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Yale at Cornell

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Cornell beat Yale 38–⁠25. It was their 67th meeting; Yale leads the series 45–⁠20–⁠2.

AwayYale3–⁠2 in 2026
25
HomeCornell3–⁠2 in 2026
38

Final at Schoellkopf Field, IthacaTV: ESPN+Attendance 12,542

At kickoff
62°F, wind 11 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Ithaca Tompkins County, 5 km from the stadium
Official
Alexander RandolphGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yale0381425
Cornell77141038

Standouts

Player stats

Yale

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Charlie Hewitt26/4424422
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni145618
Charlie Hewitt731015
Cuttler Adams82307
Lucius Anderson1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaxton Santiago558132
Graham Smith453126
Lucius Anderson539030
Reid Jones335020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Phoenix Grant11000
Osize Daniyan4000
Babawale Fadeyibi4000
Abu Kamara4000
Jevidi Hutton1110

Cornell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Garrett Bass-Sulpizio14/2115200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ean Pope448131
Jordan Triplett1131110
Garrett Bass-Sulpizio1227211
John McAuliffe51707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ja’von Broussard345041
John McAuliffe245032
Ryder Kurtz220020
Brendan Lee116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Johnny Williamson9000
Ian Wall7000
Tyler Gibson7000
Tommy MacPherson6102
Saeed Moghaddam Adames30.50.50
Tommy Ducker2110
Malachi Edgerly20.50.50

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

Team stats

YaleCornell
361Total yards278
244Passing yards152
117Rushing yards126
5.5Yards per pass7.2
3.5Yards per rush3.2
23First downs19
7–⁠16Third downs4–⁠12
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
10–⁠82Penalties5–⁠46
30:10Possession29:50
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

YaleCornell
44%Success rate33%
−0.00EPA per play0.09
1.09Explosiveness1.34
0.08Rushing EPA0.00
−0.07Passing EPA0.32
32%Passing-down success17%
14%Havoc by its defense15%

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 69% to win. Cornell won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Yale −14, over/under 48.5.

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 Yale 83%, Cornell 17%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Cornell end zoneYale end zoneQ1 YalePunt, 3 playsQ1 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ1 YaleInterception, 6 playsQ1 CornellTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 YalePunt, 6 playsQ1 CornellPunt, 4 playsQ1 YalePunt, 7 playsQ1 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 YaleField goal, 8 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ2 YalePunt, 3 playsQ2 CornellTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 YalePunt, 6 playsQ2 CornellEnd of half, 1 playQ3 CornellTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 YaleInterception, 5 playsQ3 CornellTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 YaleTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 CornellPunt, 5 playsQ3 YaleTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 CornellField goal, 12 playsQ4 YaleTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 YaleTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 CornellEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Cornell drives left to right, Yale right to left.
  1. Q1 YalePunt, 3 plays, 46 yards
  2. Q1 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 YaleInterception, 6 plays, −19 yards
  4. Q1 CornellTouchdown, 4 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 YalePunt, 6 plays, 62 yards
  6. Q1 CornellPunt, 4 plays, 86 yards
  7. Q1 YalePunt, 7 plays, 79 yards
  8. Q1 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 28 yards
  9. Q2 YaleField goal, 8 plays, −17 yards
  10. Q2 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 45 yards
  11. Q2 YalePunt, 3 plays, 32 yards
  12. Q2 CornellTouchdown, 8 plays, 62 yards
  13. Q2 YalePunt, 6 plays, 55 yards
  14. Q2 CornellEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  15. Q3 CornellTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 YaleInterception, 5 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q3 CornellTouchdown, 4 plays, 43 yards
  18. Q3 YaleTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  19. Q3 CornellPunt, 5 plays, 58 yards
  20. Q3 YaleTouchdown, 10 plays, 83 yards
  21. Q4 CornellField goal, 12 plays, 10 yards
  22. Q4 YaleTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  23. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  24. Q4 YaleTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 CornellEnd of game, 3 plays, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Cornell 7, Yale 0
Yale Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the YAL00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #1 L.Anderson caught at YAL26, for 2 yards to the YAL27 (#5 T.Gibson), out of bounds
15:002nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YAL32 (#9 C.Cameron; #10 I.Wall)
15:003rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni thrown to YAL33 broken up by #9 C.Cameron
13:384th & 3 at own 32#27 R.Keeney punt 35 yards to the COR33 #80 B.Lee return 9 yards to the COR42 (#10 A.Kraus) PENALTY YAL UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#10 A.Kraus) 14 yards from COR42 to YAL44, 1ST DOWN
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
13:381st & 10 at opp 44No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #86 R.Kurtz caught at YAL46, for 0 yards to the YAL44 (#8 P.Grant)
13:382nd & 10 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #15 J.Broussard caught at YAL39, for 5 yards to the YAL39 (#14 C.Barkley-Smith)
13:383rd & 5 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush left for 1 yard gain to the YAL38 (#98 J.Ohakawa)
11:434th & 4 at opp 38#8 G.Bass-Sulpizio punt 13 yards to the YAL25
Yale Interception, 6 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 2 yards gain to the YAL27 (#88 S.Greenspan)
11:432nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short middle to #1 L.Anderson caught at YAL24, for 2 yards to the YAL29 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames; #34 N.Thompson)
11:433rd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 8 yards gain to the YAL37 (#42 M.Grabowski; #90 G.Homola), 1ST DOWN
11:431st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YAL42 (#8 T.MacPherson)
11:432nd & 5 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short middle to #9 G.Smith caught at YAL45, for 7 yards to the YAL49 (#13 B.James; #8 T.MacPherson), 1ST DOWN
8:501st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass intercepted by #8 T.MacPherson at COR50 #8 T.MacPherson return 44 yards to the YAL06 (#7 C.Hewitt)
Cornell Touchdown, 4 plays
8:501st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 0 yards to the YAL06 (#7 B.Webster; #54 B.Fadeyibi)
8:502nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 0 yards to the YAL06 (#4 A.Kamara; #23 X.Coleman)
8:503rd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #86 R.Kurtz thrown to YAL01 broken up by #0 O.Daniyan PENALTY YAL Holding (#0 O.Daniyan) 3 yards from YAL06 to YAL03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
8:501st & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL02 (#54 B.Fadeyibi; #15 J.Schmidt)
6:512nd & goal at opp 2No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 2 yards gain to the YAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:51 #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 7, Yale 0
Yale Punt, 6 plays
6:511st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the YAL00, Touchback
6:511st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #4 R.Jones thrown to YAL35
6:512nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL28 (#98 C.Bennett)
6:513rd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #5 C.Adams caught at YAL34, for 9 yards to the YAL37, out of bounds at YAL37, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY COR Roughing The Passer (#2 J.Williamson) 15 yards from YAL37 to COR48, 1ST DOWN
6:511st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete deep middle to #18 J.Santiago thrown to COR15 broken up by #11 D.Wise Jr.
6:512nd & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR47 (#2 J.Williamson; #10 I.Wall)
6:513rd & 9 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short left to #22 B.Wagner thrown to COR37
5:114th & 9 at opp 47#27 R.Keeney punt 34 yards to the COR13 fair catch by #80 B.Lee at COR13
Cornell Punt, 4 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 13No Huddle #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 10 yards gain to the COR23 (#15 J.Schmidt; #8 P.Grant), 1ST DOWN
5:111st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR24 (#15 J.Schmidt)
5:112nd & 9 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #17 T.Hamilton thrown to COR28 broken up by #4 A.Kamara
5:113rd & 9 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep right to #3 S.Musungu thrown to YAL48
3:404th & 9 at own 24#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 75 yards to the YAL01
Yale Punt, 7 plays
3:401st & 10 at own 1No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YAL06 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames)
3:402nd & 5 at own 6No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #18 J.Santiago caught at YAL18, for 12 yards to the YAL18 (#5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
3:401st & 10 at own 18No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush left for 6 yards gain to the YAL24 (#7 B.Howard)
3:402nd & 4 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 4 yards gain to the YAL28 (#98 C.Bennett), 1ST DOWN
3:401st & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL31 (#13 B.James; #7 B.Howard)
3:402nd & 7 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush right for 0 yards to the YAL31 fumbled by #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni at YAL31 recovered by YAL #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni at YAL31 (#56 M.Edgerly)
0:183rd & 7 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 6 yards gain to the YAL37 (#10 I.Wall)
0:182nd & 7 at opp 31Timeout Cornell, clock 00:18
0:034th & 1 at own 37#27 R.Keeney punt 45 yards to the COR18 #80 B.Lee return 2 yards to the COR20 (#12 S.Partin; #14 C.Barkley-Smith)
0:123rd & 7 at opp 31Timeout Cornell, clock 00:12
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
0:121st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #15 J.Broussard caught at COR19, for 1 yard loss to the COR19 (#2 C.White)
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio sacked for loss of 2 yards to the COR17 (#45 J.Hutton)
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #86 R.Kurtz thrown to COR24
Q2 14:184th & 13 at own 17#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 31 yards to the COR48
2nd quarter6 drives, then Cornell 14, Yale 3
Yale Field goal, 8 plays
14:181st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #4 R.Jones caught at COR45, for 5 yards to the COR43 (#22 J.Carter)
14:182nd & 5 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR40 (#2 J.Williamson)
14:183rd & 2 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR38 (#90 G.Homola), 1ST DOWN
14:181st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt rush middle for 15 yards gain to the COR23 (#1 K.Sherman Jr.), 1ST DOWN
14:181st & 10 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #28 V.Hopping rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR20 (#2 J.Williamson; #10 I.Wall)
14:182nd & 7 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #28 V.Hopping rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR18 (#98 C.Bennett)
14:183rd & 5 at opp 18PENALTY YAL False Start (#55 D.Garrity) 5 yards from COR18 to COR23. NO PLAY
14:183rd & 10 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short right to #4 R.Jones thrown to COR13
9:564th & 10 at opp 23#36 N.Piper field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #27 R.Keeney, LS: #55 J.Fortner), clock 09:56Cornell 7, Yale 3
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
9:561st & 10 at own 40#36 N.Piper kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
9:561st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Doughty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR27 (#5 B.Eastep; #1 Z.Jackson-Bass)
9:562nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to COR48 PENALTY YAL Offside (#98 J.Ohakawa) 5 yards from COR27 to COR32. NO PLAY
9:562nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Doughty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR34 (#50 J.Schutzman; #93 M.Johnson)
9:563rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 0 yards to the COR34 (#99 C.Austin)
7:544th & 1 at own 34#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 36 yards to the YAL30
8:043rd & 1 at own 34Timeout Cornell, clock 08:04
Yale Punt, 3 plays
8:041st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL31 (#9 C.Cameron; #42 M.Grabowski)
8:042nd & 9 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt sacked for loss of 7 yards to the YAL24 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames, #56 M.Edgerly)
8:043rd & 16 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 8 yards gain to the YAL32 (#9 C.Cameron)
5:464th & 8 at own 32#27 R.Keeney punt 41 yards to the COR27 #80 B.Lee return 11 yards to the COR38 (#7 B.Webster; #12 S.Partin)
Cornell Touchdown, 8 plays
5:461st & 10 at own 38No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #87 B.Zoller caught at COR34, for 4 yards to the COR42 (#15 J.Schmidt; #8 P.Grant)
5:462nd & 6 at own 42No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep left to #17 T.Hamilton thrown to YAL36 broken up by #9 B.Banks
5:463rd & 6 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #2 J.McAuliffe caught at COR38, for 13 yards to the YAL45 (#9 B.Banks), 1ST DOWN
5:461st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete deep middle to #15 J.Broussard caught at YAL03, for 41 yards to the YAL04, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
5:461st & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL01 (#9 B.Banks; #1 Z.Jackson-Bass)
5:462nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 2 yards loss to the YAL03 fumbled by #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio at YAL03 recovered by COR #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio at YAL03, End Of Play
2:183rd & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to YAL00 broken up by #7 B.Webster PENALTY YAL Pass Interference (#7 B.Webster) 1 yard from YAL03 to YAL02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2:182nd & 1 at own 1Timeout Yale, clock 02:18
2:181st & goal at opp 2No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL01 (#5 B.Eastep)
1:572nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:57 #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 14, Yale 3
2:001st & goal at opp 2Timeout Cornell, clock 02:00
Yale Punt, 6 plays
1:571st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the YAL00, Touchback
1:571st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 2 yards gain to the YAL27 (#98 C.Bennett)
1:572nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete deep left to #18 J.Santiago thrown to COR30
1:573rd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni thrown to YAL28 PENALTY COR UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#7 B.Howard) 15 yards from YAL27 to YAL42, 1ST DOWN
1:571st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt sacked for loss of 8 yards to the YAL34 (#96 T.Ducker)
1:572nd & 18 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #16 G.Kemp caught at YAL32, for 3 yards to the YAL37 (#7 B.Howard)
1:573rd & 15 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short left thrown to YAL42
0:274th & 15 at own 37#27 R.Keeney punt 43 yards to the COR20, out of bounds at COR20
0:343rd & 15 at own 37Timeout Yale, clock 00:34
Cornell End of half, 1 play
0:341st & 10 at own 20Kneel down by Cornell at COR18 for loss of 2 yards
3rd quarter6 drives, then Cornell 28, Yale 11
Cornell Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40#36 N.Piper kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #86 R.Kurtz caught at COR36, for 20 yards to the COR45 (#0 O.Daniyan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 45No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #17 T.Hamilton caught at COR42, for 2 yards to the COR47 (#8 P.Grant)
15:002nd & 8 at own 47No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #1 T.Doughty caught at COR42, for 1 yard loss to the COR46 (#2 C.White)
15:003rd & 9 at own 46No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #80 B.Lee caught at YAL50, for 16 yards to the YAL38 (#2 C.White), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 7 yards gain to the YAL31 (#5 B.Eastep; #54 B.Fadeyibi)
12:082nd & 3 at opp 31No Huddle #4 E.Pope rush middle for 31 yards gain to the YAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:08, 1ST DOWN #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 21, Yale 3
Yale Interception, 5 plays
12:021st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 56 yards to the YAL04 #31 A.Pandolfi return 30 yards to the YAL34 (#99 C.Lesiewicz)
12:021st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush left for 5 yards gain to the YAL39 (#8 T.MacPherson)
12:022nd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #5 C.Adams caught at YAL42, for 3 yards to the YAL42, End Of Play
12:023rd & 2 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL45 (#88 S.Greenspan), 1ST DOWN
12:021st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush left for 0 yards to the YAL45 (#98 C.Bennett)
10:042nd & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass intercepted by #8 T.MacPherson at COR38 #8 T.MacPherson return 19 yards to the YAL43 (#7 C.Hewitt)
Cornell Touchdown, 4 plays
10:041st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle #4 E.Pope rush middle for 13 yards gain to the YAL30 (#8 P.Grant), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY YAL Personal Foul (#8 P.Grant) 15 yards from YAL30 to YAL15, 1ST DOWN
10:041st & 10 at opp 15No Huddle #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YAL10 (#0 O.Daniyan; #4 A.Kamara)
10:042nd & 5 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 3 yards gain to the YAL07 (#13 L.Price; #50 J.Schutzman)
8:243rd & 2 at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #80 B.Lee rush right for 7 yards gain to the YAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:24, 1ST DOWN #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 28, Yale 3
Yale Touchdown, 9 plays
8:191st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 52 yards to the YAL08 #31 A.Pandolfi return 26 yards to the YAL34 (#99 C.Lesiewicz)
8:191st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #22 B.Wagner caught at YAL39, for 11 yards to the YAL45 (#5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
8:191st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #1 L.Anderson rush right for 7 yards gain to the COR48 (#37 B.Draheim; #13 B.James) PENALTY YAL Holding (#4 R.Jones) 10 yards from COR48 to YAL42
8:192nd & 13 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #4 R.Jones caught at COR48, for 20 yards to the COR38 (#13 B.James), 1ST DOWN
8:191st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #1 L.Anderson caught at COR42, for 2 yards to the COR36 (#37 B.Draheim; #13 B.James)
8:192nd & 8 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete deep middle to #9 G.Smith caught at COR16, for 26 yards to the COR10 (#8 T.MacPherson; #5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
8:191st & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #4 R.Jones thrown to COR01 broken up by #5 T.Gibson
5:382nd & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt rush left for 5 yards gain to the COR05 (#2 J.Williamson)
5:381st & 10 at own 10Timeout Cornell, clock 05:38
5:383rd & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #1 L.Anderson thrown to COR01 broken up by #7 B.Howard
4:484th & goal at opp 5Graham Smith 5 Yd pass from Charles Hewitt (Charles Hewitt Pass to Lucius Anderson for Two-Point Conversion)Cornell 28, Yale 11
Cornell Punt, 5 plays
4:481st & 10 at own 40#36 N.Piper kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
4:481st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush right for 4 yards gain to the COR29 (#96 J.Tate)
4:482nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #3 S.Musungu caught at COR34, for 16 yards to the COR45 (#5 B.Eastep), 1ST DOWN
4:481st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR47 (#8 P.Grant; #1 Z.Jackson-Bass)
4:482nd & 8 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 1 yard loss to the COR46 (#50 J.Schutzman; #33 J.Cave)
4:483rd & 9 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #15 J.Broussard thrown to YAL35
2:004th & 9 at own 46#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 37 yards to the YAL17 fair catch by #18 J.Santiago at YAL17
Yale Touchdown, 10 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short middle to #9 G.Smith caught at YAL21, for 15 yards to the YAL32 (#37 B.Draheim), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #1 L.Anderson caught at YAL35, for 30 yards to the COR38 (#5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR36 (#88 S.Greenspan; #96 T.Ducker)
2:002nd & 8 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short middle to #5 C.Adams caught at COR30, for 6 yards to the COR30 (#2 J.Williamson)
2:003rd & 2 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #18 J.Santiago caught at COR26, for 4 yards to the COR26 (#10 I.Wall), 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt rush right for 14 yards gain to the COR12 (#9 C.Cameron), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #18 J.Santiago rush left for 5 yards loss to the COR17 (#8 T.MacPherson)
Q4 15:002nd & 15 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #4 R.Jones caught at COR12, for 10 yards to the COR07 (#2 J.Williamson; #5 T.Gibson)
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short middle to #18 J.Santiago caught at COR02, for 6 yards to the COR01 (#2 J.Williamson), 1ST DOWN
Q4 13:031st & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:03 #36 N.Piper kick attempt good (H: #27 R.Keeney, LS: #55 J.Fortner)Cornell 28, Yale 18
4th quarter5 drives, then Cornell 38, Yale 25
Cornell Field goal, 12 plays
13:031st & 10 at own 40#36 N.Piper kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
13:031st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #17 T.Hamilton thrown to COR31
13:032nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete deep left to #2 J.McAuliffe caught at COR45, for 32 yards to the YAL43 (#8 P.Grant), 1ST DOWN
13:031st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 11 yards gain to the YAL32 (#23 X.Coleman; #96 J.Tate), 1ST DOWN
13:031st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL29 (#93 M.Johnson)
13:032nd & 7 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #87 B.Zoller caught at YAL30, for 9 yards to the YAL20 (#4 A.Kamara), 1ST DOWN
13:031st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush right for 2 yards gain to the YAL18 (#8 P.Grant; #54 B.Fadeyibi)
13:032nd & 8 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #3 S.Musungu caught at YAL21, for 4 yards loss to the YAL22 (#7 B.Webster)
13:033rd & 12 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 6 yards gain to the YAL16 (#7 B.Webster; #0 O.Daniyan) PENALTY COR Holding (#64 D.Page) YAL Personal Foul (#0 O.Daniyan) 19 yards from YAL16 to YAL17, 1ST DOWN
13:031st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to YAL15 broken up by #0 O.Daniyan
13:032nd & 10 at opp 17PENALTY COR False Start (#74 M.Pante) 5 yards from YAL17 to YAL22. NO PLAY
13:032nd & 15 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Doughty rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL21 (#33 J.Cave)
13:033rd & 14 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 4 yards gain to the YAL17 (#8 P.Grant; #50 J.Schutzman)
6:134th & 10 at opp 17#23 A.Zhao field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright), clock 06:13Cornell 31, Yale 18
6:173rd & 14 at opp 21Timeout Cornell, clock 06:17
Yale Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:131st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the YAL00, Touchback
6:131st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni caught at YAL26, for 1 yard to the YAL26, End Of Play
6:132nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short left to #4 R.Jones thrown to YAL32 broken up by #2 J.Williamson
6:133rd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #6 H.Djeumeni Kemeni caught at YAL29, for 6 yards to the YAL32 (#0 D.Phelan)
5:094th & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete deep left to #4 R.Jones thrown to COR30, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Cornell Touchdown, 6 plays
5:091st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 3 yards gain to the YAL29 (#93 M.Johnson) PENALTY YAL Personal Foul (#93 M.Johnson) 15 yards from YAL29 to YAL14, 1ST DOWN
5:091st & 10 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 4 yards gain to the YAL10 (#0 O.Daniyan; #8 P.Grant)
4:372nd & 6 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush right for 3 yards gain to the YAL07 (#8 P.Grant; #14 C.Barkley-Smith)
4:371st & 10 at own 14Timeout Yale, clock 04:37
4:323rd & 3 at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YAL02 (#93 M.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
4:322nd & 6 at own 10Timeout Yale, clock 04:32
4:231st & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL01 (#33 J.Cave; #4 A.Kamara)
4:233rd & 3 at own 7Timeout Yale, clock 04:23
3:312nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the YAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31 #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 38, Yale 18
Yale Touchdown, 11 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the YAL00, Touchback
3:311st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Adams rush right for 7 yards gain to the YAL32 (#10 I.Wall)
3:312nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short right to #22 B.Wagner thrown to YAL37
3:313rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #1 L.Anderson thrown to YAL34. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short middle to #1 L.Anderson thrown to YAL34)
3:314th & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #18 J.Santiago caught at YAL36, for 4 yards to the YAL36 (#2 J.Williamson), 1ST DOWN
3:311st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete short right to #5 C.Adams thrown to YAL40 broken up by #8 T.MacPherson
3:312nd & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass incomplete deep right to #18 J.Santiago thrown to COR25
3:313rd & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #5 C.Adams caught at YAL37, for 13 yards to the YAL49 (#55 B.Dunn), 1ST DOWN
3:311st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short right to #22 B.Wagner caught at COR45, for 7 yards to the COR44 (#2 J.Williamson; #5 T.Gibson)
2:002nd & 3 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete short left to #1 L.Anderson caught at COR42, for 3 yards to the COR41 (#8 T.MacPherson), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 49Timeout Yale, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt rush right for 9 yards gain to the COR32 (#10 I.Wall)
1:342nd & 1 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hewitt pass complete deep right to #18 J.Santiago caught at COR00, for 32 yards to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:34, 1ST DOWN #36 N.Piper kick attempt good (H: #27 R.Keeney, LS: #55 J.Fortner)Cornell 38, Yale 25
Cornell End of game, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 40#36 N.Piper onside kickoff 9 yards to the YAL49, End Of Play PENALTY YAL Offside 5 yards from YAL49 to YAL44
1:341st & 10 at opp 44Kneel down by #14 D.Page at YAL46 for loss of 2 yards
1:342nd & 12 at opp 46Kneel down by #14 D.Page at YAL49 for loss of 3 yards
1:343rd & 15 at opp 49Kneel down by #14 D.Page at COR49 for loss of 2 yards

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