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Columbia tops Cornell 17-9 to earn share of Ivy League title for first time since 1961
NEW YORK (AP) Joey Giorgi ran for 165 yards and scored a touchdown and Columbia Lions beat Cornell Big Red 17-9 on Saturday and earned a share of the Ivy League title on the season's last day on Saturday.
Columbia (7-3, 5-2) received help from Yale which beat Harvard (8-2, 5-2) 34-29. Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2) also forged its way to the top of the Ivy League standings when it drubbed Brown 56-28, also on Saturday.
Last year Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale all finished 5-2 to share the league championship. Prior to 2023, the last time the Ivy League champion had two losses was 1982 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 5-2.
Also prior to 2023, the last time there was a three-way tie for the title was 2015 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 6-1.
Columbia's share of the title marked only the program’s second all-time and its first since 1961. As for Cornell (4-6, 3-4), the Big Red were attempting to post their first winning Ivy League campaign since 2005.
Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard run ended a 10-play, 61-yard drive whcih lasted just more than four minutes that gave Columbia a 7-0 lead with 6:30 left in the first quarter.
With six seconds before halftime, Giorgi crashed in from the 1 at the end of a three-play, 76-yard drive that was highlighted by Sanchez's 73-yard completion to Ethan Hebb on the first play of the drive. The score made it 14-3.
Cornell quarterback James Wang threw for 154 yards and a pair of interceptions and ran 20 times for 97 yards. The Big Red's points came from place kicker Alan Zhao who made 3 of 4 and connected from 45, 34 and 22 yards.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 1/1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Smith
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D. Smith | 1/1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. Pope
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E. Pope | 113 | 513 | 2 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 38 | 305 | 2 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Reed
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J. Reed | 16 | 67 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Musungu
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S. Musungu | 6 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Bass-Sulpizio
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G. Bass-Sulpizio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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S. Musungu
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S. Musungu | 0 | 83 | 960 | 10 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Kurtz
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R. Kurtz | 0 | 36 | 441 | 4 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Smith
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D. Smith | 0 | 22 | 311 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Woodring
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P. Woodring | 0 | 36 | 293 | 5 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Lee
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B. Lee | 0 | 15 | 250 | 2 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Pope
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E. Pope | 0 | 19 | 132 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 0 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Zoller
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B. Zoller | 0 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Reed
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J. Reed | 0 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. White
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R. White | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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A. Zhao
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A. Zhao | 13/14 | 0 | 33/34 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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C. Goodwin
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C. Goodwin | 78/117 | 879 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Freeman
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C. Freeman | 61/114 | 755 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Sanchez
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C. Sanchez | 26/51 | 531 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Simpkins
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A. Simpkins | 2/2 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Terry II
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M. Terry II | 74 | 388 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Freeman
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C. Freeman | 61 | 207 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Johnson
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G. Johnson | 33 | 165 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Goodwin
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C. Goodwin | 25 | 54 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Powell
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J. Powell | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Simpkins
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A. Simpkins | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Bullock
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L. Bullock | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Sanchez
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C. Sanchez | 5 | -3 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Kelley
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J. Kelley | 0 | 25 | 284 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Dougherty
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B. Dougherty | 0 | 13 | 167 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Hebb
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E. Hebb | 0 | 5 | 144 | 1 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Evans
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T. Evans | 0 | 10 | 95 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Terry II
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M. Terry II | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Gardoni
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B. Gardoni | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Johnson
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G. Johnson | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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H. Merry
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H. Merry | 11/17 | 0 | 24/24 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |