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Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

The Columbia–Cornell football rivalry is the American college football rivalry between the Columbia Lions and the Cornell Big Red,[1][2][3] the two Ivy League teams in New York State. In 2010, the game was named the Empire State Bowl and the teams began competing for the Empire Cup. Since 2018, it has been the final game on each team's schedule.

Cornell-Columbia football rivalry
Columbia Lions
Cornell Big Red
SportFootball
First meetingNovember 26, 1889
Cornell, 20–0
Latest meetingNovember 23, 2024
Columbia, 17–9
Next meetingNovember 22, 2025
TrophyEmpire Cup
Statistics
Meetings total111
All-time seriesCornell leads, 66–42–3
Trophy seriesColumbia leads, 8–6
Largest victoryCornell, 56–0 (1922)
Longest win streakCornell, 12 (1977–1988)
Current win streakColumbia, 4 (2021–present)
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Locations of Columbia and Cornell
2018 Columbia-Cornell game at Wien Stadium. Columbia won 24–21 after freshman Mike Roussos returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the final minute.
The Lions beat Cornell again in 2024

In 2024, for the first time, the game had implications for the Ivy championship. Columbia beat Cornell 17–9[4] in New York to share the conference title with Dartmouth and Harvard.[5]

Game results

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Columbia victoriesCornell victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 26, 1889 New York, NY Cornell 20–0
2 November 22, 1890 Ithaca, NY Cornell 36–0
3 November 7, 1899 New York, NY Cornell 29–0
4 November 16, 1901 New York, NY Cornell 24–0
5 November 14, 1903 Ithaca, NY Columbia 17–12
6 November 12, 1904 New York, NY Columbia 12–6
7 November 18, 1905 Ithaca, NY Columbia 12–6
8 November 13, 1920 Ithaca, NY Cornell 34–7
9 November 5, 1921 New York, NY Cornell 41–7
10 November 4, 1922 Ithaca, NY Cornell 56–0
11 November 10, 1923 New York, NY Cornell 35–0
12 November 1, 1924 Ithaca, NY Cornell 14–0
13 October 31, 1925 New York, NY Cornell 17–14
14 October 30, 1926 New York, NY Columbia 17–9
15 October 29, 1927 Ithaca, NY Tie0–0
16 November 3, 1928 New York, NY Tie0–0
17 November 2, 1929 Ithaca, NY Cornell 12–6
18 November 1, 1930 New York, NY Columbia 10–7
19 October 31, 1931 Ithaca, NY Cornell 13–0
20 October 29, 1932 New York, NY Columbia 6–0
21 November 4, 1933 Ithaca, NY Columbia 9–6
22 November 3, 1934 New York, NY Columbia 14–0
23 November 2, 1935 Ithaca, NY Tie7–7
24 October 31, 1936 New York, NY Columbia 20–13
25 October 30, 1937 Ithaca, NY Cornell 14–0
26 October 29, 1938 New York, NY Cornell 23–7
27 November 4, 1939 Ithaca, NY Cornell 13–7
28 November 2, 1940 Ithaca, NY Cornell 27–0
29 November 1, 1941 New York, NY Columbia 7–0
30 October 31, 1942 New York, NY Columbia 14–13
31 October 30, 1943 Ithaca, NY Cornell 33–6
32 November 4, 1944 New York, NY Cornell 25–7
33 November 3, 1945 New York, NY Columbia 34–26
34 November 2, 1946 New York, NY Cornell 12–0
35 November 1, 1947 Ithaca, NY Columbia 22–0
36 October 30, 1948 New York, NY Cornell 20–13
37 October 29, 1949 Ithaca, NY Cornell 54–0
38 November 4, 1950 New York, NY Columbia 20–19
39 November 3, 1951 Ithaca, NY Columbia 21–20
40 November 1, 1952 New York, NY Cornell 21–14
41 October 31, 1953 Ithaca, NY Cornell 27–13
42 October 30, 1954 New York, NY Cornell 26–0
43 October 29, 1955 Ithaca, NY Cornell 34–19
44 November 3, 1956 New York, NY Columbia 25–19
45 November 2, 1957 Ithaca, NY Cornell 8–0
46 November 1, 1958 New York, NY Cornell 25–0
47 October 31, 1959 Ithaca, NY Cornell 13–7
48 October 29, 1960 New York, NY Columbia 44–6
49 November 4, 1961 Ithaca, NY Columbia 35–7
50 November 3, 1962 New York, NY Columbia 25–21
51 November 2, 1963 Ithaca, NY Cornell 18–17
52 October 31, 1964 New York, NY Cornell 57–20
53 October 30, 1965 Ithaca, NY Cornell 20–6
54 October 29, 1966 New York, NY Cornell 31–6
55 November 4, 1967 Ithaca, NY Cornell 27–14
56 November 2, 1968 New York, NY Columbia 34–25
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
57 November 1, 1969 Ithaca, NY Cornell 10–3
58 October 31, 1970 New York, NY Cornell 31–20
59 October 30, 1971 Ithaca, NY Cornell 24–21
60 November 4, 1972 New York, NY Columbia 14–0
61 November 3, 1973 Ithaca, NY Cornell 44–14
62 November 2, 1974 New York, NY Cornell 24–0
63 November 1, 1975 Ithaca, NY Columbia 42–19
64 November 6, 1976 New York, NY Columbia 35–17
65 November 5, 1977 Ithaca, NY Cornell 20–7
66 November 11, 1978 New York, NY Cornell 35–14
67 November 10, 1979 Ithaca, NY Cornell 24–7
68 November 15, 1980 New York, NY Cornell 24–0
69 November 14, 1981 Ithaca, NY Cornell 15–9
70 November 13, 1982 New York, NY Cornell 35–26
71 November 12, 1983 Ithaca, NY Cornell 31–6
72 November 10, 1984 New York, NY Cornell 19–7
73 November 16, 1985 Ithaca, NY Cornell 21–8
74 November 15, 1986 New York, NY Cornell 28–0
75 November 14, 1987 Ithaca, NY Cornell 31–20
76 November 12, 1988 New York, NY Cornell 42–19
77 November 11, 1989 Ithaca, NY Columbia 25–19
78 November 10, 1990 New York, NY Cornell 41–0
79 November 16, 1991 Ithaca, NY Cornell 28–21
80 November 14, 1992 New York, NY Columbia 35–30
81 November 13, 1993 Ithaca, NY Columbia 29–24
82 November 12, 1994 New York, NY Columbia 38–33
83 November 11, 1995 Ithaca, NY Cornell 35–14
84 November 16, 1996 New York, NY Columbia 24–10
85 November 15, 1997 Ithaca, NY Cornell 33–22
86 November 14, 1998 New York, NY Columbia 22–10
87 November 13, 1999 Ithaca, NY Cornell 31–29
88 November 11, 2000 New York, NY Cornell 35–31
89 November 10, 2001 Ithaca, NY Columbia 35–28
90 November 16, 2002 New York, NY Cornell 17–14
91 November 15, 2003 Ithaca, NY Columbia 34–21
92 November 13, 2004 New York, NY Cornell 32–26
93 November 12, 2005 Ithaca, NY Cornell 45–7
94 November 11, 2006 New York, NY Columbia 21–14
95 November 10, 2007 Ithaca, NY Cornell 34–14
96 November 15, 2008 New York, NY Columbia 17–7
97 November 14, 2009 Ithaca, NY Columbia 30–20
98 November 13, 2010 New York, NY Columbia 20–17
99 November 12, 2011 Ithaca, NY Cornell 62–41
100 November 10, 2012 New York, NY Columbia 34–17
101 November 16, 2013 Ithaca, NY Cornell 24–9
102 November 15, 2014 New York, NY Cornell 30–27
103 November 14, 2015 Ithaca, NY Cornell 3–0
104 November 12, 2016 New York, NY Cornell 42–40
105 November 11, 2017 Ithaca, NY Columbia 18–8
106 November 17, 2018 New York, NY Columbia 24–21
107 November 23, 2019 Ithaca, NY Cornell 35–9
108 November 20, 2021 Ithaca, NY Columbia 34–26
109 November 19, 2022 New York, NY Columbia 45–22
110 November 18, 2023 Ithaca, NY Columbia 29–14
111 November 23, 2024 New York, NY Columbia 17–9
Series: Cornell leads 66–42–3[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Coming Battle Fans Rivalry of Nineties". Columbia Daily Spectator. Vol. 52, no. 34. November 5, 1921.
  2. ^ "History of Cornell-Columbia Grid Rivalry Shows Trends in Attitude Toward Football". Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. 55, no. 34. November 3, 1934.
  3. ^ Jake Novak (November 20, 2008). "Columbia-Cornell: The Real Rivalry". Bleacher Report.
  4. ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401654496
  5. ^ https://ivyleague.com/news/2024/11/23/football-columbia-dartmouth-earn-share-of-ivy-title-with-harvard.aspx
  6. ^ "Columbia vs Cornell (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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