Yale at Columbia

Friday, November 1, 2024

Columbia beat Yale 13–⁠10. It was their 80th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 61–⁠17–⁠2.

AwayYale7–⁠3 in 2024
10
HomeColumbia7–⁠3 in 2024
13

Final at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, ManhattanTV: ESPNUAttendance 3,560

At kickoff
75°F, a few clouds, wind 15 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; La Guardia Airport (KLGA), 11 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeff PumphreyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yale073010
Columbia0301013

Standouts

Player stats

Yale

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Grant Jordan18/2715111
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshua Pitsenberger1052020
Tre Peterson1248010
Grant Jordan1040011
Nathan Denney1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
David Pantelis652016
Joey Felton539011
Nathan Denney124124
Mason Shipp220013

Columbia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole Freeman12/2015610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cole Freeman1482019
Joey Giorgi948024
Griffin Johnson641017
Malcolm Terry II61207
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryson Canty5107144
Ethan Hebb112012
Marcus Libman111011
Jordan Kelley1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Hayden McDonald0001

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

Team stats

YaleColumbia
293Total yards339
151Passing yards156
142Rushing yards183
5.6Yards per pass7.8
4.2Yards per rush5.2
17First downs19
6–⁠14Third downs5–⁠10
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
5–⁠49Penalties1–⁠5
32:18Possession27:42

Efficiency

YaleColumbia
43%Success rate45%
0.14EPA per play0.09
1.00Explosiveness1.16
0.15Rushing EPA0.01
0.14Passing EPA0.21
28%Passing-down success38%

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)

Yale 52% to win. Columbia won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Columbia −1.5, over/under 51.5.

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

Every drive

Columbia end zoneYale end zoneQ1 YalePunt, 9 playsQ1 ColumbiaFumble, 10 playsQ1 YalePunt, 6 playsQ1 ColumbiaField goal, 10 playsQ2 YalePunt, 6 playsQ2 ColumbiaPunt, 4 playsQ2 YaleTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 ColumbiaEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 YaleMissed FG, 12 playsQ3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 YaleField goal, 9 playsQ3 ColumbiaField goal, 12 playsQ4 YalePunt, 3 playsQ4 ColumbiaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 YaleInterception, 6 playsQ4 ColumbiaEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Columbia drives left to right, Yale right to left.
  1. Q1 YalePunt, 9 plays, 25 yards
  2. Q1 ColumbiaFumble, 10 plays, 79 yards
  3. Q1 YalePunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  4. Q1 ColumbiaField goal, 10 plays, 61 yards
  5. Q2 YalePunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  6. Q2 ColumbiaPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  7. Q2 YaleTouchdown, 12 plays, 79 yards
  8. Q2 ColumbiaEnd of half, 4 plays, 11 yards
  9. Q3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q3 YaleMissed FG, 12 plays, 53 yards
  11. Q3 ColumbiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  12. Q3 YaleField goal, 9 plays, 49 yards
  13. Q3 ColumbiaField goal, 12 plays, 50 yards
  14. Q4 YalePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q4 ColumbiaTouchdown, 8 plays, 96 yards
  16. Q4 YaleInterception, 6 plays, 5 yards
  17. Q4 ColumbiaEnd of game, 5 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
Yale Punt, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
14:531st & 10 at own 25Joshua Pitsenberger run for 5 yds to the YALE 30
14:222nd & 5 at own 30Joshua Pitsenberger run for 1 yd to the YALE 31
13:363rd & 4 at own 31Grant Jordan run for 10 yds to the YALE 41 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 41Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 3 yds to the YALE 44
12:192nd & 7 at own 44Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 5 yds to the YALE 49
11:453rd & 2 at own 49Joshua Pitsenberger run for 7 yds to the COLU 44 for a 1ST down
11:191st & 10 at opp 44(11:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Jordan,Grant pass complete short right to Pantelis,David caught at COL49, for 1 yard to the COL43 (Milia,Rocco) PENALTY YAL Personal Foul (Jordan,Grant) 15 yards from COL44 to YAL41. NO PLAY.
10:451st & 24 at own 43Grant Jordan pass complete to Joey Felton for 5 yds to the YALE 48
10:002nd & 19 at own 48Grant Jordan pass complete to Chase Nenad for 7 yds to the COLU 45
9:153rd & 12 at opp 45(09:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Pitsenberger,Josh rush middle for 0 yards to the COL45, End Of Play PENALTY YAL Illegal Shift 5 yards from COL45 to COL50. NO PLAY.
9:103rd & 17 at the 50Grant Jordan pass incomplete
9:054th & 17 at the 50Shamus Florio punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Carter McFadden at the COLU 10
Columbia Fumble, 10 plays
8:301st & 10 at own 10Joey Giorgi run for 7 yds to the COLU 17
7:012nd & 3 at own 17Cole Freeman pass complete to Braden Dougherty for 3 yds to the COLU 20 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at own 20Joey Giorgi run for 5 yds to the COLU 25
6:072nd & 5 at own 25Joey Giorgi run for 4 yds to the COLU 29
5:523rd & 1 at own 29Cole Freeman run for 15 yds to the COLU 44 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 44Cole Freeman pass complete to Bryson Canty for 16 yds to the YALE 40 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at opp 40Cole Freeman run for 10 yds to the YALE 30 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at opp 30Malcolm Terry II run for no gain to the YALE 30
4:362nd & 10 at opp 30PENALTY COL Delay Of Game 5 yards from YAL30 to YAL35. NO PLAY.
4:152nd & 15 at opp 35Cole Freeman pass complete to Malcolm Terry II for 7 yds to the YALE 28
3:413rd & 8 at opp 28PENALTY YAL Horse Collar Tackle (Smith,Kelvin) 14 yards from YAL28 to YAL14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
3:411st & 10 at opp 14Cole Freeman run for 3 yds to the YALE 11 Cole Freeman fumbled, recovered by YALE Abu Kamara
Yale Punt, 6 plays
3:351st & 10 at own 11Tre Peterson run for 4 yds to the YALE 15
2:582nd & 6 at own 15Tre Peterson run for 10 yds to the YALE 25 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at own 25Grant Jordan pass complete to Joey Felton for 11 yds to the YALE 36 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at own 36Tre Peterson run for 6 yds to the YALE 42
1:242nd & 4 at own 42Tre Peterson run for 2 yds to the YALE 44
0:483rd & 2 at own 44Grant Jordan run for no gain to the YALE 44
0:054th & 2 at own 44Shamus Florio punt for 42 yds , Carter McFadden returns for 21 yds to the COLU 35
Columbia Field goal, 10 plays
0:052nd & 8 at own 37Timeout Columbia, clock 00:05
0:001st & 10 at own 35Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the COLU 37
Q2 14:442nd & 8 at own 37Cole Freeman pass complete to Jordan Kelley for 9 yds to the COLU 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:201st & 10 at own 46Cole Freeman pass incomplete
Q2 14:012nd & 10 at own 46Cole Freeman pass complete to Marcus Libman for 11 yds to the YALE 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:301st & 10 at opp 43Cole Freeman pass complete to Ethan Hebb for 12 yds to the YALE 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:051st & 10 at opp 31Joey Giorgi run for 24 yds to the YALE 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:211st & goal at opp 7Cole Freeman run for 5 yds to the YALE 2
Q2 11:422nd & goal at opp 2Timeout Yale, clock 11:42
Q2 11:352nd & goal at opp 2Joey Giorgi run for 2 yds to the YALE 4
Q2 10:503rd & goal at opp 4Cole Freeman pass incomplete
Q2 10:464th & goal at opp 4Hugo Merry 22 yd FG GOODColumbia 3, Yale 0
Q2 10:461st & 10 at own 25Timeout Columbia, clock 10:46
2nd quarter4 drives, then Yale 7, Columbia 3
Yale Punt, 6 plays
10:461st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
10:411st & 10 at own 25Joshua Pitsenberger run for 3 yds to the YALE 28
10:082nd & 7 at own 28Joshua Pitsenberger run for 3 yds to the YALE 31
9:263rd & 4 at own 31Grant Jordan pass complete to Joey Felton for 4 yds to the YALE 35 for a 1ST down
8:531st & 10 at own 35Grant Jordan pass incomplete
8:492nd & 10 at own 35Joshua Pitsenberger run for 3 yds to the YALE 38
8:004th & 7 at own 38Timeout Columbia, clock 08:00
7:593rd & 7 at own 38Grant Jordan pass incomplete
7:474th & 7 at own 38Shamus Florio punt for 37 yds , Carter McFadden returns for 17 yds to the COLU 42
Columbia Punt, 4 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 42Cole Freeman pass complete to Bryson Canty for 23 yds to the YALE 35 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at opp 35Cole Freeman pass incomplete
7:072nd & 10 at opp 35Malcolm Terry II run for 1 yd to the YALE 36
6:263rd & 11 at opp 36(06:30) No Huddle-Shotgun Freeman,Cole pass incomplete short middle to Libman,Marcus thrown to YAL25 PENALTY COL Holding offsetting YAL Pass Interference offsetting. NO PLAY.
6:193rd & 11 at opp 36Cole Freeman pass incomplete
6:082nd & 10 at own 21Timeout Columbia, clock 06:08
6:074th & 11 at opp 36William Hughes punt for 15 yds
Yale Touchdown, 12 plays
5:581st & 10 at own 21Grant Jordan pass incomplete
5:532nd & 10 at own 21Tre Peterson run for no gain to the YALE 21
5:083rd & 10 at own 21Grant Jordan pass complete to Mason Shipp for 13 yds to the YALE 34 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at own 34Nathan Denney run for 2 yds to the YALE 36
4:102nd & 8 at own 36Grant Jordan pass complete to Mason Shipp for 7 yds to the YALE 43
3:253rd & 1 at own 43Grant Jordan pass incomplete
3:194th & 1 at own 43Grant Jordan run for 11 yds to the COLU 46 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 46Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 10 yds to the COLU 36 for a 1ST down
2:171st & 10 at opp 36Tre Peterson run for 4 yds to the COLU 32
1:502nd & 6 at opp 32Grant Jordan pass complete to Tre Peterson for 6 yds to the COLU 26 for a 1ST down
1:281st & 10 at opp 26Tre Peterson run for 2 yds to the COLU 24
0:562nd & 8 at opp 24Grant Jordan pass complete to Nathan Denney for 24 yds for a TD (Nick Conforti KICK)Yale 7, Columbia 3
Columbia End of half, 4 plays
0:561st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
0:511st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Terry II run for 7 yds to the COLU 32
0:361st & 10 at own 36Timeout Columbia, clock 00:36
0:352nd & 3 at own 32Malcolm Terry II run for 4 yds to the COLU 36 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at own 36Cole Freeman pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at own 36Griffin Johnson run for no gain to the COLU 36
3rd quarter5 drives, then Yale 10, Columbia 3
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Shamus Florio kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Joey Giorgi run for 4 yds to the COLU 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Cole Freeman run for 2 yds to the COLU 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Cole Freeman pass complete to Joey Giorgi for 3 yds to the COLU 34
12:544th & 1 at own 34William Hughes punt for 44 yds, fair catch by David Pantelis at the YALE 22
Yale Missed FG, 12 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 22Grant Jordan pass complete to Joey Felton for 9 yds to the YALE 31
12:542nd & 1 at own 31Joshua Pitsenberger run for 2 yds to the YALE 33 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 33Joshua Pitsenberger run for 3 yds to the YALE 36
12:542nd & 7 at own 36Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 5 yds to the YALE 41
12:543rd & 2 at own 41Joshua Pitsenberger run for 20 yds to the COLU 39 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at opp 39Timeout Columbia, clock 10:26
10:001st & 10 at opp 39David Pantelis run for no gain to the COLU 39
9:312nd & 10 at opp 39Joshua Pitsenberger run for 5 yds to the COLU 34
8:483rd & 5 at opp 34Grant Jordan run for 9 yds to the COLU 25 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 25Grant Jordan pass complete to Joshua Pitsenberger for no gain to the COLU 25
7:292nd & 10 at opp 25Grant Jordan pass incomplete
7:213rd & 10 at opp 25Grant Jordan run for no gain to the COLU 25
6:434th & 10 at opp 25Nick Conforti 42 yd FG MISSED
Columbia Punt, 3 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 25Cole Freeman sacked by Zairion Jackson-Bass for a loss of 11 yards to the COLU 14
5:482nd & 21 at own 14Cole Freeman pass complete to Joey Giorgi for 4 yds to the COLU 18
5:123rd & 17 at own 18Cole Freeman run for 11 yds to the COLU 29
4:334th & 6 at own 29William Hughes punt for 41 yds, fair catch by David Pantelis at the YALE 30
Yale Field goal, 9 plays
4:281st & 10 at own 30Tre Peterson run for 5 yds to the YALE 35
3:552nd & 5 at own 35Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 16 yds to the COLU 49 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at opp 49Grant Jordan pass complete to Joey Felton for 10 yds to the COLU 39 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at opp 39Timeout Columbia, clock 03:15
2:591st & 10 at opp 39Tre Peterson run for 2 yds to the COLU 37
2:232nd & 8 at opp 37Grant Jordan pass complete to David Pantelis for 13 yds to the COLU 24 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 24Grant Jordan run for 2 yds to the COLU 22
1:112nd & 8 at opp 22Grant Jordan pass incomplete
1:083rd & 8 at opp 22Tre Peterson run for 1 yd to the COLU 21
0:264th & 7 at opp 21Nick Conforti 38 yd FG GOODYale 10, Columbia 3
Columbia Field goal, 12 plays
0:261st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Griffin Johnson run for 3 yds to the COLU 28
Q4 14:512nd & 7 at own 28Griffin Johnson run for 10 yds to the COLU 38 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:251st & 10 at own 38Cole Freeman sacked by Tamatoa McDonough for a loss of 2 yards to the COLU 36
Q4 13:492nd & 12 at own 36Griffin Johnson run for 9 yds to the COLU 45
Q4 13:203rd & 3 at own 45Cole Freeman run for 10 yds to the YALE 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:171st & 10 at opp 45Timeout Columbia, clock 13:17
Q4 12:521st & 10 at opp 45Malcolm Terry II run for 2 yds to the YALE 43
Q4 12:192nd & 8 at opp 43Griffin Johnson run for 2 yds to the YALE 41
Q4 11:253rd & 6 at opp 41Cole Freeman pass complete to Bryson Canty for 16 yds to the YALE 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:491st & 10 at opp 25Cole Freeman pass incomplete
Q4 10:432nd & 10 at opp 25Malcolm Terry II run for no gain to the YALE 25
Q4 9:593rd & 10 at opp 25Cole Freeman pass incomplete
Q4 9:554th & 10 at opp 25Hugo Merry 43 yd FG GOODYale 10, Columbia 6
4th quarter4 drives, then Columbia 13, Yale 10
Yale Punt, 3 plays
9:551st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 53 yds
9:491st & 10 at own 30Grant Jordan run for 7 yds to the YALE 37
9:192nd & 3 at own 37Grant Jordan run for 1 yd to the YALE 38
8:393rd & 2 at own 38Grant Jordan pass incomplete
8:294th & 2 at own 38Shamus Florio punt for 58 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the COLU 4
Columbia Touchdown, 8 plays
8:221st & 10 at own 4Joey Giorgi run for 5 yds to the COLU 9
7:592nd & 5 at own 9Cole Freeman run for 15 yds to the COLU 24 for a 1ST down
7:311st & 10 at own 24(07:37) No Huddle-Shotgun Giorgi,Joey rush right for 3 yards loss to the COL21 (Kamara,Abu) PENALTY YAL Illegal Substitution 5 yards from COL24 to COL29. NO PLAY.
7:121st & 5 at own 29Joey Giorgi run for 1 yd to the COLU 28
6:332nd & 6 at own 28Cole Freeman pass complete to Bryson Canty for 8 yds to the COLU 36 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at own 36Cole Freeman run for 3 yds to the COLU 39
5:252nd & 7 at own 39Cole Freeman pass incomplete
5:203rd & 7 at own 39Griffin Johnson run for 17 yds to the YALE 44 for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at opp 44Timeout Columbia, clock 05:12
4:391st & 10 at opp 44Cole Freeman pass complete to Bryson Canty for 44 yds for a TD (Hugo Merry KICK)Columbia 13, Yale 10
Yale Interception, 6 plays
4:391st & 10 at own 40Hugo Merry kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
4:321st & 10 at own 25Tre Peterson run for 8 yds to the YALE 33
3:542nd & 2 at own 33Tre Peterson run for 4 yds to the YALE 37 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 37(03:31) No Huddle-Shotgun Peterson,Tre rush left for 10 yards gain to the YAL47 (Robins,Levi) PENALTY YAL Holding (St. Aubyn,Jackson) 10 yards from YAL37 to YAL27. NO PLAY.
3:011st & 20 at own 27Grant Jordan pass complete to Joshua Pitsenberger for 3 yds to the YALE 30
2:212nd & 17 at own 30Grant Jordan run for 11 yds to the YALE 41
1:573rd & 6 at own 41Grant Jordan sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the YALE 30
1:464th & 17 at own 30Grant Jordan pass intercepted Hayden McDonald return for no gain to the COLU 46
Columbia End of game, 5 plays
1:411st & 10 at own 46Cole Freeman run for 3 yds to the COLU 49
1:412nd & 7 at own 49Timeout Yale, clock 01:41
1:372nd & 7 at own 49Cole Freeman run for 1 yd to the COLU 48
1:263rd & 8 at own 48Cole Freeman run for 19 yds to the YALE 33 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at opp 33Timeout Yale, clock 01:17
1:091st & 10 at opp 33C. Freeman takes a knee
0:002nd & 13 at opp 36C. Freeman takes a knee

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.

Yale leads 62–⁠17–⁠2 in 81 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 24, Columbia 10
2024Columbia 13, Yale 10
2023Yale 35, Columbia 7
2022Yale 41, Columbia 16
2021Yale 37, Columbia 30
2019Yale 45, Columbia 10

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