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Harvard at Cornell

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Harvard beat Cornell 41–⁠29. It was their 69th meeting; Harvard leads the series 47–⁠21–⁠1.

AwayHarvard5–⁠0 in 2026
41
HomeCornell3–⁠2 in 2026
29

Final at Schoellkopf Field, IthacaTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,418

At kickoff
62°F, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Ithaca Tompkins County, 5 km from the stadium
Official
Anthony FlorioGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Harvard02117341
Cornell10001929

Standouts

  • PassingCharlie Smith23 of 27, 275 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTHarvard
  • RushingEan Pope7 carries, 91 yards, 1 TDCornell
  • DefenseTyler Gibson10 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INTCornell

Player stats

Harvard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Charlie Smith23/2727531
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xaviah Bascon1259116
Maddux Reid72107
Najee Calhoun621013
Nate Bailey112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nate Bailey764018
Teigan Pelletier454128
Tafari Moe352136
Henry Shoemaker242126
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sean Line7000
Dorsey Benefield7000
Xaden Benson6001
Ethan Carson6000
Brandon Ukonu5110
Damien Henderson4001

Cornell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Garrett Bass-Sulpizio20/3815822
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ean Pope791161
Jordan Triplett1369016
Garrett Bass-Sulpizio1246111
Ty Doughty221020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brendan Lee546021
Ja’von Broussard446121
Samuel Musungu62919
Ryder Kurtz220012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tommy MacPherson11100
Tyler Gibson10101
Dalten Phelan8000
Braylon Howard6000

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

Team stats

HarvardCornell
380Total yards398
275Passing yards158
105Rushing yards240
10.2Yards per pass4.2
3.0Yards per rush6.0
24First downs24
5–⁠11Third downs8–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers2
4–⁠35Penalties3–⁠33
28:38Possession31:22
1Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

HarvardCornell
48%Success rate41%
0.29EPA per play0.07
1.31Explosiveness1.26
−0.23Rushing EPA0.22
0.93Passing EPA0.06
48%Passing-down success43%
15%Havoc by its defense9%

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Harvard −7, over/under 41.5.

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 68%, Cornell 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Cornell end zoneHarvard end zoneQ1 CornellField goal, 13 playsQ1 HarvardInterception, 1 playQ1 CornellTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 HarvardTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 CornellPunt, 5 playsQ2 HarvardTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 CornellMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 HarvardTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 CornellInterception, 2 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ2 CornellEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 CornellFumble, 4 playsQ3 HarvardField goal, 4 playsQ3 CornellInterception, 3 playsQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 CornellPunt, 3 playsQ3 HarvardField goal, 15 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ4 CornellTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 HarvardEnd 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, Harvard right to left.
  1. Q1 CornellField goal, 13 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 HarvardInterception, 1 play, 51 yards
  3. Q1 CornellTouchdown, 11 plays, 76 yards
  4. Q1 HarvardTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 CornellPunt, 5 plays, 60 yards
  6. Q2 HarvardTouchdown, 7 plays, 85 yards
  7. Q2 CornellMissed FG, 9 plays, 47 yards
  8. Q2 HarvardTouchdown, 8 plays, 71 yards
  9. Q2 CornellInterception, 2 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q2 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q2 CornellEnd of half, 2 plays, −2 yards
  12. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
  13. Q3 CornellFumble, 4 plays, 8 yards
  14. Q3 HarvardField goal, 4 plays, −32 yards
  15. Q3 CornellInterception, 3 plays, 16 yards
  16. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 2 plays, 30 yards
  17. Q3 CornellPunt, 3 plays, 61 yards
  18. Q3 HarvardField goal, 15 plays, 21 yards
  19. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 14 plays, 60 yards
  21. Q4 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 24 yards
  22. Q4 CornellTouchdown, 10 plays, 73 yards
  23. Q4 HarvardEnd of game, 3 plays, −6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Cornell 10, Harvard 0
Cornell Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to COR35
15:002nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 11 yards gain to the COR36 (#0 A.Guillory; #8 J.Fedd), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush right for 3 yards gain to the COR39 (#88 S.Scourtis)
15:002nd & 7 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush right for 9 yards gain to the COR48 (#35 S.Line), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #80 B.Lee caught at COR48, for 9 yards to the HAR43 (#2 D.Vincent-Thomas)
15:002nd & 1 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush left for 4 yards gain to the HAR39 (#7 D.Henderson; #34 D.Benefield), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR37 (#15 X.Benson; #93 M.Johnson)
15:002nd & 8 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR35 (#35 S.Line; #15 X.Benson)
15:003rd & 6 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #80 B.Lee caught at HAR35, for 6 yards to the HAR29 (#3 J.Donahoe; #15 X.Benson), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR24 (#35 S.Line; #7 D.Henderson)
15:002nd & 5 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 2 yards loss to the HAR26 (#88 S.Scourtis; #98 J.Darling)
15:003rd & 7 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR10
9:184th & 7 at opp 26#23 A.Zhao field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright), clock 09:18Cornell 3, Harvard 0
Harvard Interception, 1 play
9:181st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the HAR00, Touchback
9:091st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass intercepted by #5 T.Gibson at COR30 #5 T.Gibson return for loss of 6 yards to the COR24 (#22 R.Tattersall)
Cornell Touchdown, 11 plays
9:091st & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #80 B.Lee thrown to COR24 broken up by #35 S.Line
9:092nd & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Doughty rush left for 20 yards gain to the COR44 (#34 D.Benefield), 1ST DOWN
9:091st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 3 yards gain to the COR47, End Of Play
9:092nd & 7 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR50 (#1 E.Carson; #59 J.Lopez)
9:093rd & 4 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short middle to #80 B.Lee caught at HAR36, for 21 yards to the HAR29 (#15 X.Benson), 1ST DOWN
9:091st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #3 S.Musungu caught at HAR31, for 3 yards to the HAR26 (#1 E.Carson)
9:092nd & 7 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #80 B.Lee rush right for 4 yards gain to the HAR22 (#34 D.Benefield; #15 X.Benson)
9:093rd & 3 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 4 yards gain to the HAR18 (#93 M.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
9:091st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush left for 13 yards gain to the HAR05 (#3 J.Donahoe), 1ST DOWN
9:091st & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HAR02 (#96 B.Ukonu)
3:542nd & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush left for 2 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:54 #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Cornell 10, Harvard 0
Harvard Touchdown, 10 plays
3:541st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 60 yards to the HAR00, Touchback
3:541st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #17 N.Bailey rush left for 12 yards gain to the HAR37 (#42 M.Grabowski), 1ST DOWN
3:541st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at HAR48, for 12 yards to the HAR49 (#7 B.Howard), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:541st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush right for 2 yards gain to the COR49 (#0 D.Phelan; #10 I.Wall)
3:542nd & 8 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush right for 2 yards gain to the COR47 (#0 D.Phelan; #5 T.Gibson)
3:543rd & 6 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #42 L.Reaska caught at COR41, for 7 yards to the COR40 (#8 T.MacPherson; #5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
3:541st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short middle to #85 T.Pelletier caught at COR37, for 3 yards to the COR37 (#10 I.Wall; #42 M.Grabowski)
3:542nd & 7 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at COR40, for 18 yards to the COR19 (#7 B.Howard), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY COR Personal Foul (#7 B.Howard) 10 yards from COR19 to COR09, 1ST DOWN
3:541st & goal at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR06 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames; #96 T.Ducker)
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #16 T.Moe caught at COR04, for 5 yards to the COR01 (#5 T.Gibson)
Q2 14:223rd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #15 K.Flannery rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:22 #29 K.Corr kick attempt good (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade)Cornell 10, Harvard 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Harvard 21, Cornell 10
Cornell Punt, 5 plays
14:221st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
14:221st & 10 at own 25No Huddle #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR28 (#97 A.Anderson; #93 M.Johnson)
14:222nd & 7 at own 28No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #3 S.Musungu caught at COR32, for 7 yards to the COR35 (#0 A.Guillory; #3 J.Donahoe), 1ST DOWN
14:221st & 10 at own 35No Huddle #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 7 yards gain to the COR42 (#9 M.Hicks; #35 S.Line)
14:222nd & 3 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #3 S.Musungu thrown to COR47 broken up by #7 D.Henderson
14:223rd & 3 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Doughty rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR43 (#34 D.Benefield; #35 S.Line)
12:034th & 2 at own 43#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 48 yards to the HAR09 #17 N.Bailey return 6 yards to the HAR15 (#21 B.Billman)
Harvard Touchdown, 7 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at HAR10, for 5 yards to the HAR20 (#2 J.Williamson)
12:032nd & 5 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #16 T.Moe caught at HAR32, for 11 yards to the HAR31 (#3 M.Gayle), 1ST DOWN
12:031st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at HAR41, for 11 yards to the HAR42, out of bounds at HAR42, 1ST DOWN
12:031st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAR46 (#37 B.Draheim; #42 M.Grabowski)
12:032nd & 6 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush left for 1 yard gain to the HAR47 (#8 T.MacPherson)
12:033rd & 5 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short middle to #5 S.Gilmartin caught at COR46, for 17 yards to the COR36 (#8 T.MacPherson; #24 R.Evans III), 1ST DOWN
8:321st & 10 at opp 36Tafari Moe 36 Yd pass from Charlie Smith (Kieran Corr Kick)Harvard 14, Cornell 10
Cornell Missed FG, 9 plays
8:261st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00 #4 E.Pope return 24 yards to the COR24 (#26 A.Lomotey)
8:261st & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR27 (#97 A.Anderson; #96 B.Ukonu)
8:262nd & 7 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #80 B.Lee rush left for 3 yards gain to the COR30 (#15 X.Benson)
8:263rd & 4 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #86 R.Kurtz caught at COR25, for 8 yards to the COR38 (#3 J.Donahoe; #34 D.Benefield), 1ST DOWN
8:261st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #15 J.Broussard caught at COR37, for 12 yards to the COR50 (#2 D.Vincent-Thomas), 1ST DOWN
8:261st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush right for 16 yards gain to the HAR34 (#35 S.Line), 1ST DOWN
8:261st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HAR31 (#98 J.Darling; #93 M.Johnson)
8:262nd & 7 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #2 J.McAuliffe thrown to HAR33
8:263rd & 7 at opp 31No Huddle #80 B.Lee rush right for 2 yards gain to the HAR29 (#1 E.Carson; #30 O.Johnson)
4:084th & 5 at opp 29#23 A.Zhao field goal attempt from 46 yards NO GOOD (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright), clock 04:08, End Of Play
Harvard Touchdown, 8 plays
4:081st & 10 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #83 H.Shoemaker caught at HAR44, for 26 yards to the COR45 (#5 T.Gibson; #8 T.MacPherson), 1ST DOWN
4:081st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith rush left for 6 yards loss to the HAR49 (#5 T.Gibson)
4:082nd & 16 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #22 R.Tattersall caught at COR41, for 12 yards to the COR39 (#11 D.Wise Jr.)
4:083rd & 4 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the COR37 (#8 T.MacPherson; #5 T.Gibson)
2:004th & 2 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #85 T.Pelletier caught at COR35, for 4 yards to the COR33 (#2 J.Williamson), 1ST DOWN
2:003rd & 4 at opp 39Timeout Harvard, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush left for 16 yards gain to the COR17 (#7 B.Howard), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #28 M.Reid caught at COR18, for 1 yard to the COR16 (#42 M.Grabowski)
1:082nd & 9 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short middle to #83 H.Shoemaker caught at COR00, for 16 yards to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:08, 1ST DOWN #29 K.Corr kick attempt good (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade)Harvard 21, Cornell 10
1:131st & 10 at own 17Timeout Cornell, clock 01:13
Cornell Interception, 2 plays
1:081st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
1:081st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #41 J.Triplett thrown to COR37 PENALTY HAR Offside (#98 J.Darling) 5 yards from COR25 to COR30. NO PLAY
1:081st & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 6 yards gain to the COR36 (#34 D.Benefield; #9 M.Hicks), 1ST DOWN
0:461st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass intercepted by #7 D.Henderson at HAR45, End Of Play
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
0:461st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush right for 6 yards gain to the COR49 (#5 T.Gibson) PENALTY HAR Holding (#60 N.Rana) 10 yards from HAR45 to HAR35. NO PLAY
0:461st & 20 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass incomplete short left to #17 N.Bailey thrown to HAR43 broken up by #11 D.Wise Jr.
0:462nd & 20 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR37 (#0 D.Phelan; #23 D.Aluya)
0:313rd & 18 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR42 (#88 S.Greenspan) PENALTY HAR Holding declined
0:312nd & 20 at opp 35Timeout Cornell, clock 00:31
0:314th & 13 at own 42#95 B.Checkley punt 39 yards to the COR19 PENALTY HAR Illegal Formation 5 yards from HAR42 to HAR37. NO PLAY
0:094th & 18 at own 37#95 B.Checkley punt 33 yards to the COR30, out of bounds at COR30
Cornell End of half, 2 plays
0:091st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep left to #17 T.Hamilton thrown to HAR40 broken up by #15 X.Benson
0:092nd & 10 at own 30Kneel down by Cornell at COR28 for loss of 2 yards
3rd quarter7 drives, then Harvard 38, Cornell 10
Harvard Touchdown, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz kickoff 47 yards to the HAR13, out of bounds at HAR13
15:001st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush right for 7 yards gain to the HAR37 (#10 I.Wall)
15:002nd & 3 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush right for 11 yards gain to the HAR48 (#5 T.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR50 (#96 T.Ducker; #32 C.Calarco)
15:002nd & 8 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at COR37, for 17 yards to the COR33 (#42 M.Grabowski), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #85 T.Pelletier caught at COR21, for 19 yards to the COR14 (#2 J.Williamson; #8 T.MacPherson), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 5 yards gain to the COR09 (#7 B.Howard; #34 N.Thompson)
15:002nd & 5 at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 5 yards gain to the COR04 (#5 T.Gibson; #7 B.Howard), 1ST DOWN
11:051st & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush right for 4 yards gain to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:05 #29 K.Corr kick attempt good (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade)Harvard 28, Cornell 10
Cornell Fumble, 4 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
11:051st & 10 at own 25No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #80 B.Lee thrown to COR40
11:052nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #80 B.Lee caught at COR21, for 6 yards to the COR31 (#88 S.Scourtis; #34 D.Benefield)
11:053rd & 4 at own 31No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR34 (#88 S.Scourtis; #2 D.Vincent-Thomas)
9:544th & 1 at own 34No Huddle #14 D.Page rush middle for 1 yard loss to the COR33 fumbled by #14 D.Page at COR33 recovered by COR #61 C.Astorino at COR33, End Of Play, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Harvard Field goal, 4 plays
9:541st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #17 N.Bailey caught at COR37, for 3 yards loss to the COR36 (#8 T.MacPherson)
9:542nd & 13 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass incomplete deep middle to #5 S.Gilmartin thrown to COR15
9:543rd & 13 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith rush left for 3 yards gain to the COR33, End Of Play
8:254th & 10 at opp 33#29 K.Corr field goal attempt from 51 yards GOOD (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade), clock 08:25Harvard 31, Cornell 10
Cornell Interception, 3 plays
8:251st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
8:251st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #3 S.Musungu caught at COR28, for 3 yards to the COR28 (#0 A.Guillory)
8:252nd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #41 J.Triplett caught at COR30, for 2 yards to the COR30 (#3 J.Donahoe)
7:033rd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass intercepted by #15 X.Benson at COR41 #15 X.Benson return 11 yards to the COR30 (#41 J.Triplett)
Harvard Touchdown, 2 plays
7:031st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush right for 2 yards gain to the COR28 (#5 T.Gibson; #0 D.Phelan)
6:242nd & 8 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #85 T.Pelletier caught at COR17, for 28 yards to the COR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:24, 1ST DOWN #29 K.Corr kick attempt good (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade)Harvard 38, Cornell 10
Cornell Punt, 3 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
6:241st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #15 J.Broussard caught at COR23, for 1 yard loss to the COR24 (#27 A.Lopez)
6:242nd & 11 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 7 yards gain to the COR31 (#24 C.Phillips; #26 A.Lomotey)
6:243rd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR45
4:584th & 4 at own 31#99 C.Lesiewicz punt 55 yards to the HAR14
Harvard Field goal, 15 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush middle for 0 yards to the HAR14 (#0 D.Phelan; #96 T.Ducker)
4:582nd & 10 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HAR21 (#20 A.Atkins II)
4:583rd & 3 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #17 N.Bailey caught at HAR15, for 4 yards to the HAR25 (#88 S.Greenspan; #25 M.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
3:181st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAR29 (#8 T.MacPherson; #20 A.Atkins II)
3:183rd & 3 at opp 21Timeout Cornell, clock 03:18
3:182nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HAR30 (#0 D.Phelan; #96 T.Ducker)
3:183rd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #22 R.Tattersall caught at HAR39, for 10 yards to the HAR40 (#7 B.Howard), 1ST DOWN
3:181st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Reid rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR42 (#98 C.Bennett)
3:182nd & 8 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short right to #28 M.Reid caught at HAR40, for 10 yards to the COR48 (#8 T.MacPherson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith rush right for 1 yard loss to the COR49 (#98 C.Bennett) PENALTY COR Personal Foul (#98 C.Bennett) 15 yards from COR49 to COR34, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass complete short left to #27 N.Calhoun caught at COR37, for 6 yards to the COR28 (#5 T.Gibson; #10 I.Wall)
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 13 yards gain to the COR15 (#8 T.MacPherson; #88 S.Greenspan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY COR Holding (#96 T.Ducker) 8 yards from COR15 to COR07, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 3 yards loss to the COR10 (#96 T.Ducker; #56 M.Edgerly)
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #27 N.Calhoun rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR09 (#0 D.Phelan; #42 M.Grabowski)
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #14 C.Smith pass incomplete short right to #28 M.Reid thrown to COR10 PENALTY HAR Pass Interference declined
Q4 12:194th & goal at opp 9#29 K.Corr field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #25 K.Johnson, LS: #58 J.Baade), clock 12:19Harvard 41, Cornell 10
4th quarter5 drives, then Harvard 41, Cornell 29
Cornell Touchdown, 4 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 40#29 K.Corr kickoff 60 yards to the COR00, Touchback
12:191st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 6 yards gain to the COR31 (#96 B.Ukonu)
12:192nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 4 yards gain to the COR35 (#11 L.Kinlock; #30 O.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
12:191st & 10 at own 35No Huddle #41 J.Triplett rush middle for 4 yards gain to the COR39 (#10 M.Young; #30 O.Johnson)
10:162nd & 6 at own 39No Huddle #4 E.Pope rush right for 61 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:16, 1ST DOWN #23 A.Zhao kick attempt good (H: #30 W.Buck, LS: #49 N.Albright)Harvard 41, Cornell 17
Cornell Touchdown, 14 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz onside kickoff 8 yards to the COR48
10:151st & 10 at own 48No Huddle #4 E.Pope rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR47 (#96 B.Ukonu; #2 D.Vincent-Thomas)
10:152nd & 5 at opp 47No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #24 X.Bowman thrown to HAR40
10:153rd & 5 at opp 47No Huddle #4 E.Pope rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR42 (#24 C.Phillips), 1ST DOWN
10:151st & 10 at opp 42No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep right to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR01 broken up by #12 T.Chung
10:152nd & 10 at opp 42No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #80 B.Lee caught at HAR46, for 4 yards to the HAR38 (#9 M.Hicks)
10:153rd & 6 at opp 38No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short left to #15 J.Broussard caught at HAR24, for 14 yards to the HAR24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
10:151st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #86 R.Kurtz thrown to HAR10
10:152nd & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.McAuliffe rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HAR17 (#1 E.Carson; #27 A.Lopez)
10:153rd & 3 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right thrown to HAR15
10:154th & 3 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HAR10 (#30 O.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
10:151st & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short right to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR01
10:152nd & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #2 J.McAuliffe caught at HAR08, for 3 yards to the HAR07 (#1 E.Carson)
10:153rd & goal at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short middle to #3 S.Musungu caught at HAR05, for 4 yards to the HAR03 (#2 D.Vincent-Thomas)
5:454th & goal at opp 3Samuel Musungu 3 Yd pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio (Garrett Bass-Sulpizio Run for Two-Point Conversion)Harvard 41, Cornell 23
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
5:441st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz onside kickoff 11 yards to the HAR49 #22 R.Tattersall return 0 yards to the HAR49 (#8 T.MacPherson)
5:441st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Torres rush right for 0 yards to the HAR49 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames)
5:442nd & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 3 yards gain to the COR48 (#97 S.Moghaddam Adames)
4:503rd & 7 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Torres rush middle for 1 yard gain to the COR47 (#0 D.Phelan)
4:502nd & 10 at opp 49Timeout Cornell, clock 04:50
4:344th & 6 at opp 47#95 B.Checkley punt 31 yards to the COR16 #80 B.Lee return 11 yards to the COR27 (#1 E.Carson)
4:433rd & 7 at own 48Timeout Cornell, clock 04:43
Cornell Touchdown, 10 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #3 S.Musungu thrown to COR33 broken up by #7 D.Henderson
4:432nd & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #4 E.Pope rush left for 3 yards gain to the COR30 (#7 D.Henderson; #98 J.Darling)
4:433rd & 7 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #24 X.Bowman caught at COR40, for 12 yards to the COR42 (#35 S.Line; #0 A.Guillory), 1ST DOWN
4:431st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short left to #15 J.Broussard thrown to HAR41
4:432nd & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short middle to #86 R.Kurtz caught at HAR46, for 12 yards to the HAR46, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:431st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio sacked for loss of 1 yard to the HAR47 (#96 B.Ukonu)
4:432nd & 11 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete deep middle to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR25 PENALTY HAR Personal Foul (#11 L.Kinlock) 15 yards from HAR47 to HAR32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
4:431st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass incomplete short middle to #3 S.Musungu thrown to HAR13 broken up by #35 S.Line
4:432nd & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete short right to #3 S.Musungu caught at HAR32, for 9 yards to the HAR23 (#7 D.Henderson)
4:433rd & 1 at opp 23No Huddle #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio rush middle for 2 yards gain to the HAR21 (#59 J.Lopez), 1ST DOWN
1:551st & 10 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass complete deep middle to #15 J.Broussard caught at HAR00, for 21 yards to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:55, 1ST DOWN #8 G.Bass-Sulpizio pass attempt failedHarvard 41, Cornell 29
2:003rd & 1 at opp 23Timeout Cornell, clock 02:00
Harvard End of game, 3 plays
1:541st & 10 at own 40#99 C.Lesiewicz onside kickoff 11 yards to the HAR49 #22 I.Cordova return 0 yards to the HAR49 (#86 R.Kurtz)
1:541st & 10 at own 49Kneel down by Harvard at HAR47 for loss of 2 yards
1:542nd & 12 at own 47Kneel down by Harvard at HAR45 for loss of 2 yards
1:543rd & 14 at own 45Kneel down by Harvard at HAR43 for loss of 2 yards

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