to the COLU 17
Q4 14:144th & 8 at opp 17Jack Simonetta 34 yd FG GOODLafayette 24, Columbia 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Lafayette 24, Columbia 3
Columbia Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:141st & 10 at own 35Darren Wu kickoff for 60 yds , Carter McFadden return for 26 yds to the COLU 31
14:141st & 10 at own 31Caden Bell pass incomplete to Dominic Busby
14:142nd & 10 at own 31Joey Giorgi run for 6 yds to the COLU 37
14:143rd & 4 at own 37Caden Bell pass incomplete to Bryson Canty
14:144th & 4 at own 37Caden Bell pass complete to JJ Jenkins for 19 yds to the LAF 44 for a 1ST down
14:141st & 10 at opp 44Caden Bell run for 9 yds to the LAF 35
14:142nd & 1 at opp 35Caden Bell pass incomplete to Marcus Libman
14:143rd & 1 at opp 35PENALTY Columb False Start (Edwards,Ty’son) 5 yards from Lafaye35 to Lafaye40. NO PLAY.
14:143rd & 6 at opp 40Ty’son Edwards run for 4 yds to the LAF 36
11:274th & 2 at opp 36Ty’son Edwards run for 1 yd to the LAF 35
Lafayette Missed FG, 13 plays
11:271st & 10 at own 35Nahjee Adams run for 4 yds to the LAF 39
11:272nd & 6 at own 39Nahjee Adams run for 9 yds to the LAF 48 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at own 48Nahjee Adams run for 1 yd to the LAF 49
11:272nd & 9 at own 49Nahjee Adams run for 6 yds to the COLU 45
11:273rd & 3 at opp 45Dean DeNobile run for 6 yds to the COLU 39 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at opp 39Nahjee Adams run for 3 yds to the COLU 42
11:272nd & 13 at opp 42Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Elijah Steward
11:273rd & 13 at opp 42Nahjee Adams run for 6 yds to the COLU 36
11:274th & 7 at opp 36Dean DeNobile pass complete to Elijah Steward for 23 yds to the COLU 13 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at opp 13Nahjee Adams run for no gain to the COLU 13
11:272nd & 10 at opp 13Dean DeNobile pass complete to Griffin Rooney for no gain to the COLU 13
11:273rd & 10 at opp 13Dean DeNobile pass incomplete to Dallas Holmes
4:014th & 10 at opp 13Jack Simonetta 30 yd FG MISSED
Columbia Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:011st & 10 at own 20Joey Giorgi run for 3 yds to the COLU 23
4:012nd & 7 at own 23Chase Goodwin pass incomplete to Wills Meyer
4:013rd & 7 at own 23Caden Bell pass incomplete to Dominic Busby
3:254th & 7 at own 23Caden Bell sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the COLU 13
Lafayette End of game, 5 plays
3:251st & 10 at opp 13Troy Bruce run for 1 yd to the COLU 12
3:252nd & 9 at opp 12Troy Bruce run for 2 yds to the COLU 10
3:253rd & 7 at opp 10Ryan Schuster run for 1 yd to the COLU 9
3:254th & 6 at opp 9Troy Bruce run for 7 yds to the COLU 2 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 2Kneel down by Lafayette at Columb04 for loss of 2 yards.

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.

The series

Every Columbia–Lafayette game

Lafayette leads 16–⁠11–⁠1 in 28 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Columbia 40, Lafayette 34
2025Lafayette 38, Columbia 14
2024Columbia 31, Lafayette 20
2023Lafayette 24, Columbia 3
2010Columbia 42, Lafayette 28
2009Lafayette 24, Columbia 21

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