Football

Cornell Upset of No. 4 Lehigh Highlights Five Wins in Week 5

PRINCETON, N.J. – Five Ivy League football teams earned victories in Week 5, highlighted by Cornell’s 48-38 win over No. 4 Lehigh.

The Big Red piled up 600 yards of offense its second ranked win of the season. Lehigh entered the contest ranked second in the FCS in scoring defense.  No. 17 Harvard improved to 5-0 with a 30-7 victory over Holy Cross. Columbia erased a 17-point deficit to top Penn, 28-27. Princeton won its fourth consecutive game and improved to 2-0 in Ivy play with a 16-10 win over Brown. Dartmouth scored the game’s final 13 points to defeat Merrimack, 27-21. 

The Ivy League went 3-1 in its four non-conference contests to finish the season 17-7 (.708) overall. 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
COLUMBIA 28, PENN 27
8:30 p.m. // Philadelphia, Pa. // Franklin Field

  • Columbia (4-1, 1-1 Ivy) rallied from a 24-7 deficit to top Penn (2-3, 0-2 Ivy), 28-27. The Lions scored 21 of the game’s final 24 points. 
  • First-year wide receiver Bryce Coleman hauled in six receptions for 90 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead nine-yard score with 6:41 remaining. The Los Angeles native now has eight touchdown receptions this season and has scored in all five games he has played.
  • Columbia intercepted four passes. AJ George recorded eight tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and an interception. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
PRINCETON 16, BROWN 10
12 p.m. // Princeton, N.J. // Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

  • Princeton (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) remained unbeaten in league play with a 16-10 win over Brown (2-3, 0-2 Ivy). The contest featured two of the three scoring defenses in the FCS. The Tigers scored the game’s first 16 points and held Brown scoreless until late in the third quarter. 
  • Jake Moore led the defensive effort with four tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and three quarterback hurries. 
  • Esteban Nunez Perez went 3-for-3 on field goals, connecting from 34, 25 and 38 yards. Brady Clark placed all five of his punts inside the Brown 20-yard line. 

RHODE ISLAND 41, #23 YALE 23
12 p.m. // New Haven, Conn. // Yale Bowl

  • Yale (3-2, 1-1 Ivy) fell to Rhode Island, 41-23, after the Rams jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead. 
  • Rhode Island had seven plays of 30 or more yards, four of which went for touchdowns. Those seven plays accounted for 332 of the Rams’ 395 yards of total offense.
  • Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni rushed for a career-high 243 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, averaging 6.8 yards per attempt. His touchdown came on a 36-yard run in the second quarter. 


DARTMOUTH 27, MERRIMACK 21
1 p.m. // Hanover, N.H. // Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field

  • Dartmouth (2-3, 1-1 Ivy) scored the final 13 points to rally past Merrimack, 27-21. The Big Green entered the fourth quarter trailing 21-14. 
  • James Elliott caught four passes for 96 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown that tied the game at 21 early in the fourth quarter. 
  • Owen Zalc connected on field goals of 50 and 42 yards in the fourth quarter. He now has six career 50+ yard kicks, an Ivy record. Steve Simpkins Jr. recorded 11 tackles and an interception.

 
#17 HARVARD 30, HOLY CROSS 7
1 p.m. // Cambridge, Mass. // Tim Murphy Field at Harvard Stadium

  • Harvard improved to 5-0 overall with a 30-7 win over Holy Cross. The Crimson posted 461 yards of offense and held the Crusaders scoreless in the second half. 
  • Charlie Smith completed 19-of-32 passes for 297 yards and a touchdown without an interception. 
  • Kieran Corr went 3-for-3 on field goals, connecting twice from 37 yards and once from 42. Kise Flannery added two rushing touchdowns. 

 
CORNELL 48, #4 LEHIGH 38
2 p.m. // Ithaca, N.Y. // Schoellkopf Field 

  • Cornell (3-2, 1-1 Ivy) knocked off No. 4 Lehigh, 48-38, behind 600 yards of total offense. The Big Red jumped out to a 31-10 second-quarter lead and never trailed. 
  • Garrett Bass-Sulpizio accounted for 469 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, throwing for 366 yards and two scores while rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown. 
  • Brendan Lee posted 99 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, while Jordan Triplett rushed for 75 yards and two scores. 
  • Tyler Gibson sealed the victory with an interception in the end zone with 47 seconds remaining.