Young leads Columbia to 45-22 win over Cornell in finale
NEW YORK (AP) Ryan Young ran for two third-quarter touchdowns and Fara'ad McCombs returned a kickoff 48 yards for a score as Columbia rolled past Cornell, 45-22 on Saturday afternoon to win the Empire State Bowl.
Columbia held a 14-7 lead at the half and the teams combined to score 32 points in the fourth quarter.
Joey Giorgi carried 17 times for 91 yards to lead the Lions (6-4, 3-4 Ivy). Young added another 56 yards on 17 carries. Caden Bell completed 11 of 17 passes for 231 yards and a touchdown.
Jameson Wang threw for 196 yards, completing 17 of 32 for three touchdowns with an interception, and led the Cornell (5-5, 2-5) ground game with 70 yards on 16 carries.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Wang
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J. Wang | 150/262 | 1650 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Wang
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J. Wang | 133 | 559 | 8 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Tillman
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E. Tillman | 69 | 276 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 82 | 214 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 37 | 193 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Holmes
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A. Holmes | 25 | 84 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. McCarter
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A. McCarter | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Kiser
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D. Kiser | 7 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Woodring
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P. Woodring | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 0 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Tillman
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E. Tillman | 0 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Kiser
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D. Kiser | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Holmes
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A. Holmes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Giorgi
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J. Giorgi | 113 | 624 | 5 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Terry II
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M. Terry II | 29 | 114 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Canty
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B. Canty | 6 | 37 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Langdon
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J. Langdon | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Libman
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M. Libman | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Canty
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B. Canty | 0 | 53 | 733 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Libman
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M. Libman | 0 | 40 | 448 | 4 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Giorgi
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J. Giorgi | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Terry II
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M. Terry II | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |