Columbia at Cornell

Saturday, November 18, 2023. Columbia kept the Empire Cup

Columbia beat Cornell 29–⁠14. It was their 89th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 52–⁠34–⁠3.

AwayColumbia3–⁠7 in 2023
29
HomeCornell3–⁠7 in 2023
14

Final at Schoellkopf Field, IthacaTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,743

At kickoff
39°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH), 4 km from the stadium
Official
Anthony FlorioGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbia7150729
Cornell007714

Standouts

Player stats

Columbia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joe Green10/215100
Caden Bell2/43800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malcolm Terry II2090031
Caden Bell367165
Joey Giorgi1058113
Edan Stagg228028
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
J.J. Jenkins241033
Titus Evans316018
Marcus Libman215010
Joey Giorgi1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Carter McFadden0001
Aaron Brebnor0001

Cornell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jameson Wang19/2723612
Luke Duby1/1500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Davon Kiser110010
Jameson Wang8619
Ean Pope2605
Eddy Tillman4505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Davon Kiser6121148
Nicholas Laboy568017
Doryn Smith220012
Drew Powell212012

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

Team stats

ColumbiaCornell
336Total yards270
89Passing yards241
247Rushing yards29
3.6Yards per pass8.6
6.7Yards per rush1.5
17First downs15
5–⁠13Third downs0–⁠10
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers3
7–⁠74Penalties5–⁠39
27:17Possession24:14

Efficiency

ColumbiaCornell
45%Success rate34%
0.04EPA per play0.15
1.11Explosiveness1.57
0.33Rushing EPA−0.24
−0.34Passing EPA0.58
32%Passing-down success23%

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)

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

The line

Cornell −2, over/under 32.5.

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

Every drive

Cornell end zoneColumbia end zoneQ1 ColumbiaMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 CornellMissed FG, 9 playsQ1 ColumbiaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 CornellInterception, 3 playsQ1 ColumbiaField goal, 9 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColumbiaField goal, 11 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColumbiaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColumbiaField goal, 2 playsQ3 CornellTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 CornellInterception, 10 playsQ3 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 CornellFumble, 4 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 ColumbiaPunt, 6 playsQ4 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Cornell drives left to right, Columbia 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 ColumbiaMissed FG, 11 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 CornellMissed FG, 9 plays, −27 yards
  3. Q1 ColumbiaTouchdown, 10 plays, 78 yards
  4. Q1 CornellInterception, 3 plays, 0 yards
  5. Q1 ColumbiaField goal, 9 plays, 38 yards
  6. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 ColumbiaField goal, 11 plays, 73 yards
  8. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 ColumbiaTouchdown, 7 plays, 90 yards
  10. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 50 yards
  12. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, −20 yards
  13. Q2 ColumbiaField goal, 2 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q3 CornellTouchdown, 10 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q3 CornellInterception, 10 plays, −20 yards
  17. Q3 ColumbiaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 67 yards
  18. Q3 CornellFumble, 4 plays, −61 yards
  19. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 3 plays, −20 yards
  20. Q4 ColumbiaPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  21. Q4 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Columbia 7, Cornell 0
Columbia Missed FG, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Joe Green pass complete to Joey Giorgi for 6 yds to the COLU 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Joey Giorgi run for 13 yds to the COLU 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Joey Giorgi run for 3 yds to the COLU 47
15:002nd & 7 at own 47Joe Green pass complete to Edan Stagg
15:003rd & 7 at own 47Joey Giorgi run for 8 yds to the COR 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Terry II,Malcolm rush middle (Van Fleet,Maxwell).
15:002nd & 10 at opp 45Joe Green pass complete to Titus Evans for 18 yds to the COR 27 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at opp 27Joe Green pass incomplete to JJ Jenkins, broken up by Rick Coleman Jr.
11:562nd & 10 at opp 27pass incomplete to Jordan Kelley
11:563rd & 10 at opp 27pass incomplete to James Miller
11:184th & 10 at opp 27Hugo Merry 44 yd FG MISSED
Cornell Missed FG, 9 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 27Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 33 yds to the COLU 40 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 40Drew Powell run for 1 yd to the COLU 39
11:182nd & 9 at opp 39Luke Duby pass complete to Chad Martini for 5 yds to the COLU 34
11:183rd & 4 at opp 34Jameson Wang run for a loss of 1 yard to the COLU 35
11:184th & 5 at opp 35Jameson Wang pass complete to Doryn Smith for 12 yds to the COLU 23 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 23pass incomplete to Nicholas Laboy
7:482nd & 10 at opp 23Eddy Tillman run for a loss of 4 yards to the COLU 27
7:483rd & 14 at opp 27Eddy Tillman run for 5 yds to the COLU 22
7:004th & 9 at opp 22Jackson Kennedy 39 yd FG MISSED
Columbia Touchdown, 10 plays
7:001st & 10 at own 22Edan Stagg run for 28 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at the 50Joe Green pass complete to Titus Evans for 3 yds to the COR 47
7:002nd & 7 at opp 47Joey Giorgi run for 8 yds to the COR 39 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 39pass incomplete
7:002nd & 10 at opp 39Joey Giorgi run for 8 yds to the COR 31
7:003rd & 2 at opp 31Malcolm Terry II run for 11 yds to the COR 20 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 20Malcolm Terry II run for 8 yds to the COR 12
7:002nd & 2 at opp 12Malcolm Terry II run for 5 yds to the COR 7 for a 1ST down
7:001st & goal at opp 7Joey Giorgi run for 4 yds to the COR 3
2:212nd & goal at opp 3Joey Giorgi run for 3 yds for a TD (Hugo Merry KICK)Columbia 7, Cornell 0
Cornell Interception, 3 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 51 yds
2:211st & 10 at own 25Jameson Wang run for 2 yds to the COR 27
2:212nd & 8 at own 27Jameson Wang run for 1 yd to the COR 28
0:443rd & 7 at own 28Jameson Wang pass incomplete to Doryn Smith, broken up by Jayden Marshall
Columbia Field goal, 9 plays
0:441st & 10 at opp 38Malcolm Terry II run for 5 yds to the COR 33
0:442nd & 5 at opp 33Malcolm Terry II run for 6 yds to the COR 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Joey Giorgi run for 7 yds to the COR 20
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 20Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the COR 18
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 18Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the COR 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Malcolm Terry II run for 3 yds to the COR 13
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 13pass incomplete to Edan Stagg
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 13Malcolm Terry II run for a loss of 2 yards to the COR 15
Q2 12:114th & 9 at opp 15Hugo Merry 33 yd FG GOODColumbia 10, Cornell 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Columbia 22, Cornell 0
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
12:111st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 58 yds
12:111st & 10 at own 25Jameson Wang sacked by Justin Townsend for 0 yards to the COR 17
12:112nd & 18 at own 17Ean Pope run for 5 yds to the COR 22
12:113rd & 13 at own 22Jameson Wang pass complete to AJ Holmes for 12 yds to the COR 34
9:504th & 1 at own 34Jackson Kennedy punt for 39 yds
Columbia Field goal, 11 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 27Joe Green pass complete to Marcus Libman for 10 yds to the COLU 37 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at own 37Malcolm Terry II run for 9 yds to the COLU 46
9:502nd & 1 at own 46Joe Green pass complete to Titus Evans for a loss of 5 yards to the COLU 41
8:493rd & 6 at own 41Malcolm Terry II run for 31 yds to the COR 28 for a 1ST down
8:491st & 10 at opp 28Stagg,Edan rush right (Yacovelli,Mason).
8:492nd & 10 at opp 28Malcolm Terry II run for a loss of 2 yards to the COR 30
8:493rd & 12 at opp 30pass incomplete to Marcus Libman for a 1ST down Cornell Penalty, personal foul (Damon Barnes) to the COR 13 for a 1ST down
8:491st & 10 at opp 13Ty’son Edwards run for 3 yds to the COR 10
8:492nd & 7 at opp 10pass incomplete to Marcus Libman
6:063rd & 7 at opp 10pass incomplete to JJ Jenkins
5:554th & 7 at opp 10Hugo Merry 28 yd FG GOODColumbia 13, Cornell 0
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 35Hugo Merry kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:551st & 10 at own 25Jameson Wang pass complete to Ean Pope for a loss of 5 yards to the COR 20
5:552nd & 15 at own 20Jameson Wang pass incomplete to Davon Kiser, broken up by Quentin Autry
5:553rd & 15 at own 20Jameson Wang run for 9 yds to the COR 29
4:194th & 6 at own 29Jackson Kennedy punt for 52 yds , Carter McFadden returns for no gain to the COLU 29 Columbia Penalty, Offensive holding (Charlie Newton) to the COLU 10
Columbia Touchdown, 7 plays
4:191st & 10 at own 10Caden Bell pass complete to Jack Larsen for 5 yds to the COLU 15
4:192nd & 5 at own 15Malcolm Terry II run for 4 yds to the COLU 19
4:193rd & 1 at own 19Malcolm Terry II run for 1 yd to the COLU 20 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at own 20Caden Bell pass incomplete to JJ Jenkins for a 1ST down Cornell Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Paul Lewis III) to the COLU 35 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at own 35Caden Bell pass incomplete to Titus Evans, broken up by Trey Harris
2:252nd & 10 at own 35Caden Bell run for 65 yds for a TD (Hugo Merry KICK) Cornell Penalty, off-side (2 Yards) to the COR 1Columbia 19, Cornell 0
2:251st & goal at opp 1Terry II,Malcolm rush (Banbury,Luke;Fletcher,Holt).
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 60 yds
2:251st & 10 at own 25Drew Powell run for a loss of 1 yard to the COR 24
2:152nd & 11 at own 24Davon Kiser run for 10 yds to the COR 34
2:153rd & 1 at own 34Drew Powell run for a loss of 1 yard to the COR 33
1:354th & 2 at own 33Jackson Kennedy punt for 17 yds
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
1:351st & 10 at the 50pass incomplete to Ty’son Edwards
1:352nd & 10 at the 50Ty’son Edwards run for 1 yd to the COR 49
1:353rd & 9 at opp 49Caden Bell sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the COLU 45
0:364th & 15 at own 45William Hughes punt for 55 yds
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 20pass incomplete to Nicholas Laboy
0:362nd & 10 at own 20Jameson Wang pass incomplete to Drew Powell, broken up by Rocco Milia
0:363rd & 10 at own 20pass incomplete to Samuel Musungu
0:134th & 10 at own 20Jackson Kennedy punt for 41 yds , Carter McFadden returns for 1 yd to the COLU 40
Columbia Field goal, 2 plays
0:131st & 10 at own 40Caden Bell pass complete to JJ Jenkins for 33 yds to the COR 27 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then Columbia 22, Cornell 7
Cornell Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jameson Wang pass complete to Nicholas Laboy for 14 yds to the COR 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Jameson Wang pass complete to Nicholas Laboy for 16 yds to the COLU 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45pass incomplete to Eddy Tillman
15:002nd & 10 at opp 45Eddy Tillman run for 4 yds to the COLU 41
15:003rd & 6 at opp 41Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 5 yds to the COLU 36
15:004th & 1 at opp 36Jameson Wang pass complete to Drew Powell for 12 yds to the COLU 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Jameson Wang pass incomplete to AJ Holmes for a 1ST down Columbia Penalty, Defensive holding (Anthony Roussos) to the COLU 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Jameson Wang pass complete to Manny Adebi for 5 yds to the COLU 9
11:312nd & 5 at opp 9Jameson Wang run for 7 yds to the COLU 2 for a 1ST down
10:281st & goal at opp 2Jameson Wang run for 2 yds for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
10:201st & 10 at own 40Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 51 yds , Carter McFadden return for 31 yds to the COLU 40
10:201st & 10 at own 40Joe Green pass incomplete to JJ Jenkins, broken up by Rick Coleman Jr.
10:202nd & 10 at own 40Malcolm Terry II run for 1 yd to the COLU 41
10:203rd & 9 at own 41pass incomplete to Jack Larsen Columbia Penalty, illegal block (Caden Bell) to the COLU 41
9:214th & 9 at own 41William Hughes punt for 59 yds
Cornell Interception, 10 plays
9:211st & 10 at own 20Jameson Wang pass complete to Drew Powell
9:212nd & 10 at own 20Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 16 yds to the COR 36 for a 1ST down Columbia Penalty, Defensive holding (Rocco Milia) to the COR 36 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at own 36Drew Powell run for 3 yds to the COR 39
9:212nd & 7 at own 39Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 7 yds to the COR 46 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at own 46Powell,Drew rush right (Milia,Rocco).
9:212nd & 10 at own 46Jameson Wang pass complete to Nicholas Laboy for 14 yds to the COLU 40 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at opp 40Jameson Wang pass incomplete to Davon Kiser for a 1ST down Columbia Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Aaron Brebnor) to the COLU 25 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at opp 25Ean Pope run for 1 yd to the COLU 24
9:212nd & 9 at opp 24Jameson Wang pass complete to Ean Pope for 3 yds to the COLU 21
4:203rd & 6 at opp 21Jameson Wang pass intercepted
Columbia Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 33Malcolm Terry II run for 4 yds to the COLU 37
4:202nd & 6 at own 37Malcolm Terry II run for 3 yds to the COLU 40
4:203rd & 3 at own 40Malcolm Terry II run for 2 yds to the COLU 42
2:244th & 1 at own 42Malcolm Terry II run for a loss of 3 yards to the COLU 39
Cornell Fumble, 4 plays
2:241st & 10 at opp 39Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 12 yds to the COLU 27 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 27Cornell Penalty, false start (Keegan Opper) to the COLU 32
2:241st & 15 at opp 32Jameson Wang pass complete to Nicholas Laboy for 7 yds to the COLU 25
2:242nd & 8 at opp 25Jameson Wang sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the COLU 31
2:243rd & 14 at opp 31Jameson Wang pass complete to Doryn Smith for 8 yds Jameson Wang fumbled, recovered by COLU Anthony Roussos Wang,Jameson right pass complete to Smith,Doryn for 8 yards to the COL23, fumble by Wang,Jameson recovered by COL Roussos,Anthony (Nesmith,Evan).
4th quarter3 drives, then Columbia 29, Cornell 14
Columbia Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Joe Green pass complete to JJ Jenkins for 8 yds to the COR 30
15:002nd & 2 at opp 30Joe Green pass complete to Marcus Libman for 5 yds to the COR 25 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Columbia Penalty, false start (James Miller) to the COR 30
15:001st & 15 at opp 30Caden Bell run for 8 yds to the COR 22
15:002nd & 7 at opp 22Caden Bell pass incomplete to Marcus Libman Columbia Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Wills Meyer) to the COR 37
15:002nd & 22 at opp 37Malcolm Terry II run for 3 yds to the COR 34
15:003rd & 19 at opp 34Joe Green pass complete to Malcolm Terry II for 3 yds to the COR 31
15:004th & 16 at opp 31Columbia Penalty, delay of game (William Hughes) to the COR 36
11:264th & 21 at opp 36William Hughes punt for 36 yds
Cornell Touchdown, 3 plays
11:261st & 10 at own 20Jameson Wang pass complete to Nicholas Laboy for 17 yds to the COLU 37 Columbia Penalty, roughing passer (John Martin) to the COLU 48
11:261st & 10 at opp 48Tillman,Eddy rush middle (Powell,Joshua).
10:142nd & 10 at opp 48Jameson Wang pass complete to Davon Kiser for 48 yds for a TD Cornell Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Davon Kiser) to the COLU 0 (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
10:061st & 10 at own 25Jackson Kennedy kickoff for 65 yds , Carter McFadden return for 28 yds to the COLU 38
10:061st & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Malcolm Terry II
10:062nd & 10 at own 38Malcolm Terry II run for 1 yd to the COLU 39
10:063rd & 9 at own 39Joe Green pass complete to Edan Stagg for 3 yds to the COLU 42
8:294th & 6 at own 42William Hughes punt for 52 yds

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.

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