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2007 Co r n e l l Fo o t b a l l Football Looks To End Road Skid At Georgetown Sc h e d u l e /Re s u l t s (1-1, 0-1 Iv y ) SEPTEMBER 15 BUCKNELL...... W, 38-14 ITHACA, N.Y. — After taking it on the chin a week ago on the road, both Cornell and Georgetown 22 * at No. 21 Yale...... L, 12-51 look to stand back up and punch back when the teams battle on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m., at George- 29 at Georgetown...... 2:00 p.m. town’s Multi-Sport Field. The game can be heard live on WHCU-870 AM or through a link at Cornell’s OCTOBER official athletics web site, www.CornellBigRed.com, as part of the Cornell REDCAST package. 6 * HARVARD...... 1:00 p.m. 13 COLGATE...... 1:00 p.m. Cornell enters the game after spending a week analyzing a 51-12 loss at No. 21 Yale last Saturday, 20 * BROWN 1:00 p.m. a game that was 16-6 more than midway into the third quarter. The preseason favorite 26 * at Princeton (ESPNU)...... 7:00 p.m. Bulldogs showed why they are the early class of the Ancient Eight, piling up 293 yards on the ground NOVEMBER in the victory. The Big Red had plenty go wrong, but there were plenty of positives. Sophomore wide 3 * at Dartmouth (YES)...... 12:00 p.m. receiver Bryan Walters caught four passes for 88 yards and two and piled up 276 all- 10 * COLUMBIA...... 1:00 p.m. purpose yards in the loss. Junior safety Tim Bax had a game-high 15 tackles and continued to show 17 * at Penn...... 1:00 p.m. *Ivy League game why he is a first-team All-Ivy candidate. Home games in CAPS; all times local Despite the loss, Cornell has picked itself up and will be ready for a Georgetown team that will be ready to avenge an embarassing 57-7 loss to the Big Red the last time the two teams met. The Big Red dominated Ga m e In f o r m a t i o n Ga m e #3...... Cornell at Georgetown that contest, scoring its most points in a game since 1954 and running for 323 yards overall. Cornell also Ki c k o ff ...... Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2:00 p.m. ET limited Georgetown to 86 yards of total offense. This year, Cornell will attempt to take the lead in the all- Si t e ...... Multi-Sport Field (2,500) Washington, D.C. time series (currently tied 1-1). A win would give the Big Red a series edge against all seven Patriot League 2007 Re c o r ds ...... Cornell (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) opponents. Georgetown (0-4, 0-2 Patriot) Se r i e s Re c o r d ...... Series tied 1-1 Georgetown comes into the game in a similar position after a 55-0 loss at Holy Cross on Saturday. La s t Me e t i n g ...... Cornell won 57-7 At 0-4, the Hoyas will attempt to end a six-game losing streak dating back to last season. Georgetown Oct. 15, 2005, in Ithaca, N.Y. Ra d i o ...... WHCU 870 AM; REDCASTs (subscription needed) has lost 12 of its last 13 games overall and three straight at home. Cornell will also look to reverse Barry Leonard (play-by-play), Buck Briggs (color) recent history and brings a five-game road losing streak into the meeting. It will be the Big Red’s Li v e St a t s ...... Available at www.CornellBigRed.com Li v e Vi d e o ...... at GUHoyas.com (subscription needed) first-ever game in Washington, D.C. TV...... None Ti c k e t s ...... Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR A WIN OVER GEORGETOWN WOULD: He a d Co a c h Jim Kn o w l e s ‘87 • be the 607th in program history (10th most in the Football Championship Subdivision). The Roger J. Weiss ‘61 Head Coach of Football Jim Knowles is • give the Big Red its second straight victory over Georgetown, giving it a 2-1 lead in the all-time in his fourth season at the helm of the Big Red (16-16, .500) ... Knowles, an All-Ivy defensive end and three-year letter series. winner on the gridiron, was hired by his alma mater as head • give Cornell a winning record against each of the current Patriot League opponents. coach on Jan. 30, 2004. • narrow Yale’s edge in the all-time series to 41-27-2. Fo o t b a l l St a ff • be the third straight victory by the Big Red over a Patriot League foe. He a d Co a c h ...... Jim Knowles • guarantee the program its third straight winning non-conference season, the first since the 1997-99 Al m a Ma t e r ...... Cornell ‘87 Re c o r d a t Co r n e l l /Yr s ...... 16-16/Fourth season campaigns. Ov e r a l l Re c o r d /Yr s ...... 16-16/Fourth season Ass t . Co a c h e s ...... Clayton Carlin (Def. Coord./DBs) Bruce Barnum (Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Running Backs) THE CORNELL-GEORGETOWN SERIES: (Series tied 1-1) Cornell and Georgetown have met twice with Brian Coon (Asst. Off. Coord./Offensive Line) a pair of blowouts dotting the all-time series. The first meeting came in 2003, a dominating effort for Pete DeStefano (Assoc. Defensive Coord./Def. Line) Zac Roper (Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties) the Hoyas in a 42-20 triumph at Schoellkopf Field. Two years later the teams met again in Ithaca and David Archer (Linebackers) Joe Borich () Travis Burkett (Offensive Assistant) Ma t c h u p At A Gl a n c e Guy Holliday (Wide Receivers) Di r e c t o r o f Fo o t b a l l Op e r a t i o n s ...... Rhett Ticconi Co o r d i n a t o r o f Fo o t b a l l Al u m n i Re l a t i o n s ...... Pete Noyes Cornell...... vs...... Georgetown At h l e t i c Tr a i n e r s ...... Bernie DePalma/Jim Case Ithaca, N.Y...... Location ...... Washington, D.C. St r e n g t h Co a c h ...... Tom Howley 1865...... Founded ...... 1789 At h l e t i c Co m m u n i c a t i o n s 13,700...... Enrollment ...... 6,719 Di r e c t o r (FB Co n t a c t )...... Jeremy Hartigan Ivy League...... Conference ...... Patriot League E-m a i l ...... [email protected] Off i c e Ph o n e ...... (607) 255-9788 Schoellkopf Field (25,597, turf)...... Stadium ...... Multi-Sport Field (2,500, FieldTurf) Ass o c i a t e Di r e c t o r ...... Julie Greco J. Andrew Noel, Jr...... Athletics Director ...... Bernard Muir Ass i s t a n t Di r e c t o r ...... Kevin Zeise Ass i s t a n t Di r e c t o r ...... Lindsey Mechalik 1887...... First Year of Football ...... 1887 Ac c o u n t s Re p r e s e n t a t i v e ...... Marlene Crockford 606-446-34 (.574) ...... All-Time Football Record ...... 459-339-31 (.579) Big Re d Ho t l i n e ...... (607) 255-2385 We b Si t e ...... www.CornellBigRed.com Jim Knowles (Cornell ‘87)...... Head Coach ...... Kevin Kelly (Springfield ‘82) 16-16, Fourth Year...... Record at School ...... 2-13, Second Year We a t h e r .c o m Fo r e c a s t 16-16, Fourth Year...... Career Record ...... 2-13, Second Year Saturday calls for a sunny day (10 percent chance of rain), with a high temperature of 77° and a low of 55° (as of Sept. 27). Multiple/Multiple...... Off. & Def. Systems...... Multiple/Multiple 5-5 (3-4 Ivy)...... 2006 Record ...... 2-9 (0-6 Patriot) Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 2

the Big Red exploded for a 57-7 victory. This will v y e a g u e t a n d i n g s Ta l e o f t h e Ta p e 2007 I L S be Cornell’s first-ever trip to Georgetown and is (2007 Stats) (as of 9/29) Ivy Overall the last scheduled meeting with the Hoyas until Cornell...... Category...... Georgetown School W - L Pct. W - L Pct. Harvard 1 - 0 1.000 1 - 1 .500 at least the 2012 season. 98.0...... Rushing Offense...... 109.0 Yale 1 - 0 1.000 2 - 0 1.000 290.0...... Passing Offense...... 141.2 Columbia 0 - 0 .000 1 - 1 .500 CORNELL VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Cornell 109.23...... Passing Efficiency...... 122.46 Princeton 0 - 0 .000 1 - 1 .500 has a 121-69-7 record against the seven cur- 388.0...... Total Offense...... 250.2 Dartmouth 0 - 0 .000 0 - 2 .000 rent members of the Patriot League football 25.0...... Scoring Offense...... 12.2 Penn 0 - 0 .000 0 - 2 .000 conference, including a 1-1 mark all-time against 222.5...... Rushing Defense...... 263.5 Brown 0 - 1 .000 1 - 1 .500 Georgetown. Cornell has advantages over 115.5...... Passing Defense...... 211.8 Cornell 0 - 1 .000 1 - 1 .500 Bucknell (36-11), Colgate (47-39-3), Fordham 107.33...... Passing Efficiency Def...... 154.59 (4-2-0), Holy Cross (5-0-0), Lafayette (14-8-2) and 338.0...... Total Defense...... 475.2 Ivy League Schedule/Results: Lehigh (14-8-2). 32.5...... Scoring Defense...... 36.5 La s t We e k e n d 32.8...... Net Punting...... 35.5 Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 NOTES VS. YALE: 6.4...... Punt Return Avg...... 0.2 New Hampshire 52, Dartmouth 31 • The 51 points allowed were the most given 17.4...... Kickoff Return Avg...... 19.9 Columbia 31, Marist 7 -0.5...... Turnover Margin...... -0.8 Yale 51, Cornell 12 up by a Cornell defense since Brown scored 56 against the Big Red in a 56-40 Bears victory 6-4, 289...... O-Line Two-Deep...... 6-3, 258 Villanova 34, Penn 14 6-1, 255...... D-Line Two-Deep...... 6-2, 244 Princeton 20, Lafayette 14 in 2000. Harvard 24, Brown 17 • The 39-point margin of defeat was Cornell’s largest since dropping a 59-7 contest at Penn Th i s We e k in the final game of the 2003 campaign. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • The Big Red allowed Yale to pile up 293 rushing yards, the most against a Cornell defense since Penn at Dartmouth, 12:30 p.m. Colgate had 291 yards during the 2003 campaign. Rhode Island at Brown, 12:30 p.m. • Bryan Walters became the first Cornell receiver to catch two passes in a game since Harvard at Lehigh, 1 p.m. Yale at Holy Cross, 1 p.m. Keith Ferguson caught two scoring throws against Brown in 2000. Cornell at Georgetown, 2 p.m. • Walters also had a school record 10 kickoff returns in the loss, piling up 183 return yards, just shy Columbia at Princeton, 3:30 p.m. of the record of Vince Bates (198 at Brown, 2000) • Junior Tim Bax had 15 tackles, including 13 solo stops, the most by a Cornell player since Joel Ne x t We e k Sussman had 18 against Harvard in 2005. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 Holy Cross at Brown, 12:30 p.m. LAST TIME VS. GEORGETOWN: When the two teams met at Cornell in 2005, the Big Red domi- Harvard at Cornell, 1 p.m. nated en route to a 57-7 win. Here are some notes on that game. Georgetown at Penn, 1 p.m. • Cornell’s 57 points were the most since posting 57 in a 37-point win over Columbia in 1964. Dartmouth at Yale, 1 p.m. • The 50-point margin of victory was the most since a 54-0 win over the Lions in 1949, while the Hampton at Princeton, 3:30 p.m. Columbia at Lafayette, 6 p.m. rushing yardage total (323 yards) was the highest since posting 356 vs. Yale in 1995. • It was the first time the Big Red limited an opponent to 100 yards or less of total offense (86 yards) since Yale recorded exactly 100 yards in the 1988 meeting. • The Big Red scored six of its seven touchdowns on the ground. • Cornell senior Ryan Kuhn ran for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and also con- nected on 8-of-10 passes for 79 yards and another score in a little more than two and a half quarters.

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Co r n e l l (1-1, 0-1 Iv y ) Ge o r g e t o w n (0-4, 0-2 Pa t r i o t ) Jeremy Hartigan SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Director - Football Contact 15 BUCKNELL...... W, 38-14 1 at Stony Brook...... L, 28-35 22 * at Yale...... L, 12-51 8 * LAFAYETTE...... L, 7-28 E-m a i l : [email protected] 29 at Georgetown...... 2:00 p.m. 15 YALE ...... L, 14-28 Off i c e Ph o n e : (607) 255-9788 22 * at Holy Cross...... L, 0-55 Off i c e Fa x : (607) 255-9791 OCTOBER 29 CORNELL...... 2:00 p.m. Ce l l Ph o n e : (607) 351-1675 6 * HARVARD...... 1:00 p.m. 13 COLGATE...... 1:00 p.m. OCTOBER Big Re d Ho t l i n e : (607) 255-2385 20 * BROWN...... 1:00 p.m. 6 at Penn...... 1:00 p.m. We b Si t e : www.CornellBigRed.com 26 * at Princeton...... 7:00 p.m. 13 * FORDHAM...... 1:00 p.m. 20 * at Bucknell...... 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 27 * at Lehigh...... 1:00 p.m. Interview Requests 3 * at Dartmouth...... 12:00 p.m. All interviews with Coach Knowles and players must be requested in advance 10 * COLUMBIA...... 1:00 p.m. NOVEMBER through the Athletic Communications Office. The coach and players are available 17 * at Penn...... 1:00 p.m. 3 at Marist...... 1:00 p.m. *Ivy League game 10 * COLGATE...... 12:30 p.m. for interviews before practices by appointment only, so as not to interfere with Home games in CAPS *Patriot League game academic or practice schedules. Coach Knowles and selected players will be avail- Home games in CAPS able after the required 10-minute “cooling-off” period after each game. The Big Red locker room is closed. Midweek Sports Luncheon Each Monday, the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a luncheon at the Ramada Inn-Ithaca Airport with the head coaches of Cornell, Ithaca College and Ithaca High School. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 3

• Senior place-kicker A.J. Weitsman booted a Th e Big Re d Is ... pair of field goals and tied a school record by Top 10 Division I-AA 2007 Under Knowles...... Category converting all seven extra-point kicks in the All-Time Wins (as of 9/29) 1-0 13-4...... at Schoellkopf Field win. 1. Yale...... 840 0-1 3-12...... on the road • The defense held its third consecutive oppo- 2. Penn...... 792 0-1 1-7...... on grass nent scoreless in the first half at Schoellkopf 3. Harvard...... 782 1-0 14-5...... on Astroturf Field, going into the break with a 29-0 advan- 0-0 1-4...... on FieldTurf tage. 4. Princeton...... 774 0-1 14-14...... in day games • Georgetown rushed for just 23 yards on 29 5. Fordham...... 727 1-0 2-2...... in night games carries, recorded only five first downs and 6. Dartmouth...... 640 0-0 5-8...... when winning the coin toss went 1-of-12 on third-down conversions. 7. Lafayette...... 629 1-1 11-8...... when losing the coin toss • The Big Red offense held the ball for 40:48 8. Delaware...... 622 0-1 10-8...... when receiving the kickoff overall, including for 23:04 of the 30 minutes 9. Lehigh...... 617 1-0 6-8...... when opponent receives the kickoff in the second half. 10. Cornell...... 606 1-0 14-5...... when scoring first 0-1 2-11...... when opponent scores first GOOD RIDDANCE: Cornell’s defense is always 1-0 12-3...... when leading after one quarter happy to have the Bucknell game over with. The 1-0 12-2...... when leading at halftime Bison’s spread option offense has averaged 218.3 yards in four games against the Big Red defense 1-0 14-2...... when leading after three quarters the last three years, a remarkable feat when considering the other 28 opponents averaged just 0-1 2-11...... when opponent leads after one quarter 100.5 yards per game during the same time span. 0-1 2-12...... when opponent leads at halftime 0-1 2-12...... when opponent leads after three quarters HALF DOZEN AT TWO GRAND: With his 81-yard effort against Bucknell in the 2007 opener, senior 0-0 2-2...... when game is tied after one quarter Luke Siwula became the sixth player in program history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards. The 0-0 2-2...... when game is tied at halftime Cortland, N.Y., native, joined Ed Marinaro ‘72, Chad Levitt ‘97, Derrick Harmon ‘84, John McNiff ‘92 0-0 0-2...... when game is tied after three quarters and ‘64 at the milestone and he enters the Georgetown game with 2,102 yards. Next 1-0 13-6...... when leading in total net yards up on the list is Wood with 2,156 yards. 0-1 3-10...... when trailing in total net yards 0-0 6-5...... when rushing for 200+ yards SIWULA FOR SIX: Senior Luke Siwula scored a career-best three touchdowns in the season open- 0-1 0-4...... when opponent rushes for 200+ yards ing win over Bucknell, giving him 15 career rushing touchdowns and 19 total scores. His 19 total 0-0 14-11...... when holding opp.to <150 yds. rushing touchdowns is tied with Gary Wood ’64 for 10th on the school’s list, while he is 14 points shy of 0-1 6-7...... when opp. holds Big Red to <150 yds. rushing reaching the top 10 in career scoring (114 points). 1-1 4-7...... when passing for 200+ yards 4-1 8-8...... when opponent passes for 200+ yards MORE SIWULA FOR SIX: Siwula nearly matched his 2006 season total of four rushing touchdowns 0-1 4-1...... when passing for 2+ TDs in his first game. He added two receiving touchdowns a year ago to give him six total scores. 0-0 0-7...... when opponent passes for 2+ TDs 1-0 16-13...... when throwing < three INTs ANOTHER HUNDRED: Luke Siwula recorded his ninth career 100-yard rushing game with 145 1-1 14-15...... when opponent throws < three INTs yards on 29 carries in last season’s 38-14 0-1 0-3...... when throwing > three INTs win over Colgate, moving him up the Big v y e a g u e 0-0 1-0...... when opponent throws > three INTs 2007 I L Red career rushing list. His nine 100-yard 0-0 7-6...... when making 100 percent of FGA Pr e s e a s o n Me d i a Po l l efforts (three in 2006) surpassed Scott 0-1 0-6...... when opponent makes 100 percent of FGA No. School...... Points (1st) 0-0 6-7...... when penalized < 50 yards Malaga ‘89 for fifth all-time in Cornell 1. Yale...... 125 (14) 1-1 13-8...... when opponent is penalized < 50 yards history. In 2005, Siwula became the first 2. Penn...... 102 (1) 1-1 10-9...... when penalized > 50 yards Cornell running back to record six 100- 3. Harvard...... 95 (1) 0-0 3-8...... when opponent is penalized > 50 yards yard games in one season since Malaga 4. Princeton...... 87 1-0 13-8...... when leading in time-of-possession in 1988. He was the fifth player to post a 5. Cornell...... 62 0-1 3-8...... when trailing in time-of-possession season with six or more 100-yard games 6. Columbia...... 44 7. Brown...... 33 0-1 8-9...... when offense punts at least six times (Ed Marinaro in 1969, 1970 and 1971; 8. Dartmouth...... 28 1-1 12-6...... when opponent punts at least six times Dan Malone in 1972; Joe Holland in 1978; 1-0 9-5...... when converting 40 pct. of 3rd-downs Malaga; and Siwula), with Heisman Trophy The Cornell football team was picked fifth 0-1 2-9...... when opp. converts 40 pct. of 3rd-downs runner-up Ed Marinaro doing it in three in the Ivy League’s annual preseason media 1-1 11-10...... when converting a 4th-down . straight seasons. poll announced at media day at the Yale Golf 1-0 8-7...... when opponent converts a 4th-down Course on Aug. 6. The Big Red will again at- 0-0 0-1...... vs. Atlantic 10 opponents CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Here is where tempt to defy the experts, as Cornell has col- 1-0 1-0...... vs. Northeast Conference opponents Luke Siwula ranked among the school’s lected upper-division Ancient Eight finishes 1-0 4-4...... vs. Patriot League opponents all-time rushers entering their senior in each of the last three years despite only 0-0 0-5...... when scoring between 0-9 points seasons. one top four preseason slotting. Yale was se- 0-1 4-7...... when scoring between 10-19 points No. Player Yards lected to finish first, receiving 14 of 16 first- 0-0 7-4...... when scoring between 20-29 points 1. Chad Levitt 3,222 place votes and 125 points to easily outdis- 1-0 5-0...... when scoring 30+ points 2. Ed Marinaro 2,834 tance second-place Penn (102, 1). They were 0-0 7-0...... when opponent scores 0-9 points 3. Luke Siwula 1,978 followed by Harvard (95, 1), Princeton (87) 1-0 4-2...... when opponent scores 10-19 points and the Big Red (62) finished the top five. 0-0 5-8...... when opponent scores 20-29 points SIWULA RETURNS AS A FIRST-TEAM Columbia (44), Brown (33) and Dartmouth 0-1 0-6...... when opponent scores 30+ points ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: Senior run- (28) rounded out the eight-team field. The 0-0 2-5...... in televised games ning back Luke Siwula was named to the 16 voters represented each of the eight Ivy 0-0 0-1...... in overtime games ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic markets. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 4

All-America first-team last year. Siwula was the fifth Big Red player to earn first-team Academic All-America honors, joining running backs Boothe Among Ivy Players In NFL Joe Holland (1977-78) and Derrick Harmon (1982-83) and defensive linemen Dave Van Metre (1985) and Kevin Rooney (2003). Siwula, a Former Cornell gridder Kevin Boothe ‘06 is among 11 Ivy Leaguers second-team All-Ivy pick in 2006 and a first-teamer in 2005, piled up who made active NFL rosters for opening day. In addition, two players 885 yards and four touchdowns on the ground and caught 11 passes are on injured reserve and four are added to practice squads. for 141 yards and two more scores. Siwula had three 100-yard games, • A three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, Boothe was a first-team including two contests of more than 140 yards. In the classroom, Siwula All-American in 2005 and a sixth round NFL Draft pick by the Oakland carries a 3.60 grade-point average in Industrial and Labor Relations and Raiders. He was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick in each of his final is a two-year first-team academic all-district and academic All-Ivy pick. two years and started 15 games as a rookie at offensive guard. Siwula was joined on the Academic All-District team by classmate Michael Boyd. The Academic All-America program honors 816 male and female Current NFL Ivy Leaguers student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on Players on NFL rosters as of Sept. 11, 2007 the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through Matt Birk, Harvard [] C, 6-4, 308 voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; Kevin Boothe, Cornell [] OG, 6-5, 315 a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations pro- ^Steve Cargile, Columbia [] DB, 6-2, 210 fessionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Casey Cramer, Dartmouth [] TE/FB, 6-2, 250 To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, Clifton Dawson, Harvard [] RB, 5-10, 212 maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have ^Johnathan Dekker, Princeton [] TE, 6-5, 250 reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current Zak DeOssie, Brown [New York Giants] LB, 6-4, 249 institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. *Jim Finn, Penn [New York Giants] FB, 6-0, 245 Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard [Cincinnati Bengals] QB, 6-2, 221 All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, Chas Gessner, Brown [] WR, 6-5, 215 II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports. Eric Johnson, Yale [] TE, 6-3, 256 ^Zak Keasey, Princeton [] LB, 6-0, 245 PICKING THEM APART: Junior quarterback Nathan Ford’s return to the Nate Lawrie, Yale [Cincinnati Bengals] TE, 6-7, 256 spread offense that he ran so well in high school was tremendously suc- Sean Morey, Brown (] FL, 5-11, 200 cessful in the win over Bucknell. Ford completed 31-of-45 passes, both ^Ben Noll, Penn [] OT, 6-4, 315 career highs, for 288 yards. He hit 10 different receivers in the contest. Ford’s 31 completions were the most since completed 31 Dennis Norman, Princeton [] C/OG, 6-5, 323 passes against Harvard in 2001, while the 45 attempts were the most *Ross Tucker, Princeton [Washington Redskins] OT, 6-4, 310 since Rahne put the ball up 50 times at Penn that same year. In two games this season, Ford has passed for 491 yards and completed 64.6 percent * - on injured reserve of his passes. He passed for 6,357 yards and 72 touchdowns at Palo Alto ^ - on HS, running for 19 additional scores.

AND RUNNING THEM RAGGED: Junior quarterback Nathan Ford scored twice on 1-yard keepers in the win over Bucknell, increasing his total of rushing touchdowns to eight in his two seasons as a starter.

2007 Ga m e -By-Ga m e St a r t e r s Co r n e l l Mi l e s t o n e s Milestone Games OFFENSE 1 11-12-1887 UNION...... L, 10-24 Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR/TE QB TB 50 10-1-1893 GETTYSBURG...... W, 16-0 BUCK Blackman Valenta Rosenberg Sonnenberg McGuire Bernhard Baker Canty Liuzza Ford Siwula 100 10-8-1898 CARLISLE...... W, 23-6 YALE B lackman Valenta Rosenberg Sonnenberg McGuire Adams Baker Canty Bernhard Ford Siwula 200 11-9-1907 at Army...... W, 14-10 GEOR 300 11-10-1919 PENN STATE...... L, 0-20 HARV 400 10-8-1932 RICHMOND...... W, 27-0 CLG 500 11-18-1944 DARTMOUTH...... W, 14-13 BRWN PTON 600 11-24-1955 at Penn...... W, 39-7 DART 700 9-30-1967 BUCKNELL...... W, 23-7 COLU 800 9-30-1978 at Colgate...... W, 21-12 PENN 900 10-15-1988 BROWN...... W, 35-0 1,000 10-17-1998 BUCKNELL...... W, 23-19 Defense 1,086 9-22-2007 at Yale...... L, 12-51 Opp. DE NG DE SLB MLB BLB SS FS W CB CB Milestone Wins BUCK Arezzo Kunis McCarthy Lempa Blessing Rihn Krimm Bax Sabo Morand Nash 1 10-16-1888 PALMYRA...... 26-0 YALE Arezzo Kunis McCarthy Lempa Blessing Rihn Krimm Bax Sabo Morand Nash 50 10-17-1896 TUFTS...... 18-0 GEOR 100 10-25-1902 OBERLIN...... 57-0 HARV 200 10-23-1920 COLGATE...... 42-6 CLG 300 10-5-1940 COLGATE...... 34-0 BRWN 400 10-8-1960 HARVARD...... 12-0 PTON 500 9-27-1986 at Colgate...... 21-12 DART COLU 600 11-19-2005 at Penn...... 16-7 PENN 606 9-15-2007 BUCKNELL...... 38-14 Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 5

against Ivy co-champ Yale and 49 Tracking Cornell’s 2007 Opponents yards on his five receptions against No. 23 Albany. 2007 Record Last Time Out This Week Bucknell 1-3 Sept. 22, lost to Richmond, 45-14 Sept. 29, vs. Marist SAY CHEESE: Junior Yale 2-0 Sept. 22, defeated Cornell, 51-12 Sept. 29, at Holy Cross Jesse Baker was a record-setting Georgetown 0-4 Sept. 22, lost at Holy Cross, 55-0 Sept. 29, vs. Cornell wide receiver at Platteville HS in Harvard 1-1 Sept. 22, defeated Brown, 24-17 Sept. 29, at Lehigh Wisconsin, and he has continued Colgate 2-1 Sept. 15, won at Dartmouth, 31-28 (OT) Sept. 29, vs. Fordham that roll on the Big Red varsity. Brown 1-1 Sept. 22, lost at Harvard, 24-17 Sept. 29, vs. Rhode Island He hauled in eight passes for 83 yards last weekend against No. 21 Princeton 1-1 Sept. 22, won at Lafayette, 20-14 Sept. 29, vs. Columbia Yale and is tied for the team lead Dartmouth 0-2 Sept. 22, lost at New Hampshire, 52-31 Sept. 29, vs. Penn in catches (11). He ranks third in Columbia 1-1 Sept. 22, defeated Marist, 31-7 Sept. 29, at Princeton receiving yards (102). Baker had Penn 0-2 Sept. 22, lost at Villanova, 34-14 Sept. 29, at Dartmouth a breakout 2006 campaign, rank- ing second on the team with 22 YARDS AND YARDS: Junior quarterback Nathan Ford’s 491 passing yards catches for 320 yards and a pair of scores. He hauled in seven passes for is the most by a Big Red quarterback in the first two games of a season 96 yards, both career highs, in the first half at Harvard before leaving the since Ricky Rahne tossed for 526 yards in losses at Bucknell (38-15) and game with a concussion. He also notched four catches for 80 yards and a win over Yale (24-23) to open 2000. his first collegiate score in the win over Colgate.

SPRING FLING: Junior quarterback Nathan Ford had a busy spring in SPOON MAN: Junior tight end Alex Spooner was the team’s second- 2007. Besides continuing control of the starting quarterback job during leading receiver in the season opening win over Bucknell, hauling in his first spring practice and keeping things in order in the classroom as an five passes for 43 yards. During the 2006 season, tight ends caught just operations research and industrial engineering major, Ford moonlighted six passes all year. With junior Zach Vredenburgh’s catch added in, the as a baseball player. Under head coach Tom Ford (no relation), Nathan Big Red tight end corps has already equaled last year’s production. They earned team MVP and second-team All-Ivy honors after leading the Big surpassed it when Vredenburgh caught an 11-yard pass at Yale in game Red in batting with a .338 average in 38 games. He also had a team-best two. Of course, it is no surprise the tight end will be utilized more this year, 27 RBI to go along with six doubles and two home runs, while his 48 hits as new Bruce Barnum serves as tight ends coach. led the Big Red. The baseball team finished the 2007 season with a 15-23 record and an 8-12 mark in Ivy League play. AIR ATTACK: Sophomore Bryan Walters set career highs in catches (4), receiving yards (88) and receiving touchdowns (2) in a game, as well as OTHERS DOING DOUBLE DUTY: Ford isn’t the only multi-sport athlete on setting a school record for kickoff returns (10) and establishing a new the team, as senior place-kicker Jay Harding (mid-distance) competed last personal best for all-purpose yards (276) against Yale. He became the season for the nationally ranked men’s track and field team. Cornell won first Cornell receiver to catch two scores in a game since Keith Ferguson both the indoor and outdoor Heptagonal Championships last season, at Brown during the 2000 campaign. giving it seven of the last eight Heps crowns. In addition, sophomores Andrew Bohl, Conner Hare and Isaac Minor will join track when the Big WITH A BULLET: Sophomore Bryan Walters ranks first in the Ivy league Red football season is complete. Sophomore Carl Landers competes for and 19th nationally in all-purpose yardage, gaining 165.5 yards per game the Big Red’s nationally ranked wrestling squad. so far this year.

EX-ZELL-ENT: Senior place-kicker Peter Zell has been an accurate replace- MANY HAPPY RETURNS IN 2007: Sophomore Bryan Walters set a school ment for graduated A.J. Weitsman ‘06, who set the Big Red’s single-season record with his 10 kickoff returns in the Big Red’s loss to No. 21 Yale, fall- field goal record (14) in 2005. He has also opened up 2007 strong, con- ing just shy of the record for return yards with his 183. Vince Bates held necting on all five extra-point kicks in the opener against Bucknell and both records with nine returns for 198 yards against Brown during the added a 27-yard field goal. Zell finished 2006 ranked 34th nationally with 2000 campaign. his nine field goals made, including three against both Yale and No. 23 Albany. Included was a game-winning kick with 6:22 left in the contest MANY HAPPY RETURNS IN 2006: A two-time Ivy League weekly against the Great Danes, as well as a career-long 45-yard field goal in the honoree in 2006, sophomore wide receiver Bryan Walters earned the same contest. That kick set a personal best by 10 yards. His three field team’s Jeff Stenstrom Award as the player who contributes the most to goals in those two games were one shy of a single-game school record. the performance of the special teams in 2006. He returned punts in the For the year, Zell was 9-of-14 on field goals and a perfect 22-of-22 on season opener, averaging 9.0 yards on three returns with a 24-yard burst extra-points to lead the team in scoring with 49 points. counting as one. Walters ranked among the top returners in the country in 2006. He was 14th nationally in kickoff returns (24.5 yards per return) CANTY CATCHES ON: Junior wide receiver Zac Canty emerged as the and 27th in punt returns (10.1 yards per return). Walters 105.9 all-purpose team’s go-to receiver as a sophomore and enters the 2007 season as one yards per game was good for 58th nationally and fourth in the Ivy League. of the top returning pass-catchers in the Ancient Eight. He began the year His 274 yards in punt returns broke a 58-year-old school season record, with three catches for 37 yards, including a 21-yard reception, against and his 88-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter against Penn proved Bucknell and is tied for the team lead with 11 catches. Canty started all to be the game-winner. Walters also caught three passes for 33 yards 10 games in 2006, catching a team-best 41 passes for 499 yards and three against nationally ranked Harvard. touchdowns. Canty averaged a solid 12.2 yards per catch and hauled in at least three passes in nine of his 10 contests in 2006. He had a career-high CAJUN SPICE: One of the team’s top athletes, sophomore Stephen Liuzza seven catches for 93 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown, in the Big has been a big weapon for the Big Red offense, catching 10 passes for 119 Red’s win over Ivy co-champion Princeton. Canty also had five receptions yards in two games. The quarterback/wide receiver has also rushed twice that went for 74 yards and a touchdown at Harvard, 71 yards on five grabs for 10 yards. In the season-opening win over Bucknell, Liuzza caught a Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 6

Co r n e l l Ra n k i n g s Ed Marinaro - An Era To Remember CORNELL TEAM Avg. NCAA Ivy In his three seasons as Cornell’s tailback (1969-70-71), Ed Marinaro set rushing and scoring Rushing Offense...... 98.0...... 101th...... 7th records wholesale and won every major honor with the exception of the Heisman Trophy for Passing Offense...... 290.0...... 10th...... 1st which he placed a close second to quarterback Pat Sullivan of Auburn. Passing Efficiency...... 109.25...... 76th...... 6th Total Offense...... 388.0...... 44th...... 4th In the 24th contest of his 27-game career, against Columbia at Ithaca, he broke Steve Scoring Offense...... 25.0...... 57th...... 4th Owens’ all-time career rushing record of 3,867 yards, set in 1969, by gaining 272 yards for Rushing Defense...... 222.5...... 106th...... 6th a total of 4,132—the first player to go over the 4,000 mark in three seasons. He finished up Passing Defense...... 115.5...... 4th...... 2nd with 4,715. Passing Eff. Defense...... 107.32...... 34th...... 3rd During his three years at Cornell, he set an NCAA season record of 1,881 yards and a season Total Defense...... 338.0...... 51st...... 4th Scoring Defense...... 32.5...... 86th...... 7th per-game average of 209.0. His career average of 174.6 is also an NCAA record. Net Punting...... 32.8...... 62nd...... 7th Overall he established eight NCAA career records and tied another, six NCAA single-season Punt Returns...... 6.4...... 78th...... 2nd records and three other NCAA records. Kickoff Returns...... 17.4...... 102nd...... 6th Ed won the national triple-crown in 1971—rushing, all-purpose running and scoring, each Turnover Margin...... -0.50...... 77th...... 6th based on game-average. All-purpose running includes pass receiving and kick returning. He Sacks...... 1.0...... T93...... 6th Tackles For Loss...... 4.5...... T-100th...... 6th averaged 214.7 yards with 51 on pass receptions. Sacks Allowed...... 1.5...... T-47th...... 5th He held 11 Ivy League records, including career and season rushing yardage (3,391 and 1,375), carries (707 and 275), touchdowns (36 and 16) and points scored (224 and 100). He was CORNELL INDIVIDUALS Category Avg. Name NCAA Ivy inducted into the National Football Foundation’s Hall of Fame in 1991. Rushing 62.00 Siwula 96th 6th Year GP Rushes Yds Avg TD PATs Rec. Rec. Yds TD Pts Pass. Eff. 107.61 Ford 72nd 6th 1969 9 277 1,409 5.1 14 0 6 52 0 84 Tot. Off. 263.00 Ford 18th 2nd 1970 9 285 1,425 5.0 12 1 11 129 2 86 Rec. PG 5.5 Canty T-42th T-5th 5.5 Baker T-42th T-5th 1971 9 356 1,881 5.3 24 2 6 51 0 148 5.0 Luizza T-57th T-8th Totals 27 918 4,715 5.1 50 3 23 232 2 318 4.0 Walters T-95th T-11th Rec YPG 59.5 Luizza 84th 11th team-best seven passes for 84 yards with a long catch of 28 yards. 58.0 Walters 89th 12th Punting 40.4 Maxwell 38th 6th Punt Ret. 6.4 Walters T-59th 2nd CORNELL’S SLASH: Sophomore Stephen Liuzza set a freshman record for passing yards in a FGs 0.5 Zell T-79th T-4th season (139) and a game (114 vs. Penn), earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors twice in All-Purp. 165.5 Walters 19th 1st 2006. He was also fourth on the team in rushing, recording 135 yards on 25 carries and scoring Sacks 0.5 Krimm T-97th T-7th two touchdowns. He broke off an electric 81-yard touchdown run in the win over Dartmouth, the 0.5 Rihn T-97th T-7th Tkls 12.0 Bax 3rd 1st longest run from scrimmage by a Big Red quarterback and the ninth-longest run in school history. Liuzza came off the bench to lead the Big Red against Penn, going 7-of-14 passing for 114 yards Ge o r g e t o w n Ra n k i n g s and also scoring a touchdown while tallying 22 rushing yards. Georgetown TEAM Avg. NCAA Patriot Rushing Offense...... 109.0...... 93rd...... 7th FIRST DOWN BLEYMAIER: Junior wide receiver Tommy Bleymaier is a big-play receiver with tre- Passing Offense...... 141.3...... 90th...... 7th Passing Efficiency...... 122.51...... 57th...... 3rd mendous football instincts who will play a key role in Cornell’s revamped vertical passing game. Total Offense...... 250.3...... 110th...... 7th He has made his 15 career catches count, as nine have gone for first downs with seven coming on Scoring Offense...... 12.3...... 106th...... 7th third down. Included were both receptions as a sophomore in 2006 and both catches in the season Rushing Defense...... 261.5...... 113th...... 7th opener vs. Bucknell. Bleymaier was one of the biggest surprises of the 2005 freshman class and Passing Defense...... 213.8...... 73rd...... 6th earned immediate playing time, responding with nine catches for 109 yards. He had two catches Passing Eff. Defense...... 153.11...... 103rd...... 7th Total Defense...... 475.3...... 112th...... 7th in three different games, registering 24 yards at Colgate. Scoring Defense...... 36.5...... 102nd...... 6th Net Punting...... 35.5...... 35th...... 3rd THEY WALK THE LINE: Experienced offensive linemen return, with rare four-year starter Ted Son- Punt Returns...... 0.2...... 114th...... 7th nenberg (center), three-year starter Brian McGuire (right guard) and two-year starter Steve Valenta Kickoff Returns...... 19.9...... 72nd...... 5th (left tackle) paving the way for a young, but veteran, offense in 2007. Senior Loren Rosenberg (left Turnover Margin...... -0.75...... 88th...... 5th Sacks...... 0.5...... 110th...... 7th guard and Quentin Bernhard (right tackle) earned their first career starts in the opener. Tackles For Loss...... 2.3...... 116th...... 7th Sacks Allowed...... 1.0...... 19th...... 2nd BIG PLAY BAX: Junior Tim Bax has been the team’s best big-play defender the last two seasons, and that has continued in 2007. Bax paces the Ivy League and ranks third nationally in tackles per GEORGETOWN INDIVIDUALS Category Avg. Name NCAA Patriot game, posting 12.0 stops per outing. Included was a career-high 15 stops at No. 21 Yale. He has Pass. Eff. 119.07 Bassuener 58th 4th added two tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble so far in 2007. For his career, the Tot. Off. 176.2 Bassuener 76th 6th All-Ivy candidate has 121 tackles, including 12 for a loss, three interceptions, nine pass breakups Rec. PG 4.3 Houghton T-88th 7th and three forced fumbles. INTs 0.3 Nash 61st 7th Punting 45.2 MacGriff 2nd 1st Kick Ret. 19.6 Mitchell T-100th 6th NASH GRABS OPPONENT PASSES: After moving from wide receiver to defensive back as a Tkls 8.25 Cherepski T-94th 5th sophomore, senior defensive back and team co-captain Colin Nash has emerged as one of the conference’s top cover corners. Nash broke up a pass and recovered a fumble in the opener vs. Bucknell after emerging on the scene last year. Nash intercepted a team-best three passes and broke up nine others in 2006, ranking sixth on the Big Red in tackles with 47 and starting all 10 games on defense. Nash picked off passes in consecutive games against Albany, Harvard and Colgate and broke up five total passes in the final three games of the year. He was given the Stone Travel “Big Play” award for his game-changing efforts. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 7

RIHN NAMED IVY LEAGUE DEFENSIVE • Cornell scored on 6-of-7 red zone opportuni- Co r n e l l Si n g l e -Ga m e Re c o r d s PLAYER OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 17): Rihn made ties with five touchdowns and a field goal. The Rushing Yards — Game 288 Scott Oliaro at Yale 1990 big plays for the Big Red in the 38-14 victory Big Red nearly made it 7-of-7, but a 38-yard field 281 Ed Marinaro vs. Harvard 1969 over Bucknell, making five tackles, including goal attempt hit the left uprights.. 272 Ed Marinaro vs. Columbia 1971 two for a loss with a sack included, and also • The 12 receivers catching passes were the most 263 Joe Holland vs. Penn 1978 260 Ed Marinaro vs. Lehigh 1970 forced two fumbles in his first collegiate start. for the Big Red since 14 different players caught 260 Ed Marinaro vs. Colgate 1971 The converted linebacker had a sack on the Bi- a pass vs. Harvard in 2001. 247 Tom Weidenkopf at Dartmouth 1979 son’s first possession to set the tone, then forced 246 Ed Marinaro at Rutgers 1971 245 Ed Marinaro at Rutgers 1969 fumbles in both the second and third quarters BIG RED ELECTS CAPTAINS FOR 2007: Se- 244 Joe Holland at Harvard 1978 to keep the defense rolling. Rihn matched his niors Brian McGuire and Colin Nash have been Passing Yards — Game career totals for both tackles for loss and sacks elected co-captains for the 2007 season. An 446 Ricky Rahne at Brown 2000 in the win.. honorable mention All-Ivy pick in 2006, the 6-2, 443 Ricky Rahne at Brown 1999 290-pound McGuire enters his third year as a 400 Bill Lazor at Columbia 1992 395 Mark Allen at Penn 1973 GRAHAM CRACKER: Junior Graham Rihn starter at right guard, helping anchor one of the 391 Ricky Rahne at Harvard 2000 had an outstanding effort in the 2007 opener, top run-blocking offensive lines in the FCA. The 344 Scott Carroll at Buffalo 1996 341 Steve Joyce at Brown 1995 making his first start count after being moved 6-0, 176-pound Nash intercepted a team-best 321 Bill Lazor at Brown 1991 from defensive end to linebacker. Rihn made three passes and broke up nine others in 2006, 320 Ricky Rahne vs. Columbia 1999 five tackles, including two for a loss and a sack. ranking sixth on the Big Red in tackles with 47 317 Bill Lazor vs. Yale 1991 He also forced two fumbles, one in the second and starting all 10 games on defense. Pass Completions — Game quarter and again in the third. The Pittsburgh, 37 Bill Lazor at Columbia 1992 Pa. native earned letters in each of his first two JUNIORS RULE THE TWO-DEEP: In all, just nine Touchdown Passes — Game seasons as a key reserve on the defensive line seniors show up among the 45 players on the 4 Mark Allen at Brown 1972 4 Mark Allen vs. Columbia 1973 and on special teams. offensive and defensive depth charts this week. 4 Mike Hood vs. Buffalo 1998 In comparison, 21 juniors and 11 sophomores 4 Ricky Rahne vs. Fordham 1999 GANG TACKLING: Cornell’s defensive philoso- dot the two-deep. There are six freshmen listed 4 Ricky Rahne vs. Columbia 1999 4 Ricky Rahne at Harvard 2000 phy of swarming to the ball worked well in 2006, as primary backups, all on the defensive side of as 15 different players reached double figures in the ball. Chris Ciarvella (DE), Dempsey Quinn Receiving Yards — Game 204 Joe Splendorio at Brown 1999 tackles and 11 had at least 20 stops. In all, 17 dif- (FS) and Emani Fenton (DB) all opened the 177 Keith Ferguson at Brown 2002 ferent players recorded at least one tackle for a season on the depth chart, while punter Drew 175 Keith Ferguson vs. Dartmouth 2002 171 Eric Krawczyk vs. Colgate 1997 loss with 12 different players registering a sack. Alston moves onto it after a season-ending 164 Mike Jamin vs. Brown 1992 Those numbers seem to fit the 2007 opener vs. injury to senior Michael Bolling. 164 Keith Ferguson vs. Princeton 2000 Bucknell as well, with 22 players picking up a 163 Bill Murphy vs. Harvard 1967 161 Mike Jamin vs. Yale 1991 tackle with seven picking up a tackle for loss. So BIG RED RECEIVES VOTES IN SME PRESEASON 155 Aaron Berryman at Columbia 1994 far this year, 28 different players have made a TOP 25: The Cornell football program got its 155 Stu Merz at Yale 1951 tackle with nine picking up a tackle for loss. first bit of acknowledgement heading into the Receptions — Game 2007 season, earning votes in the preseason 15 John Tagliaferri at Princeton 1985 NOTES VS. BUCKNELL: Sports Media Entertainment Football Champi- Total Offense — Game • The Big Red’s 38 points was the most in a onship Subdivision football poll. The Big Red 440 Ricky Rahne at Brown 2000 season opener since posting a 39-8 win over earned two votes and were among 31 teams 430 Ricky Rahne at Brown 1999 409 Bill Lazor at Columbia 1992 Princeton to open the 1986 campaign, Jim who received votes just outside of the top 25. 396 Ricky Rahne at Harvard 2000 Knowles’ senior year playing for Cornell. The The defending Ivy League football champion 388 Mark Allen at Penn 1973 24-point margin of victory is also the most Princeton Tigers were picked No. 23 nationally 387 Gary Wood at Penn 1962 351 Ricky Rahne at Penn 2000 since 1986. in the debut Sports Media Entertainment foot- 340 Mick Razzano vs. Dartmouth 2002 • The 38 points was also the most by a Big Red ball poll. Also listed among the teams receiving 338 Scott Carroll at Buffalo 1996 337 Gary Wood vs. Princeton 1962 team against the Bison since 1915 (41-0 win), votes were Ivy foes Harvard and Yale and Patriot while the 24-point margin of victory is the big- League opponent Colgate. Field Goals — Game 4 Trevor MacMeekin vs. Yale 2004 gest for Cornell against Bucknell since 1978 (24-0 win). SWEET 600: Cornell became the 10th Football Points Scored — Game 32 Ed Marinaro at Penn 1971 • The following players earned their first col- Championship Subdivision program and 42nd legiate starts: Dario Arezzo (DE), Quentin among all NCAA classifications to reach 600 All-Purpose Yards — Game 395 Scott Oliaro at Yale 1990 Bernhard (RT), Horatio Blackman (WR), Stephen wins when it defeated Penn 16-7 in the 2005 Liuzza (WR), Frank Morand (DB), Graham Rihn season finale at Franklin Field. Entering the Tackles — Game 27 Chris Zingo at Brown 1991 (LB) and Loren Rosenberg (LG). 2007 season, 38 Division I programs (I-A and Sacks — Game • The following players saw their first collegiate I-AA) have reached that mark. 4 Chris Zingo at Harvard 1992 game action: Chris Costello (LB), Trevin Cow- 4 Tom McHale vs. Dartmouth 1986 man (DL), Emani Fenton (DB), Josh Gajdos (DB), CORNELL ALL-TIME: The Big Red has an overall Interceptions — Game Ben Ganter (QB), Brandon Lainhart (LB), Aaron record of 606-446-34 (.574) in its 120 years of 3 Scott Walter vs. Brown 1982 Levine (LB), Babak Motamedi (OL), Ryne Posey football. The program’s 606 wins rank 10th 3 Scott Walter at Columbia 1982 3 Dave Kimichik at Columbia 1980 (DL) and Jordan Tuttel (OL), Andy Wade (DB). among all FCS schools. Over the years, Cornell 3 Chris Hanson at Fordham 1994 • The Big Red held the nation’s leader in all- has taken on 87 different opponents, with 3 Doug Knopp vs. Holy Cross 1995 purpose yards, A.J. Kizekai, to 160 yards, 95.5 its most frequent opponent being Penn (114 Punt Return Yards — Game yards below his average. meetings). 113 Hillary Chollet vs. Niagara 1949 • Cornell’s 29 first downs were two short of a Kickoff Return Yards — Game single-game record and were the most since STORIED RIVALRIES: The Big Red is involved 198 Vince Bates at Brown 2000 registering 29 at Buffalo in 1997. in three of the top 20 most-played rivalries Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 8

Co r n e l l Se a s o n Re c o r d s Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner Rushing Yards — Season Gridiron’s Greatest Strategist 1,881 Ed Marinaro 356 att. 1971 Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner was a colorful individual during his playing days at Cornell Passing Yards — Season and then during an illustrious, uninterrupted 45-year coaching career. 2,944 Ricky Rahne 252-479 2000 Warner was born in Springville, N.Y., on April 5, 1871, only two days after the first college Touchdown Passes — Season football game between Princeton and Rutgers. Not only was he one of Cornell’s outstand- 25 Ricky Rahne 1999 ing football players, but he also excelled in track and field, and was its heavyweight boxing Total Offense — Season champion in 1893. 3,036 Ricky Rahne 552 plays 2000 Upon graduation from Cornell Law School in 1895, Warner began his coaching career at Receiving Yards — Season Georgia. He returned to his alma mater for the 1897-98 seasons, then went to Carlisle from 1,042 Eric Krawczyk 89 catches 1997 1899-1903. “Pop” came back to Ithaca for a second stint coaching the Big Red from 1904-06, Receptions — Season before heading back to Carlisle, where he coached the legendary Jim Thorpe. 89 Eric Krawczyk 1042 yards 1997 After leaving Carlisle in 1914, Warner later coached at Pittsburgh (1915-23), Stanford (1924- Field Goals — Season 32) and Temple (1933-38). At the age of 67, he returned to his permanent residence of Palo Alto, 14 A.J. Weitsman 14-of-16 2005 Calif., and served as an advisory coach at San Jose State from 1939-40. Points Scored — Season After coaching 44 All-Americans and introducing so many of the football practices that we still 148 Ed Marinaro 24 TD, 2 PAT 1971 use today, Warner returned to his oil and water paints, and to his work bench. His imaginative All-Purpose Yards — Season mind produced the screen pass, the rolling block, the naked reverse, series plays and the unbal- 1,932 Ed Marinaro 1971 anced line. He also introduced the numbering of players, huddle, wearing of headgear, spiral Tackles — Season punt and the blocking dummy. Warner was the only coach ever to actually invent a system of 179 Chris Zingo 127-52 1992 offense. “Pop” died on Sept. 7, 1954, at age 83. Sacks — Season Thirty-nine years after his death, Warner passed the late Amos Alonzo Stagg and became 12 Tom McHale 1986 the second winningest coach in major college football. In 1993, Warner was credited by the Interceptions — Season NCAA with six more victories, increasing his total to 319, with Stagg having 314. His overall 8 Scott Walter, Chris Hanson 1982, 1994 44-year coaching record was 319-106-29. On July 25, 1997, the U.S. Postal Service issued four Punt Return Yards — Season stamps commemorating Warner, Vince Lombardi of the , George Halas of 274 Bryan Walters 2006 the and Paul “Bear” Bryant of the University of Alabama. Kickoff Return Yards — Season 814 Vince Bates 2000 in college football. Heading into the 2007 campaign, the Cornell-Penn series ranks fifth in most Co r n e l l Ca r e e r Re c o r d s games played with 114. The 94 meetings between Cornell and Columbia ranks 12th, while the Rushing Yards — Career Cornell-Colgate rivalry stands 17th with 89 games played. The Big Red’s oldest active rivalry is 4,715 Ed Marinaro 918 att. 1969-71 with Bucknell. Although the teams have met just 47 times, the squads first faced off during the 4,657 Chad Levitt 922 att. 1993-96 3,074 Derrick Harmon 546 att. 1981-83 1888 season, Cornell’s second season of football. The Cornell-Dartmouth and the Cornell-Penn 2,557 John McNiff 539 att. 1989-91 series are the second-longest uninterrupted active series, as the teams have met every season 2,156 Gary Wood 433 att. 1961-63 since 1919, a span of 87 years. They trail only the Lafayette-Lehigh series, which has been played 2,089 Luke Siwula 486 att. 2004-pr. every year since 1897. Passing Yards — Career 7,710 Ricky Rahne 678-1226 1998-01 RING MY BELL: When head coach Jim Knowles ‘87 returned to his alma mater in 2004, he intro- Touchdown Passes — Career duced a Victory Bell and a new Cornell fight song. After every win, the Cornell team gathers in the 54 Ricky Rahne 1998-01 locker room and sings the fight song, and one player is chosen to ring the bell. After 10 wins, the Receiving Yards — Career bell is retired and a new one is introduced. With one bell already retired, the Big Red will retire the 2,569 Keith Ferguson 202 rec. 1999-02 second bell with four more wins in 2007. Receptions — Career 202 Keith Ferguson 2569 yds. 1999-02 WELCOME THE CLASS OF 2011: The positive momentum of recent years for the Big Red football Total Offense — Career team has continued to pay dividends on the recruiting trail as head coach Jim Knowles `87 and his 7,994 Ricky Rahne 1448 plays 1998-01 staff assembled a 27-person class which joined the program to continue both their academic and Field Goals — Career football careers at Cornell. The Class of 2011 hails from 14 states and features 11 all-state selec- 26 John McCombs 26-of-35 1997-99 tions. A class-high five in-state recruits attend Cornell, while four came from California, three were Points Scored — Career from Massachusetts and two players came from Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. 318 Ed Marinaro 1969-71 Seven other states sent one player each to Cornell. In all, 14 players joined the offense and 11 All-Purpose Yards — Career aided the defense, to go along with a place-kicker and a punter. Cornell went for plenty of skill 5,036 Chad Levitt 1993-96 players, bringing in three wide receivers, two running backs and two quarterbacks on the offen- Tackles — Career sive end. Two tight ends also joined the club to help both the passing game and add blocking to 530 John Hanson 359-171 1995-98 the running attack. On the defensive side of the ball, the Big Red brought in six defensive back/ Sacks — Career safeties and three linebackers. The lines were also bolstered with the addition of five offensive 19 Seth Payne 1993-96 linemen who averaged 6-4 and 259 pounds. Cornell added two defensive linemen that averaged a sizable 6-2 and 258 pounds. Interceptions — Career 15 Hillary Chollet 1945-49 CORNELL MENTIONED TWICE ON ESPN’S LIST OF TOP 40 MOMENTS THAT DEFINE COLLEGE Punt Return Yards — Career 606 Keith Cummins 44 returns 1967-69 FOOTBALL: No list about the greatest college football moments would be complete without Cornell, but the Big Red was mentioned twice in the top 40 Plays, Performances and Moments Kickoff Return Yards — Career 1,443 Vince Bates 79 returns 1999-02 that Define College Football by ESPN’s Ivan Maisel. Big Red Hall of Famer Pete Gogolak and the Fifth-Down Game were each placed among the list of the top 100. Gogolak’s 41-yard field goal Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 9 against Princeton on Oct. 28, 1961 that made him the first soccer-style kicker in college football was 2007 Red Zone Efficiency placed No. 38 on Maisel’s list. Here is what Maisel wrote about that contest: Red Zone Offense Times Times Pct. of “It wasn’t that Cornell sophomore Pete Gogolak made Inside 20 Scored Pct. TD TD Pct. FG FG Pct. Poss. Pts. a 41-yard field goal against Princeton. It was the way he 8 7 87.5 6 75.0 1 12.5 81.3 made it. The Hungarian immigrant kicked the football from the side, soccer-style. In three seasons, Gogolak Red Zone Defense made 44 consecutive extra points but only 9 of 27 field- Times Times Pct. of goal attempts. It didn’t matter. Gogolak revolutionized Inside 20 Scored Pct. TD TD Pct. FG FG Pct. Poss. Pts. place-kicking. Straight-on kickers, like milkmen and 8 8 100.0 5 62.5 3 37.5 81.3 typewriter repairmen, became relics.”

The Fifth-Down Game of Nov. 16, 1940, against Dartmouth was also on or more points 14 times. The 1939 team was 8-0 and defeated Syracuse, the list at No. 35. Penn State and Ohio State.

“It wasn’t that No. 2 Cornell scored on a fifth-down, 6-yard pass in the final FOR OPENERS: The Big Red continued its pattern of success in season minute to defeat Dartmouth 7-3 in 1940 that made referee Red Friesell’s openers with its 38-14 win over Bucknell on Sept. 15. The Big Red sports blunder so memorable. It was that, after seeing the films, Cornell president an all-time record of 87-29-4 (.742) in season openers and 8-4 against Dr. Edmund Ezra Day directed his team to forfeit the game. Cornell lost its Bucknell when Cornell plays the Bison to open the season. 18-game unbeaten streak but gained stature for playing with honor, instead of merely by the rules.” ONE FOR THE THUMB: Cornell went 5-1 at home last season, winning five times at Schoellkopf Field for the first time since the Ivy champion- WINNING AT SCHOELLKOPF: The Big Red has played 445 games in front ship season of 1971. of fans at Schoellkopf Field, posting a 279-151-15 record (.644). In 2006, the Big Red went 5-1 at Schoellkopf with wins over nationally ranked FIRST HALF DEFENSE TOUGH AT SCHOELLKOPF: Over the last three Albany and Princeton, as well as Central New York rival Colgate. The Big seasons, Cornell has outscored its opponents 210-63 at home in the first Red is 13-4 at Schoellkopf Field under head coach Jim Knowles ’87. half of its 12 contests. That’s an average lead of nearly two touchdowns (12.3 ppg.). The last time an opponent went into halftime with a lead of JUNIOR VARSITY TOPS ITHACA, 33-7 (SEPT. 17): Freshman Anthony more than four points over Cornell at home was when then-No. 22 Penn Ambrosi rushed for 198 yards and four touchdowns and the Big Red de- claimed a 14-0 lead at the break on Nov. 20, 2004. The Quakers ended up fense limited the Bombers to 141 total yards as Cornell defeated Ithaca winning that game 20-14 despite a furious Cornell comeback. College 33-7 on Monday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. Ambrosi made the most of his 25 carries, scoring on runs of 24, 16, 5 and 54 yards to LATE START: For the third time in four years, Cornell was the last NCAA highlight a Big Red offense that piled up 342 total yards. Freshman Ty Siam Division I football team to open its season. Division III Whittier College saw the majority of the time behind center and completed 7-of-18 passes also played at 7 p.m. that night against Carthage, while all 10 teams for 86 yards. Freshman Doug Dolan had a team-high four catches for 74 from the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference yards in the win. Defensively, freshmen Chris Ciarvelli and Doug Suhey (NESCAC) open this weekend. Cornell was one of four teams to open and sophomore T.J. Hochanadel each had seven tackles, while Ciarvelli simultaneously at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2004, the other time the Big Red notched two tackles for a loss and a sack. Suhey added an interception, kicked off the season last and was the final team to start in 2006 with its a fumble recovery and a tackle for a loss. Freshman Joe Manganelli re- 7 p.m. start on Sept. 16 at Bucknell. It didn’t bother Cornell this season, turned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown, while Henry Ross and as the Big Red captured a 38-14 win. Aaron Randolph each picked off passes in the win.Freshman Dempsey Quinn made three stops, including two tackles for a loss, a sack and a WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY?: All of the Big Red’s football games in 2007 fumble recovery. are carried live on WHCU (870 AM) in the Ithaca area and on the internet at www.CornellBigRed.com. Barry Leonard returns for his 10th season in AP NO. 1: Cornell is the only Ivy League school to be ranked No. 1 in the the booth and eighth season in the play-by-play chair, while Buck Briggs weekly Associated Press poll, holding the top ranking for three weeks ’76 is back to provide the color commentary for a seventh season. Special (10/15-10/29) of the 1940 season. The No. 1 ranking ended with the guests will also make appearances throughout the season. historic “Fifth Down Game” against Dartmouth. The Big Red ended that campaign with a 6-2 record that included wins over Army, Syracuse and LIVE AND IN YOUR HOME: You can see live streaming video of each Ohio State. of the Big Red’s five home games courtesy of Cornell athletics and IBN Sports. Visit www.CornellBigRed.com or www.IBNSports.com for more WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Cornell has won five national titles in its information. For subscription information for Cornell’s other sports storied football history. The Big Red claimed at least a share of the 1915 through the Redcast subscription service, visit Cornell’s web site, www. (Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Champion- CornellBigRed.com. ship Foundation and Parke Davis), 1921 (Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation and Parke Davis), 1922 (Helms, Parke Davis), LIVE STATS: If you can’t make it to Schoellkopf Field, you can follow the 1923 (Sagarin) and 1939 (Litkenhous, Sagarin) titles. All five teams went Big Red live on the internet with Live Stats. Just follow the link on www. undefeated and dominated their opponents. The 1915 team was 9-0 CornellBigRed.com for official stats updated in real-time for each of the and outscored its opponents 287-50 with four shutouts. The 1921, 1922 Big Red’s home games. and 1923 squads each went 8-0 and outscored their opponents 392-21, 339-27 and 320-33, respectively. The teams allowed more than one touch- UP NEXT: The Big Red returns home to face Harvard, the first of three down in a game just once during that 24-game span while scoring 40 straight games at Schoellkopf Field, on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 10

Ge o r g e t o w n In d i v i d u a l Le a d e r s (2007 s t a t s ) Scouting Georgetown Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG VanFleet 43 155 3.6 1 30 • Georgetown enters the contest with a 0-4 overall record (0-2 Pa- Houghton 31 111 3.6 0 16 triot League) after opening the campaign with a 35-28 loss to Stony Bassuener 28 79 2.8 1 22 Brook. The Hoyas also dropped home contests to Lafayette (28-7) and Yale (28-14) before falling behind early en route to a 55-0 loss Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. Int. TD LG at Holy Cross. Bassuener 103 73 560 2 2 30 • The Crusaders totaled 614 yards of total offense, including more Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG than 300 both rushing and passing, in the win. Houghton 17 126 7.4 0 30 • The Hoyas posted only 65 total yards and two first downs in the loss, Harrison 15 72 4.8 1 15 both the second-lowest marks in school history. Craft 14 114 8.1 0 25 • Georgetown was picked to finish seventh in the preseason Patriot League poll. Defense U-Tot Sacks TFL Int FF Cherepski 17-32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 • The Hoyas have only won 6 of their last 26 games including last Parker 14-25 0-0 .5-0 1-0 1 seasons 2-9 campaign Coffman 11-24 0-0 .5-1 0-0 0 • Chris MacGriff has punted the ball 20 times in the first four games and ranks second nationally in net average (45.2) Returns Punts-Yds-Avg. Kickoffs-Yds-Avg. INT-Yds-Avg. Harrison 4-1-0.2 — — • Georgetown has not held a lead at any point during their first four Mitchell — 10-196-19.6 — games Houghton — 7-105-15.0 — • Head coach Kevin Kelly is in his second season as head coach of Cassidy — — 1-0 the Hoyas, posting a 2-13 record. Before coaching at Georgetown, Parker — — 1-0 Kelly spent 2002-06 as the special teams/linebackers coach at the Naval Academy. Kicks FG-FGA-Long XP-XPA Punts-Yds-Avg.-I20 Bjonerud 0-0-0 5-6 — MacGriff — — 20-904-45.2-4

La s t Me e t i n g : Co r n e l l 57, Ge o r g e t o w n 7 Georgetown Individual Stats Cornell Individual Stats Oct. 15, 2005 Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, N.Y. Rushing Att. Net TD Lg Rushing Att. Net TD Lg Marcus Slayton...... 18 49 0 8 Joshua Johnston...... 18 88 1 12 The Cornell defense limited George- Georgetown 0 0 7 0 — 7 Adrian Ashford...... 2 4 0 3 Ryan Kuhn...... 17 85 3 21 town to 86 total yards and the Big Red of- Cornell 17 12 7 21 — 57 Justin Tillman...... 3 -5 0 3 Shane Kilcoyne...... 10 70 2 41 fense piled up 323 yards on the ground in 1st Quarter Ben Hostetler...... 4 -7 0 6 Anthony Macaluso...... 8 40 0 18 a dominating 57-7 Homecoming victory C—Weitsman 38-yard field goal, 10:16 TEAM...... 2 -18 0 0 Luke Siwula...... 15 34 0 7 over the Hoyas at Schoellkopf Field. C—Kuhn 10-yard run (Weitsman The team’s 57 points were the most Zac Canty...... 1 3 0 3 kick), 8:44 Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg since posting 57 in a 37-point win over Nathan Ford...... 2 3 0 2 C—A. Jackson 16-yard pass from B. Hostetler...... 13-5-0 63 0 23 Columbia in 1970. The 50-point margin of Kuhn (Weitsman kick), 3:12 Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg victory was the most since a 54-0 win over Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Ryan Kuhn...... 10-8-0 79 1 21 the Lions in 1949, while the rushing yard- 2nd Quarter Marcus Slayton...... 2 23 0 18 Nathan Ford...... 1-1-0 9 0 9 age total was the most since posting 356 C—Kuhn 1-yard run (Weitsman kick), Steve Ekechuku...... 2 17 0 11 vs. Yale in 1995. It was the first time the Big 12:25 Harrison Beacher...... 1 23 1 23 Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Red limited an opponent to 100 yards or C—SAFETY, 10:20 Joshua Johnston...... 2 22 0 21 less of total offense since limiting Yale to C—Weitsman 35-yard field goal, 0:25 Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 Anthony Jackson...... 2 22 1 16 exactly 100 yards in the 1988 meeting. It 3rd Quarter Eric Bjonerud...... 2 88 44.0 52 0 Brian Romney...... 2 18 0 11 was also the first win on Homecoming for C—Kuhn 5-yard run (Weitsman kick), 3:23 Brad Scoffern...... 3 94 31.3 32 0 Luke Siwula...... 1 17 0 17 Cornell since 2000. C—Beacher 23-yard pass from Tommy Bleymaier...... 1 9 0 9 The Big Red defense was dominant all Field Goal Attempts Hostetler (Scoffern kick), 3:08 Patrick Blakemore...... 1 0 0 0 afternoon, allowing just 23 yards on 29 None rushing attempts and also forced three 4th Quarter Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 fumbles. The defense also held George- C—Kilcoyne 2-yard run (Weitsman Punt Returns: Brian Tandy 1-0. Kickoff Returns: Kenny Mitchell 4-103, M. Michael Bolling...... 3 94 31.3 39 2 town to 1-of-11 on third downs and 0-of-2 kick), 14:13 Shotwell 3-41. on fourth-down attempts. C—Johnston 2-yard run (Weitsman Tackle Leaders: Maurice Banks 11-1, Field Goal Attempts Senior quarterback Ryan Kuhn rushed kick), 11:04 Jason Carter 8-4, Sheldon Epps 6-3, Jason A.J. Weitsman for 85 yards and three touchdowns, while C—Kilcoyne 3-yard run (Weitsman Abrams 6-2. 1st...... 10:16...... 38-yards...... Good Sacks: Michael Ononibaku 1-12. going 8-of-10 passing for 79 yards and kick), 3:30 2nd...... 0:25...... 35-yards...... Good another score. Senior Joshua Johnston Tackles for Loss: Jason Carter 2-3, Michael Team Stats Georgetown Cornell had a season-high 88 yards and became Ononibaku 1-12, Mehdi Hassan 0.5-1, Chris First downs 5 22 Punt Returns: Brian Romney 2-6, Anthony Cornell’s 25th 1,000-yard rusher. Paulus 0.5-1. Jackson 1-5. Rushes-yards 29-23 71-323 Forced Fumbles: Maurice Banks. The offense was efficient and dominat- Kickoff Returns:Anthony Jackson 2-17. Passing 63 88 Pass Breakups: Brian Tandy. ed the ball, particularly in the second half, Tackle Leaders: Michael Boyd 4-1, three Passing A-C-I 13-5-0 11-9-0 holding the ball for 23:04 in the second with 4. Total plays-yards 42-86 82-411 Sacks: Michael Boyd 1-6, Jonathan Lucas half and for 40:48 in the game. It also was Kick return yards 7-20.6 2-8.5 1-6. dominant in the red zone, scoring on all Punts-avg. 5-36.4 3-31.3 Tackles for Loss: Jonathan Lucas 2-7, eight opportunities in the contest. Michael Boyd 1-6, Matt Grant 1-6, Ryan Fumbles-lost 4-3 2-0 Kiscadden 1-4, Matt Pollock 1-3, Kevi Penalties-yards 5-115 10-80 nRex 1-1. 3rd down con. 1-11 8-18 Fumble Recoveries: Ryan Kiscadden, Kevin 4th down con. 0-2 4-4 Rex, Luke Siwula. Time of possession 19:12 40:48 Forced Fumbles: Jonathan Lucas, Joel Sussman. Pass Breakups: Jason Cloyd, Jonathan Lucas. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 11

Rushing An extra point was missed...... Peter Zell Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown...... John Kellner Rushed for 300+ yards...... Never done at Columbia (Nov. 13, 2004) 39 yards, vs. Lehigh (Oct. 6, 2001) Rushed for 200+ yards...... Chad Levitt Punted 10+ times...... Mike Baumgartel Blocked Field Goal Returned For Touchdown...... 218 yards on 39 carries, at Yale (Nov. 9, 1996) 10, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 6, 2004) Kyle Thomas, 48 yards, vs. Yale (Sept. 28, 2002) Rushed for 100+ yards...... Luke Siwula Kickoff Return For Touchdown...... Bryan Walters (145-29) vs. Colgate (Oct. 14, 2006) Total Offense 88 yards, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) Rushed for 5 TDs...... Ed Marinaro Gained 300+ total yards...... Nathan Ford at Penn (Nov. 20, 1971) 307 yards (288 pass, 19 rush), vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) Long Plays Rushed for 4 TDs...... Derrick Harmon Gained 400+ total yards...... Ricky Rahne Run of 90+ yards...... John McNiff vs. Columbia (Nov. 12, 1983) 440 yards (446 pass, -6 rush), at Brown (Oct. 21, 2000) 95 yards, at Columbia (Nov. 10, 1990) Rushed for 3 TDs...... Luke Siwula Ran 70+ plays...... Ricky Rahne Run of 80+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) 70 plays (60 pass, 10 rush), vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2000) 81 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) Rushed 40+ times...... Chad Levitt Ran 60+ plays...... Ricky Rahne Run of 70+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza 40 times, vs. Princeton (Sept. 21, 1996) 70 plays (60 pass, 10 rush), vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2000) 81 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) Rushed 30+ times...... Luke Siwula Ran 50+ plays...... Nathan Ford Run of 60+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza 32 times, vs. Albany (Sept. 30, 2006) 52 plays (45 pass, 7 rush), vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) 81 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) Two players rushed for 100 yards...... Ran 40+ plays...... Nathan Ford Run of 50+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza Kuhn (24-175), Siwula (30-117), at Colum. (Nov. 12, 2005) 41 plays (37 pass, 4 rush), at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) 81 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) Run of 40+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza Passing Defense 81 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) Passed for 400+ yards...... Ricky Rahne Intercepted 3 passes...... Doug Knopp Pass of 90+ yards...... Rocco Calvo to Stu Merz 446 yards on 29-of-62 passing, at Brown (Oct. 21, 2000) vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 23, 1995) 90 yards, at Yale (Oct. 20, 1951) Passed for 300+ yards...... Nathan Ford Intercepted 2 passes...... Sean Nassoiy Pass of 80+ yards...... D.J. Busch to Chad Nice 309 yards on 20-of-33 passing, at Harvard (Oct. 7, 2006) at Columbia (Nov. 13, 2004) 80 yards, vs. Princeton (Oct. 30, 2004) Passed for 200+ yards...... Nathan Ford Had 20+ tackles...... Neil Morrissey Pass of 70+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza to Anthony Jackson ...... 203 yards on 22-of-37 passing at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) 24 (7-17) vs. Colgate (Oct. 4, 2003) 74 yards, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) Threw 5+ touchdown passes...... Never done Had 15+ tackles...... Tim Bax Pass of 60+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza to Anthony Jackson Threw 4 touchdown passes...... Ricky Rahne 15 (13-2) at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) 74 yards, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) 4, at Harvard (Oct. 7, 2000) Had 10+ tackles...... Tim Bax Pass of 50+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza to Anthony Jackson Threw 3 touchdown passes...... Mick Razzano 15 (13-2) at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) 74 yards, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) 3, at Harvard (Oct. 12, 2002) Had 2+ sacks...... Ryan Blessing Pass of 40+ yards...... Stephen Liuzza to Anthony Jackson Attempted 60+ passes...... Ricky Rahne 2 vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 4, 2006) 74 yards, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) 60, vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2000) Had 3+ tackles for loss...... Tim Bax Kicked 50+-yard field goal...... John Rodin Attempted 50+ passes...... Ricky Rahne 3 for 11 yards vs. Penn (Nov. 18, 2006) 50-yards, vs. Harvard (Oct. 7, 1995) 50 attempts, at Penn (Nov. 17, 2001) Kicked 40+-yard field goal...... Peter Zell Attempted 40+ passes...... Nathan Ford Miscellaneous 45-yards, vs. Albany (Sept. 30, 2006) 45 attempts, vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) 100-yard rusher/100-yard receiver, same game Kicked 80+ yard punt...... Mike Baumgartel Attempted 30+ passes...... Nathan Ford A. Hardaway (130)/C. Nice (122) at Harvard (Oct. 9, 2004) 81 yards, vs. Harvard (Oct. 13, 2001) 37 attempts, at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) Fumble Return For Touchdown...... Nate Tarsi Kicked 70+ yard punt...... Mike Baumgartel Completed 30+ passes...... Nathan Ford 50 yards, vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 6, 2004) 77 yards, vs. Yale (Sept. 28, 2002) 31, vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) Interception Return For Touchdown...... Kevin Rooney Kicked 60+ yard punt...... Mike Baumgartel Completed 20+ passes...... Nathan Ford 22 yards, vs. Columbia (Nov. 10, 2001) 61 yards, vs. Harvard (Oct. 11, 2003) 22, at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) Punt Return For Touchdown...... Vincent Bates Returned a punt 80+ yards...... Mike Raich Threw 6 interceptions...... Marty Stallone 73 yards, vs. Harvard (Oct. 9, 1999) 82 yards, vs. Lafayette (Oct. 3, 1987) 6 interceptions, at Princeton (Nov. 23, 1985) Blocked Punt...... Doug Lempa Returned a kickoff 95+ yards...... Barrett Rosser Threw 5 interceptions...... Dave Dase vs. Bucknell (Sept. 17, 2005) 97 yards, at Harvard (Nov. 11, 1972) 5 interceptions, at Princeton (Nov. 21, 1987) Blocked Field Goal ...... Chi Chi Madu Returned an interception 80+ yards...... Mark Broderick Threw 4 interceptions...... Mike Hood at Harvard (Oct. 7, 2006) 99 yards, vs. Brown (Oct. 27, 1990) 4 interceptions, vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 24, 1998) Blocked Extra Point...... Frank Kunis Threw 3 interceptions...... Ryan Kuhn at Harvard (Oct. 7, 2006) 3 interceptions, at Yale (Sept. 24, 2005) Receiving Team 640 yards (Oct. 28, 1995) Caught 15+ passes...... John Tagliaferri Scored 100+ points...... 110 vs. Case Western (Oct. 15, 1921) Had 500+ yards in Total Offense...... vs. Columbia 15 receptions, at Princeton (Oct. 23, 1985) Scored 90+ points...... 91 vs. Susquehanna (Nov. 8, 1924) 583 yards (Nov. 15, 1997) Caught 10+ passes...... John Kellner Scored 80+ points...... 80 vs. Susquehanna (Sept. 27, 1925) Scored on first offensive play...... vs. Harvard 10 receptions, vs. Columbia (Nov. 15, 2003) Scored 70+ points...... 74 vs. Alfred (Sept. 26, 1936) 21-yard pass from Ryan Kuhn to Brian Romney (Oct. 8, 2005) Caught 8+ passes...... Jesse Baker and Zac Canty Scored 60+ points...... 74 vs. Alfred (Sept. 26, 1936) Recorded a safety...... at Bucknell (Sept. 16, 2006) 8 receptions, at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) Scored 50+ points...... 57 vs. Georgetown (Oct. 15, 2005) Recorded a defensive TD...... vs. Dartmouth Had 200+ yards receiving...... Joe Splendorio Scored 40+ points...... 45 vs. Columbia (Nov. 12, 2005) Nate Tarsi 50-yd. fumble recovery (Nov. 6, 2004) 204 yards (11 receptions), at Brown (Oct. 2, 1999) Scored 30+ points...... 38 vs. Bucknell (Sept. 15, 2007) Zero punts in a game...... vs. Penn Had 100+ yards receiving...... Brian Romney Back-to-back 40+ point games...... Nov. 20, 1982 115 yards (7 receptions) vs. Penn (Nov. 20, 2004) vs. Lafayette (41), at Fordham (45) 1997 Zero sacks allowed in a game...... vs. Princeton Caught 3 TD passes...... Eric Krawczyk Rushed for 500+ yards...... Never done Oct. 28, 2006 106 yards (8 receptions), vs. Columbia (Nov. 15, 2003) Rushed for 400+ yards...... at Penn Blocked two kicks in a game...... at Harvard Caught 2 TD passes...... Bryan Walters 414 yards (Sept. 22, 1979) Frank Kunis (XP); Chi Chi Madu (field goal) (Oct. 7, 2006) at Yale (Sept. 22, 2007) Rushed for 300+ yards...... vs. Columbia Had 25+ first downs in a game...... vs. Bucknell Two 100-yard receivers, same game...... 369 yards (Nov. 12, 2005) 29, (Sept. 15, 2007) Nice (142 yds) and Romney (114 yds) vs. Princeton (Oct. 30, 2004) Rushed for 200+ yards...... at Columbia Had 40+ minutes in time of possession...... vs. Columbia 221 yards (Nov. 11 , 2006) 44:07 (Nov. 12, 2005) Kicking Passed for 500+ yards...... Never done Recorded a shutout...... 21-0 vs. Yale (Nov. 6, 1993) Kicked 4 field goals...... Trevor MacMeekin Passed for 400+ yards...... at Brown Held opponent to negative yards rushing...... vs. Yale (Sept. 25, 2004) 443 yards (Oct. 2, 1999) -1 (20 carries) at Dartmouth (Nov. 5, 2005) Kicked 3 field goals...... Peter Zell Passed for 300+ yards...... at Harvard Played in 3+ overtime game...... Never done vs. Albany (Sept. 30, 2006) 309 yards (Oct. 7, 2006) Played in 2-overtime game...... at Brown Kicked 2 field goals...... A.J. Weitsman Passed for 200+ yards...... at Yale W, 10-7 (Oct. 26, 2002) 2, vs. Harvard (Oct. 8, 2005) 284 yards (Sept. 22, 2007) Played in overtime game...... at Princeton Had 700+ yards in Total Offense...... Never done L, 17-20 (Oct. 29, 2005) Had 600+ yards in Total Offense...... at Brown Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 12

Nu m e r i c a l Ro s t e r No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School 1 Canty, Zac WR Jr. 5-8 170 Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS 2 Baker, Jesse WR Jr. 6-2 195 Platteville, Wis./Platteville HS 3 Bleymaier, Tommy WR Jr. 5-9 160 Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly HS 4 Nash, Colin DB Sr. 6-0 176 Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HS 5 Longo, Mark DB So. 6-1 204 Middletown, N.J./Middletown South HS 6 Brown, Robbie QB Fr. 6-1 208 Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas HS 7 Bax, Tim S Jr. 6-3 189 Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel HS 8 Zerante, Nick WR So. 6-3 200 Elmhurst, Ill./York Community HS 9 Fenton, Emani DB Fr. 5-9 166 Ashburn, Va./Flint Hill School 10 Maxwell, Nick P Jr. 5-10 198 Lacey, Wash./Timberline HS 11 Connolly, Shane S Jr. 6-1 202 Johnson City, N.Y./Maine-Endwell HS 12 Liuzza, Stephen WR So. 6-0 180 Pearl River, La./Slidell HS 13 Ganter, Ben QB So. 6-2 210 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 14 Piselli, Tom QB Jr. 6-1 216 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side HS 14 ^ Greenway, Brad PK Fr. 6-0 181 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS 15 Lucas, Tyler QB Jr. 6-2 220 Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery HS 16 Siam, Ty QB Fr. 6-1 187 Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg HS 17 Ford, Nathan QB Jr. 6-1 202 Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS 18 Walters, Bryan WR So. 6-1 182 Bothell, Wash./Juanita HS 19 Sabo, Anthony S Jr. 5-11 205 Novi, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS 20 FitzPatrick, Brian WR Jr. 5-10 183 Collegeville, Pa./Episcopal Academy 21 Kenney, Matt WR So. 6-0 187 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 22 Morand, Frank DB So. 6-2 187 Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS 23 Wade, Andy DB Fr. 5-10 156 East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora HS 23 ^ Staruch, Nate DB So. 6-2 177 Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area HS 24 Madu, Chi Chi S Sr. 6-2 214 Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield HS 25 Siwula, Luke RB Sr. 6-0 204 Cortland, N.Y./Homer HS 25 ^ Ross, Henry DB Fr. 5-10 191 Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale HS 26 Kilcoyne, Shane RB Jr. 5-11 198 San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS 27 Gajdos, Josh DB So. 6-1 187 Towaco, N.J./Montville Township HS 28 Minor, Isaac RB So. 6-0 195 Ripon, Wis./Ripon HS 29 Krimm, Gus S Jr. 6-0 198 Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington HS 30 Barbour, Randy RB So. 5-9 195 Huntsville, Ala./James Oliver Johnson HS 30 ^ Hendren, Marcus RB Fr. 5-11 187 Johnston, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe HS 31 Thomas, Blake S So. 6-3 203 Greenwich, N.Y./Schuylerville Central HS 32 Ambrosi, Anthony RB Fr. 5-9 196 Newton, Mass./Phillips Andover Academy 33 Ostrowsky, Brian LB Jr. 6-1 223 Wyoming, Pa./Bishop Hoban HS 34 Suhey, Doug S Fr. 5-11 206 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 35 Hochanadel, T.J. S So. 6-1 186 Woodinville, Wash./Eastside Catholic HS 36 Falkiewicz, Vin RB Fr. 5-9 166 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial HS 37 Boyd, Michael S Sr. 5-11 201 Pasadena, Texas/Deer Park HS 37 ^ Vivian, Tyler S Fr. 6-0 184 Bloomington, Minn./Minnehaha Academy 38 Hare, Conner DB So. 5-10 183 Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep 38 ^ Holtzman, Kevin S Fr. 5-11 186 Lihua, Hawaii/Kaua’I HS 39 Zell, Peter PK Sr. 6-2 196 Ft. Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS 40 Landers, Carl S So. 6-0 206 Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood HS 42 Pizzurro, Nick TE Fr. 6-3 208 Laguna Niguel, Calif./Santa Margarita HS 43 Randolph, Aaron DB Fr. 5-9 153 Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS 45 McCarthy, Lucas DL Jr. 6-1 241 Hood River, Ore./Hood River Valley HS 46 Patterson, Sam S So. 5-10 187 Sunderland, Mass./Avon Old Farms School For Boys 47 Harding, Jay PK Sr. 6-1 189 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 48 Hendrickson, Myers WR Fr. 5-11 173 Macomb, Ill./Macomb Senior HS 49 Quinn, Dempsey S Fr. 6-4 192 Pittsfield, Mass./Avon Old Farms School For Boys 49 ^ Heller, Ben S Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla./Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior HS 50 Costello, Chris LB So. 6-1 215 Katonah, N.Y./John Jay HS 51 Lempa, Doug LB Sr. 6-0 216 Point Pleasant Beach, N.J./Point Pleasant Beach HS 51 ^ Riggi, Daniel OL Fr. 6-5 262 Rochester, N.Y./Caledonia-Mumford HS 52 Posey, Ryne DL Jr. 6-1 236 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS 53 Bohl, Andrew OL So. 6-4 278 Hartland, Wis./Catholic Memorial HS 54 Mosher, Ross DL Fr. 6-2 240 Red Hook, N.Y./Red Hook HS 55 Blessing, Ryan LB Sr. 5-11 220 Oneida, N.Y./Oneida HS 56 Manganelli, Joe LB Fr. 6-0 195 Utica, N.Y./Utica-Proctor HS 57 Gerli, Bennett DL Jr. 6-1 226 Kent, Conn./The Kent School/Ithaca College 58 Levine, Aaron LB So. 6-2 202 Export, Pa./Franklin Regional HS 60 Bernhard III, Quentin OL So. 6-3 279 Alameda, Calif./Encinal HS Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 13

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School 63 Barvin, Josh OL Jr. 6-8 285 Houston, Texas/Phillips Exeter Academy (Mass.) 64 Mortensen, Justin OL Jr. 6-0 286 Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest HS 65 Nwaka, Mike DL So. 6-2 268 Burtonville, Md./Georgetown Prep 66 Ruch, Jonathan DL Jr. 6-2 237 Emmaus, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic HS 67 Kunis, Frank DL Jr. 5-11 275 East Hanover, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 68 Sonnenberg, Ted OL Sr. 6-4 283 Holgate, Ohio/Holgate School 69 Key II, Mark OL Fr. 6-5 244 Columbus, Ohio/Westland HS 70 Adams, Ryan OL Jr. 6-5 278 Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury HS 71 Valdner, Dom OL Fr. 6-5 279 New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt HS 72 McGuire, Brian OL Sr. 6-2 290 Princeton Jct., N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro HS 73 Cosh, Matt OL Sr. 6-6 270 Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy 74 Rosenberg, Loren OL Sr. 6-2 277 Oak Park, Calif./Oak Park HS 75 Ostick, Paul OL Fr. 6-2 288 Havertown, Pa./Malvern Prep School 76 Kearney, Matt OL Fr. 6-4 262 Hingham, Mass./Hingham HS 77 Tuttel, Jordan OL So. 6-7 303 Sidney, N.Y./Sidney Central HS 78 Motamedi, Babak OL Jr. 6-4 315 Rochester, Mich./Rochester Adams HS 79 Valenta, Steve OL Jr. 6-6 305 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS 80 Spooner, Alex TE Jr. 6-1 234 Rocky River, Ohio/St. Edwards HS 81 Blackman, Horatio WR Jr. 6-1 183 Albany, N.Y./Albany HS 82 Akinpelu, Idris WR So. 6-2 187 Dallas, Texas/Townview Law Magnet School 83 Schmeltzer, Jadd TE Fr. 6-4 251 Tappan, N.Y./Bergen Catholic (N.J.) HS 84 Hawkins, Ricky WR Fr. 6-3 158 Atherton, Calif./Menlo School 85 Dolan, Doug WR Fr. 6-3 197 Penn Valley, Calif./Nevada Union HS 85 ^ Rosage, Jeff DL Sr. 6-2 260 Panama, N.Y./Panama Central HS 86 Alston, Drew P Fr. 6-0 182 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School 87 Fenton, Avery TE So. 6-3 225 Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS 88 Vredenburgh, Zach TE Jr. 6-1 228 Chenango Forks, N.Y./Chenango Forks HS 89 Macias, William TE Jr. 6-2 237 North Bergen, N.J./High Tech HS 90 Lainhart, Brandon LB Fr. 6-2 215 Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS 91 Arezzo, Dario DL Jr. 6-0 232 North Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 92 Ciarvella, Chris DL Fr. 6-2 265 Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic HS 94 Hansen, Spencer DL/LS Sr. 6-1 254 Lakewood, Colo./Bear Creek HS 95 DiStasio, Tom DL So. 5-10 193 Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 96 Rihn, Graham LB Jr. 6-0 236 Allison Park, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS 97 Bolling, Michael P Sr. 6-1 238 Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer HS 98 Cowman, Trevin DL So. 6-4 280 Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West HS 99 Green, Matt DL Fr. 6-2 297 Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley HS Eisenberg, Evan DL Fr. 5-11 215 Lutz, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory HS Nitti, John QB Fr. 6-3 207 Dix Hills, N.Y./The Peddie School Perilstein, Alex PK Fr. 5-7 145 Narberth, Pa./Harriton HS Taheri, Alex S Fr. 6-2 185 Burlington, Vt./Dexter (Mich.) HS * Roster as of 9/17/07

*varsity letters earned; ^duplicate number

STAFF Head Coach: Jim Knowles (Cornell ‘87) Assistants: Clayton Carlin (Juniata ‘87) - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach Bruce Barnum (Eastern Washington ‘87) - Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Brian Coon (Albion ‘92) - Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Pete DeStefano (Slippery Rock ‘78) - Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach David Archer (Cornell ‘05) - Linebackers Coach Joe Borich (Memphis ‘96) - Quarterbacks Coach Travis Burkett (St. Mary’s (Calif.) ‘02) - Running Backs Coach Guy Holliday (Cheyney ‘87) - Wide Receivers Coach Zac Roper (Mississippi ‘01) - Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach

Director of Football Operations: Rhett Ticconi (Barry ‘94) Coordinator of Football Alumni Relations: Pete Noyes (Bridgeport ‘68) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tom Howley (Tulane ‘88) Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist: Bernie DePalma (Quinnipiac ‘78) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: Jim Case (Central Michigan ‘86) Equipment Managers: Doug Vorhis, Dick Randall Administrative Assistant: Karen Berkley Faculty Advisers: Dr. Rosemary J. Avery (College of Human Ecology) David DeVries (Assoc. Dean for Undergraduate Admissions and Education) Dr. Matthew Miller (College of Engineering) Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 14

Al p h a b e t i c a l Ro s t e r No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School 70 Adams, Ryan OL Jr. 6-5 278 Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury HS 82 Akinpelu, Idris WR So. 6-2 187 Dallas, Texas/Townview Law Magnet School 86 Alston, Drew P Fr. 6-0 182 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School 32 Ambrosi, Anthony RB Fr. 5-9 196 Newton, Mass./Phillips Andover Academy 91 Arezzo, Dario DL Jr. 6-0 232 North Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academyw 2 Baker, Jesse WR Jr. 6-2 195 Platteville, Wis./Platteville HS 30 Barbour, Randy RB So. 5-9 195 Huntsville, Ala./James Oliver Johnson HS 63 Barvin, Josh OL Jr. 6-8 285 Houston, Texas/Phillips Exeter Academy (Mass.) 7 Bax, Tim S Jr. 6-3 189 Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel HS 60 Bernhard III, Quentin OL So. 6-3 279 Alameda, Calif./Encinal HS 81 Blackman, Horatio WR Jr. 6-1 183 Albany, N.Y./Albany HS 55 Blessing, Ryan LB Sr. 5-11 220 Oneida, N.Y./Oneida HS 3 Bleymaier, Tommy WR Jr. 5-9 160 Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly HS 53 Bohl, Andrew OL So. 6-4 278 Hartland, Wis./Catholic Memorial HS 97 Bolling, Michael P Sr. 6-1 238 Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer HS 37 Boyd, Michael S Sr. 5-11 201 Pasadena, Texas/Deer Park HS 6 Brown, Robbie QB Fr. 6-1 208 Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas HS 1 Canty, Zac WR Jr. 5-8 170 Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS 92 Ciarvella, Chris DL Fr. 6-2 265 Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic HS 11 Connolly, Shane S Jr. 6-1 202 Johnson City, N.Y./Maine-Endwell HS 73 Cosh, Matt OL Sr. 6-6 270 Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy 50 Costello, Chris LB So. 6-1 215 Katonah, N.Y./John Jay HS 98 Cowman, Trevin DL So. 6-4 280 Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West HS 95 DiStasio, Tom DL So. 5-10 193 Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 85 ^ Dolan, Doug WR Fr. 6-3 197 Penn Valley, Calif./Nevada Union HS Eisenberg, Evan DL Fr. 5-11 215 Lutz, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory HS 36 Falkiewicz, Vin RB Fr. 5-9 166 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial HS 87 Fenton, Avery TE So. 6-3 225 Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS 9 Fenton, Emani DB Fr. 5-9 166 Ashburn, Va./Flint Hill School 20 FitzPatrick, Brian WR Jr. 5-10 183 Collegeville, Pa./Episcopal Academy 17 Ford, Nathan QB Jr. 6-1 202 Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS 27 Gajdos, Josh DB So. 6-1 187 Towaco, N.J./Montville Township HS 13 Ganter, Ben QB So. 6-2 210 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 57 Gerli, Bennett DL Jr. 6-1 226 Kent, Conn./The Kent School/Ithaca College 99 Green, Matt DL Fr. 6-2 297 Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley HS 14 ^ Greenway, Brad PK Fr. 6-0 181 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS 94 Hansen, Spencer DL/LS Sr. 6-1 254 Lakewood, Colo./Bear Creek HS 47 Harding, Jay PK Sr. 6-1 189 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 38 Hare, Conner DB So. 5-10 183 Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep 84 Hawkins, Ricky WR Fr. 6-3 158 Atherton, Calif./Menlo School 49 ^ Heller, Ben S Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla./Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior HS 30 ^ Hendren, Marcus RB Fr. 5-11 187 Johnston, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe HS 48 Hendrickson, Myers WR Fr. 5-11 173 Macomb, Ill./Macomb Senior HS 35 Hochanadel, T.J. S So. 6-1 186 Woodinville, Wash./Eastside Catholic HS 38 ^ Holtzman, Kevin S Fr. 5-11 186 Lihua, Hawaii/Kaua’I HS 76 Kearney, Matt OL Fr. 6-4 262 Hingham, Mass./Hingham HS 21 Kenney, Matt WR So. 6-0 187 State College, Pa./State College Area HS 69 Key II, Mark OL Fr. 6-5 244 Columbus, Ohio/Westland HS 26 Kilcoyne, Shane RB Jr. 5-11 198 San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS 29 Krimm, Gus S Jr. 6-0 198 Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington HS 67 Kunis, Frank DL Jr. 5-11 275 East Hanover, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 90 Lainhart, Brandon LB Fr. 6-2 215 Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS 40 Landers, Carl S So. 6-0 206 Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood HS 51 Lempa, Doug LB Sr. 6-0 216 Point Pleasant Beach, N.J./Point Pleasant Beach HS 58 Levine, Aaron LB So. 6-2 202 Export, Pa./Franklin Regional HS 12 Liuzza, Stephen WR So. 6-0 180 Pearl River, La./Slidell HS 5 Longo, Mark DB So. 6-1 204 Middletown, N.J./Middletown South HS 15 Lucas, Tyler QB Jr. 6-2 220 Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery HS 89 Macias, William TE Jr. 6-2 237 North Bergen, N.J./High Tech HS 24 Madu, Chi Chi S Sr. 6-2 214 Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield HS 56 Manganelli, Joe LB Fr. 6-0 195 Utica, N.Y./Utica-Proctor HS 10 Maxwell, Nick P Jr. 5-10 198 Lacey, Wash./Timberline HS 45 McCarthy, Lucas DL Jr. 6-1 241 Hood River, Ore./Hood River Valley HS 72 McGuire, Brian OL Sr. 6-2 290 Princeton Jct., N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro HS 28 Minor, Isaac RB So. 6-0 195 Ripon, Wis./Ripon HS Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 15

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School 22 Morand, Frank DB So. 6-2 187 Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS 64 Mortensen, Justin OL Jr. 6-0 286 Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest HS 54 Mosher, Ross LB Fr. 6-2 240 Red Hook, N.Y./Red Hook HS 78 Motamedi, Babak OL Jr. 6-4 315 Rochester, Mich./Rochester Adams HS 4 Nash, Colin DB Sr. 6-0 176 Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HS Nitti, John QB Fr. 6-3 207 Dix Hills, N.Y./The Peddie School 65 Nwaka, Mike DL So. 6-2 268 Burtonville, Md./Georgetown Prep 75 Ostick, Paul OL Fr. 6-2 288 Havertown, Pa./Malvern Prep School 33 Ostrowsky, Brian LB Jr. 6-1 223 Wyoming, Pa./Bishop Hoban HS 46 Patterson, Sam S So. 5-10 187 Sunderland, Mass./Avon Old Farms School For Boys Perilstein, Alex PK Fr. 5-7 145 Narberth, Pa./Harriton HS 14 Piselli, Tom QB Jr. 6-1 216 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side HS 42 Pizzurro, Nick TE Fr. 6-3 208 Laguna Niguel, Calif./Santa Margarita HS 52 Posey, Ryne DL Jr. 6-1 236 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS 49 Quinn, Dempsey S Fr. 6-4 192 Pittsfield, Mass./Avon Old Farms School For Boys 43 Randolph, Aaron DB Fr. 5-9 153 Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS 51 ^ Riggi, Daniel OL Fr. 6-5 262 Rochester, N.Y./Caledonia-Mumford HS 96 Rihn, Graham LB Jr. 6-0 236 Allison Park, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS 85 Rosage, Jeff DL Sr. 6-2 260 Panama, N.Y./Panama Central HS 74 Rosenberg, Loren OL Sr. 6-2 277 Oak Park, Calif./Oak Park HS 25 ^ Ross, Henry DB Fr. 5-10 191 Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale HS 66 Ruch, Jonathan DL Jr. 6-2 237 Emmaus, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic HS 19 Sabo, Anthony S Jr. 5-11 205 Novi, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS 83 Schmeltzer, Jadd TE Fr. 6-4 251 Tappan, N.Y./Bergen Catholic (N.J.) HS 16 Siam, Ty QB Fr. 6-1 187 Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg HS 25 Siwula, Luke RB Sr. 6-0 204 Cortland, N.Y./Homer HS 68 Sonnenberg, Ted OL Sr. 6-4 283 Holgate, Ohio/Holgate School 80 Spooner, Alex TE Jr. 6-1 234 Rocky River, Ohio/St. Edwards HS 23 ^ Staruch, Nate DB So. 6-2 177 Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area HS 34 Suhey, Doug S Fr. 5-11 206 State College, Pa./State College Area HS Taheri, Alex S Fr. 6-2 185 Burlington, Vt./Dexter (Mich.) HS 31 Thomas, Blake S So. 6-3 203 Greenwich, N.Y./Schuylerville Central HS 77 Tuttel, Jordan OL So. 6-7 303 Sidney, N.Y./Sidney Central HS 71 Valdner, Dom OL Fr. 6-5 279 New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt HS 79 Valenta, Steve OL Jr. 6-6 305 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS 37 ^ Vivian, Tyler S Fr. 6-0 184 Bloomington, Minn./Minnehaha Academy 88 Vredenburgh, Zach TE Jr. 6-1 228 Chenango Forks, N.Y./Chenango Forks HS 23 Wade, Andy DB Fr. 5-10 156 East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora HS 18 Walters, Bryan WR So. 6-1 182 Bothell, Wash./Juanita HS 39 Zell, Peter PK Sr. 6-2 196 Ft. Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS 8 Zerante, Nick WR So. 6-3 200 Elmhurst, Ill./York Community HS

* Roster as of 9/11/07

*varsity letters earned; ^duplicate number

STAFF Head Coach: Jim Knowles (Cornell ‘87) Assistants: Clayton Carlin (Juniata ‘87) - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach Bruce Barnum (Eastern Washington ‘87) - Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Brian Coon (Albion ‘92) - Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Pete DeStefano (Slippery Rock ‘78) - Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach David Archer (Cornell ‘05) - Linebackers Coach Joe Borich (Memphis ‘96) - Quarterbacks Coach Travis Burkett (St. Mary’s (Calif.) ‘02) - Running Backs Coach Guy Holliday (Cheyney ‘87) - Wide Receivers Coach Zac Roper (Mississippi ‘01) - Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach

Director of Football Operations: Rhett Ticconi (Barry ‘94) Coordinator of Football Alumni Relations: Pete Noyes (Bridgeport ‘68) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tom Howley (Tulane ‘88) Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist: Bernie DePalma (Quinnipiac ‘78) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: Jim Case (Central Michigan ‘86) Equipment Managers: Doug Vorhis, Dick Randall Administrative Assistant: Karen Berkley Faculty Advisers: Dr. Rosemary J. Avery (College of Human Ecology) David DeVries (Assoc. Dean for Undergraduate Admissions and Education) Dr. Matthew Miller (College of Engineering) Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 16

2003, cut that average in half (101.1 ypg.) to rank first Jim Knowles ‘87 in the Ivy League and seventh nationally. The offense controlled the ball, but also struck for big plays all sea- Th e Ro g e r J. We i ss ‘61 He a d Co a c h o f Fo o t b a l l son with three scoring passes of greater than 50 yards. Cornell special teams also set a record with eight kick When Jim Knowles straight season with at least a .500 record fir the first blocks on the year, while the kick return squad aver- ‘87 stepped back onto time since the 1999 and 2000 campaigns. aged 20.6 yards, its highest total since 1978. campus in January 2004, Known as a defensive mastermind, Knowles’ 2005 Knowles, 42, spent nine seasons as an assistant his main goal was to squad finished second nationally in rushing defense coach at Cornell (1988-96), helping lead the team to Ivy revitalize the entire Cor- (88.3 ypg.) and gave up just 33 yards total on the League titles in 1988 and 1990. Along with the 1988 Ivy nell football program. ground in the final three contests. The Big Red also League title, the Big Red’s rushing (113.8) and scoring From alumni and fans anked fourth nationally in total defense (261.3 ypg.) defense (13.7) ranked No. 1 in the East and was 10th and to players and parents, and 18th in the country in scoring defense (18.0 ypg.). seventh, respectively in the nation. In 1990, the team everyone believes that The offense more than held its own, ranking 10th in had the No. 11 rushing offense (237.0) in the country. mission is accomplished. the country in rushing offense (248.6 ypg.) and post- Knowles served as the linebackers coach and recruiting Now the next goal is to lead the program to its first ing two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for coordinator at the University of Mississippi during the 2003 Ivy League championship since 1990. the first time in school history and the second time season. Ole Miss had a standout year, as it posted its first Knowles was named The Roger J. Weiss ’61 Coach of ever in the Ivy League. Senior offensive tackle Kevin 10-win season (10-3) since 1971 and claimed a victory at Football by the MeakemwSmith Director of Athletics and Boothe earned first-team All-America honors and was the Cotton Bowl with a 31-28 win over Oklahoma State. Physical Education Andy Noel, becoming the 25th head selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Prior to accepting the job at Ole Miss, Knowles spent football coach at Cornell. In the three years since, Knowles Oakland Raiders. On special teams, place-kicker A.J. six seasons at Western Michigan University, where he has posted a 15-15 record and an 11-10 mark in Ivy play. Weitsman set school records for most field goals in a served his last two years as defensive coordinator. He One of his first priorities was taking back season (14), most consecutive made field goals (11), coached the WMU linebackers in 2002 after working Schoellkopf Field and making it one of the toughest most kicking points in a year (72) and a season (30), the previous five seasons with the defensive line. homefield advantages in Division I-AA. He has suc- and career (42) extra-point kicks without a miss. In his second year as defensive coordinator, ceeded, motivating his team to a 12-4 home record The former Big Red assistant engineered one of the Knowles helped the 2002 Broncos finish first in the in three seasons. His 2005 team went 4-1 at home greatest turnarounds in Ivy League history in 2004, Mid-American Conference (MAC) and 28th nation- and posted its first winning season overall (6-4) in turning a 1-9 team that lost seven games by at least ally in total defense (330.7), playing a schedule that seven years.The 2006 squad went one better, going two touchdowns into a 4-6 squad that dropped all included three Top 25 teams. 5-1 for its first five-win campaign at Schoellkopf since six contests by 10 points or less, including four by A three-year letter winner at defensive end as a 1971. Included were two wins over ranked teams (No. a touchdown or less. The turnaround couldn’t have player for Cornell, Knowles earned All-Ivy honors 23 Albany and No. 15 Princeton) and a victory over been more dramatic. A team picked to finish last in the and honorable mention All-Eastern College Athletic reigning Patriot League champion Colgate. Ivy League finished in sole possession of third place, Conference accolades in 1986. He graduated in 1987 In 2006, with a roster featuring 65 freshmen and becoming just the second team in Ivy League history with a bachelor’s degree from the School of Industrial sophomores, including 23 members of the two-deep to record a winless season one year and a winning and Labor Relations. and eight starters, Cornell got progressively better record the next. But even without the wins, the feeling Knowles, a Philadelphia, Pa., native, earned All-Cath- each week. The Big Red finished in the top half of around the program completely changed. olic and All-City selection as a linebacker at St. Joseph’s the Ivy League for the third straight year and won The Big Red defense, ranked last in the Ivy League Prep. He also competed in crew and wrestling. three of the final four games. Seven different players and 104th out of 121 teams nationally in Division I-AA Jim and wife, Nancy ’83 (MBA ’89), have a daughter, earned All-Ivy honors as Cornell finished its second against the run at 205.0 yards allowed per game in Halle, and two sons, Luke and Jack.

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Da v i d Ar c h e r Jo e Bo r i c h Tr a v i s Bu r k e t t Gu y Ho l l i d a y Za c Ro p e r Rh e t t Ti cc o n i Li n e b a ck e r s Qu a r t e r b a cks Ru n n i n g Ba cks Wi d e Re c e i v e r s Sp e c i a l Te a m s /Sa f e t i e s Dir. o f FB Op e r a t i o n s Co r n e l l ‘05 Me m p h i s ‘96 St. Ma r y ’s (CA) ‘02 Ch e y n e y ‘87 Mi ss i ss i p p i ‘01 Ba r r y ‘94 Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 17

Co r n e l l Off e n s i v e De p t h Ch a r t v s . Ge o r g e t o w n WR 2 Jesse Baker 6-2, 195, Jr. Second season as starter...career-high eight catches for 83 yds. at Yale...career: 33 Platteville, Wis. • Platteville HS rec., 422 yards, 2 TDs.

18 Bryan Walters 6-1, 185, So. Had 4 catches for 88 yds. and 2 TDs at Yale...among national leaders in kick and punt Bothell, Wash. • Juanita HS returns in 2006...career: 11 rec., 149 yds., 2 TDs.

LT 79 Steve Valenta 6-6, 305, Jr. All-Ivy candidate...has started 12 straight games at left tackle, including all 10 in 2006... Orland Park, Ill. • Carl Sandburg HS two-year letter winner...career: 16 games, 12 consecutive starts (all at LT).

77 Jordan Tuttel 6-7, 303, So. Saw first varsity action as a reserve vs. Bucknell...first-team all-state as a HS senior Sidney, N.Y. • Sidney Central HS after leading his team to a state title...career: 1 game.

LG 74 Loren Rosenberg 6-2, 277, Sr. Earned first career start vs. Bucknell...arned first varsity letter as a junior, seeing action Oak Park, Calif. • Oak Park HS in nine contests on special teams...career: 13 games, 2 starts.

64 Justin Mortensen 6-0, 286, Jr. Saw action vs. Bucknell...expected to earn playing time on the line as a junior...first- Rothschid, Wis. • D.C. Everest HS team all-state pick as a HS senior...career: 3 games, 0 starts.

C 68 Ted Sonnenberg 6-4, 283, Sr. Honorable mention All-Ivy in 2005 and 2006...team has averaged 204.7 yards with Holgate, Ohio • Holgate School 45 rushing TDs last 3 years...career: 31 games, 28 consecutive starts (all at OC).

78 Babak Motamedi 6-4, 315, Jr. Saw first varsity action vs. Bucknell...top reserve on OL...first-team all-state selection Rochester, Mich. • Rochester Adams HS as a HS senior in Michigan...helped lead team to a state title...career: 2 games.

RG 72 Brian McGuire 6-2, 290, Sr. Team co-captain...honorable mention All-Ivy in 2006... team has averaged 204.7 yards Princeton Jct., N.J. • West Windsor-Plainsboro HS with 45 rushing TDs last 3 years...career: 22 games, 22 consecutive starts (all at RG)

73 Matt Cosh 6-6, 270, Sr. Saw reserve action vs. Bucknell...has served as key reserve each of the last three Canandaigua, N.Y. • Canandaigua Academy years...career: 2 games, 0 starts.

RT 60 Quentin Bernhard III 6-3, 279, So. Earned first career start at RT in win over Bucknell...key member on special teams in Alameda, Calif. • Encinal HS 2006...career: 10 games, 2 starts.

70 Ryan Adams 6-5, 278, Jr. Saw reserve action and special teams time in opener vs. Bucknell...earned first start Roxbury, N.J. • Roxbury HS at Yale as TE...career: 12 games, 1 start.

WR 1 Zac Canty 5-8, 170, Jr. Had 8 catches for 37 yards at Yale...All-Ivy candidate...led team in receptions, receiv- Naperville, Ill. • Naperville North HS ing yards in 2006...career: 52 rec., 573 yds., 3 TDs

3 Tommy Bleymaier 5-9, 160, Jr. Big-play receiver, has 9-of-15 career receptions go for first downs...holder on kick Boise, Idaho • Bishop Kelly HS conversions and field goals...career: 15 rec., 187 yds.

WR 81 Horatio Backman 6-1, 183, Jr. Earned first career start vs. Bucknell with one catch for 8 yards...played in six games Abany, N.Y. • Abany HS on special teams in 2005...career: 2 rec., 7 yds..

8 Nick Zerante 6-3, 200, So. Had one catch for 4 yards vs. Bucknell...played in six games on special teams as a fresh- Elmhurst, Il. • York Community HS man in 2006...made 5 tackles...converted HS quarterback...career: 1 rec., 4 yds.

QB 17 Nathan Ford 6-1, 202, Jr. Two-year starter at QB...Ivy Off. POW (10/16)...All-Ivy 3B for Big Red baseball team... Palo Alto, Calif. • Palo Alto HS career: 179-of-309, 2040 yds., 8 TDs, 11 INTs; 123 rush, 387 yds., 8 TDs.

13 Ben Ganter 6-2, 210, So. Saw first varsity action vs. Bucknell...father was long-time offensive coordinator for State College, Pa. • State College Area HS Joe Paterno at Penn State...career: 9-of-17, 83 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.

TE 80 Alex Spooner 6-1, 234, Jr. Had career-high 5 catches for 43 yards against Bucknell...earned first varsity letter Rocky River, Ohio • St. Edwards HS in 2006...also long snapper on punts...career: 7 rec., 63 yds.

88 Zach Vredenburgh 6-1, 228, Jr. First varsity catch went for 15 yards vs. Bucknell...played in nine contests on special Chenango Forks, N.Y. • Chenango Forks HS teams in 2006...two-time first-team all-state in HS...career: 2 rec., 26 yds.

TB 25 Luke Siwula 6-0, 204, Sr. Two-time All-Ivy pick...first-teamESPN The Magazine Academic All-American...9 100- Cortland, N.Y. • Homer HS yard games...career: 486 rush, 2102 yds., 15 TDs; 31 rec., 337 yds., 4 TDs.

26 Shane Kilcoyne 5-11, 198, Jr. Had 51 yards on 7 touches in opener vs. Bucknell...Ivy ROW (11/13/05)...father John ‘81 San Diego, Calif. • Torrey Pines HS was a two-year FB letter winner...career: 113 rush, 491 yds., 5 TDs; 11 rec., 50 yds. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 18

Co r n e l l De f e n s i v e De p t h Ch a r t v s . Ge o r g e t o w n DE 91 Dario Arezzo 6-0, 232, Jr. Earned first start vs. Bucknell...as seen action in 14 career varsity games...career: 8 North Syracuse, N.Y. • Christian Brothers Academy tackles, 1.5 TFL (-2 yds).

92 Chris Ciarvella 6-2, 265, Fr. Honorable mention all-state pick in Arizona as a HS senior...two-time first-team Tucson, Ariz. • Salpointe Catholic HS all-league pick.

NG 67 Frank Kunis 5-11, 275, Jr. Had six tackles vs. Bucknell...started six games and saw action in all 10 contests to East Hanover, N.J. • Seton Hall Prep pick up his first varsity letter in 2006...career: 34 tackles, 2.0 TFL (-4 yds.).

98 Trevin Cowman 6-4, 280, So. Earned first varsity action vs. Bucknell...two-time all-state pick on the gridiron... Kingston, Pa. • Wyoming Valley West HS nationally ranked HS wrestler in the heavyweight division...career: 3 tackles. DT 45 Lucas McCarthy 6-1, 241, Jr. Notched 7 tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Bucknell...saw action in 10 games with a start in Hood River, Ore. • Hood River Valley HS 2006...career: 21 tackles, 3.5 TFL (-14 yds.), 2.0 sacks (-11 yds.).

52 Ryne Posey 6-1, 236, Jr. Had 5 tackles in first varsity time vs. Bucknell...former walk-on...father Daryl played Lee’s Summit, Mo. • Lee’s Summit North HS four seasons for the ...career: 5 tackles.

DE 96 Graham Rihn 6-0, 236, Jr. Ivy Defensive POW (9/17)...5 tackles, including 3 TFL and 2 sacks vs. Bucknell...played Alison Park, Pa. • Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS in 20 contests...career: 28 tackles, 4.0 TFL (-16 yds.), 2.0 sacks (-11 yds), INT, 2 FF.

33 Brian Ostrowsky 6-1, 224, Jr. Posted 4 tackles vs. Bucknell...has seen action in 13 career varsity games, primariy Wyoming, Pa. • Bishop Homan HS on special teams...converted RB...career: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL (-1 yds).

LB 51 Doug Lempa 6-0, 216, Sr. Two-year starter...had 4 stops, fumble recovery vs. Bucknell...second on team in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. • Point Pleasant Beach HS tackles in 2006 (62)...career: 93 tackles, 8.0 TFL (-33 yds.), 3.0 sacks (-24 yds.).

58 Aaron Levine 6-2, 202, So. Saw action in the opener vs. Bucknell with one tackle...played on the junior varsity Export, Pa. • Franklin Regional HS as a freshman...third-team all-state pick as a HS senior...career: 2 tackles.

LB 55 Ryan Blessing 5-11, 220, Sr. Honorable mention All-Ivy in 2006...second year as a starter at LB...has seen action Oneida, N.Y. • Oneida HS in 26 varsity contests...career: 94 tackles, 7.5 TFL (-45 yds), 6.0 sacks (-43 yds).

50 Chris Costello 6-1, 215, So. Notched 3 tackles vs. Bucknell...second-team all-state as a HS senior...NYSPHSAA Katonah, N.Y. • John Jay HS Coaches Association Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior...career: 3 tackles.

SS 29 Gus Krimm 6-0, 198, Jr. Had 1.5 TFL, sack vs. Bucknell...started all 10 games at SS as a soph....had nine tackles Columbus, Ohio • Upper Arlington HS in four different games...career: 67 tackles, 3.5 TFL (-20 yds.), 3.0 sacks (-19 yds.).

24 Chi Chi Madu 6-2, 209, Sr. Has seen action in 18 career games...career: 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL(-7 yds.), 1.0 sacks (-6 yds.). or 31 Blake Thomas 6-3, 203, So. Has seen action in five career games...career: 2 tackles.

FS 7 Tim Bax 6-2, 189, Jr. 15 tackles, 2 TFL at Yale...9 tackles, FF, pass breakup vs. Bucknell...honorable mention Chicago, Ill. • Mount Carmel HS All-Ivy in 2006...career: 121 tackles, 12.0 TFL (-46 yds), 1.5 sacks (-10 yds), 3 INTs.

4 Dempsey Quinn 6-4, 192, Fr. Converted HS quarterback...first-team All-New England pick...captained football, Pittsfield, Mass. • Avon Old Farms School for Boys basketball and baseball teams as a senior.

W 37 Michael Boyd 5-11, 201, Sr. 20 straight starts before missing Bucknell game...two-time first-teamESPN The Maga- Pasadena, Texas • Deer Park HS zine Academic All-District pick...career: 119 tackles, 9.0 TFL (-33), 2.0 sacks (-11).

19 Anthony Sabo 5-11, 205, Jr. Saw action in all 10 contests in 2006...9 tackles vs. Bucknell...career: 39 tackles, 2.0 Novi, Mich. • Detroit Cathoic Central HS TFL (-14 yds.), 2.0 sacks (-14 yds.).

CB 22 Frank Morand 6-2, 187, So. Earned first start vs. Bucknell with 4 tackles...saw action in 8 games as a freshman as a Cincinnati, Ohio • St. Xavier HS reserve DB and on special teams...career: 9 tackles, 2 PD.

9 Emani Fenton 5-9, 166, Fr. Had 2 tackles, pass breakup vs. Bucknell...first-team all-state as a HS senior...also Ashburn, Va. • Flint Hill School played quarterback...intercepted six passes as a junior...career: 5 tackles, 2 PD.

CB 4 Colin Nash 6-0, 170, Sr. Team co-captain...has played in 31 career contests...team’s Stone Travel Big Play award Fairport, N.Y. • Fairport HS winner on defense...three varsity letters...career: 54 tackles, 3 INTs, 10 PD.

5 Mark Longo 6-1, 204, So. Converted wide receiver made impression during fall camp...tackle vs. Bucknell... Middletown, N.J. • Middletown South HS helped HS team to three state titles...career: 2 tackles. Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 19

Co r n e l l Sp e c i a l Te a m s De p t h Ch a r t v s . Ge o r g e t o w n PK 39 Peter Zell 6-2, 196, Sr. 1-of-2 on field goals, 5-of-5 on extra points in win over Bucknell...career-high 3 FG Ft. Myers1, Fla. • Bishop Verot HS vs. Yale and Albany as a junior...career: 10-17 FG, long of 45, 29-30 XP.

47 Jay Harding 6-1, 189, Sr. Kickoff specialist...accurate kicker with good range...earned letter on Cornell’s Heps State College, Pa. • State College HS winning track team.

P 10 Nick Maxwell 5-10, 198, Jr. Avg. 41.0 yards on eight punts at Yale...avg. 37.2 yards on 44 punts in 2006...has Lacey, Wash. • Timberline HS punted in 11 varsity contests...career: 57 punts, 37.6 yds., long of 52, 12 punts I20.

86 Drew Alston 6-0, 182, Fr. First-team all-state selection by Tennessee Sports Writers Association...averaged 35.4 Memphis, Tenn. • Memphis University School yards on 42 punts with 13 inside the 20-yard line as a senior.

KR 18 Bryan Walters 6-1, 182, So. Ranked 14th nationally in kick return yardage as a freshman (24.5 yards per return)...had Bothell, Wash. • Juanita HS game-winning 88-yd. return vs. Penn...career: 32 ret., 723 yds., 22.6 yds. per return, TD.

30 Randy Barbour 5-9, 195, So. Returned two kicks against Bucknell with a long of 30 yards...will also earn carries Huntsville, Ala. • James Oliver Johnson HS as a backup RB in 2007...career: 2 ret., 43 yds., 21.5 yds. per return.

PR 18 Bryan Walters 6-1, 182, So. Set school single-season punt return yardage record with 274 yards in 2006...ranked Bothell, Wash. • Juanita HS 27th nationally...career: 32 ret., 306 yds., 9.6 yards per return.

30 Randy Barbour 5-9, 195, So. Saw action in eight games on special teams as a freshman...will also earn carries as Huntsville, Ala. • James Oliver Johnson HS a backup RB in 2007.

LS 94 Spencer Hansen 6-1, 254, Sr. Second year as team’s long snapper after serving in a backup capacity his first two Lakewood, Colo. • Bear Creek HS seasons...reserve on defensive line...had 153 tackles, 17 sacks in high school.

80 Alex Spooner 6-1, 234, Jr. Backup tight end is excellent pass catcher...graded at nearly 90 percent on blocking Rocky River, Ohio • St. Edwards HS with 20 knockdown blocks.

H 3 Tommy Bleymaier 5-9, 160, Jr. Slot receiver with great hands...9-of-15 career receptions go for first downs...father Boise, Idaho • Bishop Kelly HS is AD at Boise State...career: 15 rec., 187 yds.

17 Nathan Ford 6-1, 202, Jr. Starting quarterback...All-Ivy baseball player as 3B/C...quick, strong hands...career Palo Alto, Calif. • Palo Alto HS .322 hitter on the diamond.

GEORGETOWN OFFENSE GEORGETOWN DEFENSE WR 1 ANTHONY HOMSEY (6-2, 188, Jr., Oakdale, Conn.) DE 57 TRAVIS ZORRILLA (6-1, 230, So., Lynn, Mass.) 7 Sidney Baker (6-1, 180, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) 99 Ataefiok Etukeren (6-3, 235, Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz.) WR 83 BRENT CRAFT (5-11, 165, Sr., Jupiter, Fla.) DT 46 ANTHONY DiTOMMASO (6-2, 250, Jr., Short Hills, N.J.) 92 Brent Tomlinson (6-1, 195, Jr., Hoffman Estates, Ill.) 72 George Cullen (6-4, 250, Fr., Janesville, Wis.) LT 63 KEVIN MOSES (6-4, 280, So., Nashua, N.H.) DT 91 NNAMDI OBIAKO (6-0, 250, Sr., Bladensburg, Md.) 60 Jon Medina (6-4, 260, So., Rio Hondo, Texas) 94 Danny Thompson (6-2, 260, Fr., Weston, Fla.) LG 68 GEORGE MOSLE (6-5, 255, So., Olney, Md.) DE 66 CHUDY OBIANWU (6-3, 240, Sr., Southampton, N.J.) 76 Rich Hussey (6-4, 250, So., North Arlington, N.J.) 39 Nicholas Umar (6-2, 235, Jr., Belle Mead, N.J.) C 62 DAN MATHENY (6-2, 260, So., Fairfax, Va.) LB 59 SCOTT COFFMAN (6-2, 215, So., Sugarland, Texas) 65 Brooks Caston (6-2, 240, So., Dallas, Texas) 44 Jon Cassidy (6-1, 205, So., Alton Bay, N.J.) RG 79 DAN OSTERHOUT (6-3, 300, Sr., Mundelein, Ill.) LB 33 NICK PARRISH (6-1, 210, Fr., Irving, Texas) 77 Rob Bates (6-2, 240, Fr., Malvern, Pa.) 50 Joey Tavarez (6-0, 210, Fr., San Juan Capo, Calif.) RT 55 COLLIN MEADOR (6-3, 245, Jr., Lyndhurst, Ohio) R 22 MICHAEL SHOTWELL (5-10, 214, Sr., Fairfax Station, Va.) 70 Dan Semler (6-3, 250, Fr., Annandale, Va.) 48 Sean McNally (6-1, 200, Fr., Philadelphia, Pa.) WR 14 MYCHAL HARRISON (5-8, 175, Fr., Atlanta, Ga.) CB 29 KEVIN CHEREPSKI (5-11,190, Sr., Carteret, N.J) 20 Justin Thomas (5-9, 170, Fr., Tucker, Ga.) 31 Darren Alberti (5-10, 185, Sr., Atherton, Calif.) RB 25 KYLE VAN FLEET (6-1, 220, Sr., Williamsport, Pa.) FS 15 TRAVIS MACK (6-0, 190, So., West Chester, Pa.) 17 Dean Duchak (5-11, 205, Jr., Mahwah, N.J.) 2 Chris Parker (5-11, 190, Jr., Stone Mountain, Ga.) WR 23 CHARLIE HOUGHTON (6-0, 200, Sr., Toronto, Ont.) WS 41 CHRIS RAU (6-0, 180, So., Avon Lake, Ohio) 43 Alex Carroll (5-11, 195, Fr., Dallas, Texas) 37 Tony Thornton (5-9, 180, Fr., Blackwood, N.J.) QB 10 MATT BASSUENER (6-2, 200, Sr., Port Edwards, Wis.) CB 21 DENNIS JACKSON (5-10, 190, So., Miramar, Fla.) 5 Robert Lane (5-11, 205, So., Greensboro, N.C.) 28 Arius Ford (5-9, 175, Fr., Southlake, Texas) GEORGETOWN Specialists PK 95 ERIC BJONERUD (6-0, 185, Sr., Potomac, Md.) KR 9 KENNY MITCHELL (5-11, 181, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) 93 Christopher MacGriff (6-0, 190, Sr.,Grosse Point Farms, Mich.) 23 Charlie Houghton (6-0, 200, So., Toronto, Ont.) P 93 CHRISTOPHER MacGRIFF (6-0, 190, Sr., Grosse Point Farms, Mich.) PR 14 MYCHAL HARRISON (5-8, 175, Fr., Atlanta, Ga.) 95 Eric Bjonerud (6-0, 185, Sr., Potomac, Md.) 5 Robert Lane (5-11, 205, So., Greensboro, N.C.) Cornell Game Notes vs. Georgetown • Multi-Sport Field (Washington, D.C.) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 • Page 20

Ga m e 1 Co r n e l l 38, Bu ck n e l l 14 Bucknell Individual Stats Cornell Individual Stats Sept. 15, 2007 Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, N.Y. Rushing Att. Net TD Lg Rushing Att. Net TD Lg A.J. Kizekai...... 9 50 0 13 Luke Siwula...... 21 83 3 11 Luke Siwula became the sixth running Bucknell was led by A.J. Kizekai’s 50 Marcello Trigg...... 15 37 0 22 Shane Kilcoyne...... 3 25 0 19 back in Cornell history to surpass 2,000 yards on nine rushes. The national leader Kevin Mullen...... 11 30 0 6 Randy Barbour...... 7 24 0 24 yards rushing and reached the end zone in all-purpose yards added 160 yards, Corin Erby...... 4 16 1 7 Nathan Ford...... 7 19 2 7 a career-best three times to propel the well below his season average of 255.5 Terrance Wilson...... 2 8 0 9 Stephen Liuzza...... 1 9 0 9 Big Red to a season-opening 38-14 romp yards per game. Others...... 2 -1 0 3 of Bucknell in front of 10,118 fans at Josh Lee...... 1 7 0 7 Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red extended Bucknell 0 7 0 7 — 14 Rashod Bumpers...... 1 4 0 4 Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg Nathan Ford...... 45-31-1 288 0 28 its home win streak to six games and im- Cornell 14 3 14 7 — 38 Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg Ben Ganter...... 3-2-0 8 0 4 proved to 36-11 all-time against the pro- Marcello Trigg...... 16-6-0 53 0 14 gram’s oldest active rival, while Bucknell 1st Quarter Terrance Wilson...... 5-2-0 35 1 35 dropped to 1-2 on the season. C—Siwula 2-yard run (Zell kick), 6:58 Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Siwula scored on runs of 2, 3 and 1 C—Ford 1-yard run (Zell kick), 2:45 Stephen Liuzza...... 7 84 0 28 Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Alex Spooner...... 5 43 0 19 yards while finishing the afternoon with A.J. Kizekai...... 2 21 0 14 81 yards on 21 carries. The native of Cort- 2nd Quarter Bryan Walters...... 4 28 0 12 Daniel Zvara...... 2 18 0 10 Shane Kilcoyne...... 4 26 0 21 land, N.Y., ended the evening with 2,059, B—Erby 3-yard run (Carney kick), 12:36 Josh Lovett...... 2 11 0 11 just 99 yards behind Cornell Hall of Fam- C—Zell 27-yard field goal, 9:04 Zac Canty...... 3 37 0 21 Josh Lee...... 1 35 1 35 er Gary Wood ‘64 for fifth place. Jesse Baker...... 3 19 0 8 While Siwula churned out the hard yards, 3rd Quarter Cale Cadman...... 1 3 0 3 Tommy Bleymaier...... 2 12 0 8 it was Cornell’s aerial attack that left the C—Siwula 3-yard run (Zell kick), 11:48 Luke Siwula...... 1 16 0 16 Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 Zach Vredenburgh...... 1 15 0 15 fans in attendance buzzing. Using three, C—Ford 1-yard run (Zell kick), 7:56 Phil Azarik...... 6 208 34.7 37 2 four and sometimes five receiver sets, quar- Horatio Blackman...... 1 8 0 8 terback Nathan Ford tossed for 288 yards 4th Quarter Field Goal Attempts Two players...... 1 4 0 4 while completing 31-of-45 passes, both C—Siwula 1-yard run (Zell kick), 12:03 Will Carney Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 marks career highs. He also ran for two B—Lee 35-yard pass from Wilson 2nd...... 2:27...... 46-yards...... Missed Nick Maxwell...... 3 116 38.7 45 0 short touchdowns as all five Big Red scores (Carney kick), 1:45 Punt Returns: Applegate 2-15, Lovett came on the ground. The top target was 1-10. Field Goal Attempts last year’s backup quarterback, Stephen Li- Team Stats Bucknell Cornell Kickoff Returns: Kizekai 4-89, Applegate Peter Zell uzza. The Slidell, La., native hauled in seven First downs 15 29 2-35. 2nd...... 9:04...... 27-yards...... Good passes for 84 yards, both game highs. Rushes-yards 43-152 41-157 Tackle Leaders: Davis 6-5, Farrand 5-4, 2nd...... 0:52...... 38-yards...... Missed While the offense was hitting on all Passing 88 296 White 5-4, Jones 2-7. Sacks: Eden 0.5-2, Salvatore 0.5-2. Punt Returns: Walters 3-27. cylinders, the defense was also stout Passing A-C-I 21-8-0 48-33-1 Kickoff Returns:Barbour 2-43. against a Bucknell offense that runs the Total plays-yards 64-240 89-453 Tackles For Loss: Collage 1-7, Eden 1-4, Slater 1-3, Salvatore 0.5-2, Walsh 0.5-1. Tackle Leaders: Bax 7-2, Sabo 3-6, McCarthy feared spread option attack. Cornell was Kick return yards 6-124 3-43 Interceptions: White 1-0. 3-4. up to the task, allowing only 152 yards Punts-avg. 6-34.7 3-38.7 Pass Breakups: Eden 2, Hopson, Simmons, Sacks: Krimm 1-7, Rihn 1-4. on the ground on 43 carries and limiting Fumbles-lost 4-3 0-0 Slater, Walsh, White, Williams. Tackles For Loss Leaders: Rihn 2-7, Krimm the Bison quarterbacks to 8-of-21 pass- Penalties-yards 2-20 6-55 1.5-8, McCarthy 1.5-3. ing for just 88 yards. Graham Rihn added 3rd down con. 5-14 6-13 Pass Breakups: Seven players with 1. Forced Fumbles: Rihn 2, Bax, Costello. five tackles, including two for a loss and 4th down con. 1-2 1-2 Fumbles Recovered: Krimm, Lempa, Nash. a sack in the victory. Time of possession 26:05 33:55

Ga m e 2 Ya l e 51, Co r n e l l 12 Cornell Individual Stats Yale Individual Stats Sept. 22, 2007 Yale Bowl New Haven, Conn. Rushing Att. Net TD Lg Rushing Att. Net TD Lg Luke Siwula...... 8 43 0 7 Mike McLeod...... 31 151 3 35 All-American candidate Mike McLeod Cornell 0 0 12 0 — 12 Nathan Ford...... 4 16 0 18 Matt Polhemus...... 7 61 0 27 rushed for 151 yards and three touch- Yale 3 13 21 14 — 51 Stephen Liuzza...... 1 1 0 1 Ricardo Galvez...... 7 46 1 35 downs to lead No. 21 Yale to a 51-12 win Ben Ganter...... 1 -7 0 0 Jordan Farrell...... 4 33 1 28 over Cornell at the Yale Bowl in the con- 1st Quarter Shane Kilcoyne...... 7 -14 0 4 Reid Lathan...... 1 4 0 4 ference opener for both teams. Y—Kimball 19-yard field goal, 6:02 TEAM...... 1 -2 0 0 Tim Bax had 15 tackles, including two Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg for a loss, while Bryan Walters set career 2nd Quarter Nathan Ford...... 37-22-2 203 0 35 Passing A-C-I Yds TD Lg highs with four catches for 88 yards and Y—Johnston 6-yard pass from Polhemus Ben Ganter...... 14-7-1 75 1 30 Matt Polhemus...... 19-9-0 128 1 61 two touchdowns. The Yale defense lim- (Kimball kick), 14:17 Randy Barbour...... 1-1-0 6 1 6 Ryan Fodor...... 1-1-0 15 0 15 ited Cornell to 39 yards rushing and con- Y—Kimball 34-yard field goal, 8:26 trolled the line of scrimmage in winning Y—Kimball 38-yard field goal, 4:04 Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg for the 10th time in their last 11 games. Jesse Baker...... 8 83 0 18 Langston Johnston...... 3 67 1 61 Nathan Ford finished the afternoon 22- 3rd Quarter Zac Canty...... 8 37 0 12 John Sheffield...... 3 23 0 13 of-37 passing for 203 yards, but tossed a C—Walters 6-yard pass from Barbour Bryan Walters...... 4 88 2 35 Chris Denny-Brown...... 1 26 0 26 pair of interceptions. He was relieved by (Ford pass failed), 10:01 Stephen Liuzza...... 3 35 0 16 Chris Solga...... 1 15 0 15 Ben Ganter, who finished 7-of-14 for 75 Y—McLeod 10-yard run (Kimball kick), 8:22 Matt Kenney...... 2 13 0 10 Jordan Forney...... 1 8 0 8 yards and a touchdown. Randy Barbour Y—McLeod 1-yard run (Kimball kick), 5:45 Tommy Bleymaier...... 2 13 0 10 Mike McLeod...... 1 4 0 4 also threw a touchdown on a halfback C—Walters 30-yard pass from Ganter Zach Vredenburgh...... 1 11 0 11 Luke Siwula...... 1 5 0 5 Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 option in the third quarter. Junior wide (Ganter pass failed), 3:55 Tom Mante...... 6 262 43.7 62 3 receiver Jesse Baker caught a team-best Y—McLeod 1-yard run (Kimball kick), 0:54 Horatio Blackman...... 1 -1 0 0 eight passes for 83 yards Punting Att Yds Avg Lg I20 Field Goal Attempts The Bulldogs controlled the run 4th Quarter Nick Maxwell...... 8 328 41.0 52 1 Alan Kimball game, posting 293 yards on the ground Y—Galvez 35-yard run (Kimball kick), 9:39 1st...... 6:02...... 19-yards...... Good with more than half of it coming from Y—Farrell 28-yard run (Kimball kick), 2:00 Field Goal Attempts 2nd...... 8:26...... 34-yards...... Good McLeod. The junior scored on runs of None 2nd...... 4:04...... 38-yards...... Good 10, 1 and 1 yards, all coming in the third Team Stats Cornell Yale Punt Returns: Walters 2-5. Punt Returns: Lathan 4-24, Denny-Brown quarter. Ricardo Galvez added a 35-yard First downs 15 19 Kickoff Returns:Walters 10-183. 2-14. score, while Jordan Farrell found the end Rushes-yards 21-39 51-293 Tackle Leaders: Bax 13-2, Blessing 6-4, Kickoff Returns:Santoro 1-25, Rice 1-11. zone from 28 yards in the fourth quarter. Passing 284 143 Krimm 5-1. Tackle Leaders: B. Abare 6-3, Solakian 7-1, Alan Kimball hit on three field goals and Passing A-C-I 53-30-3 20-10-0 Tackles For Loss Leaders: Bax 2-7, Arezzo Hart 6-2. all six conversion kicks in the victory. Total plays-yards 74-323 71-436 1-1. Sacks: Hart 1-9, Porter 0.5-4, Oplinger Quarterbakc Matt Polhemus ended the Kick return yards 10-183 2-36 Pass Breakups: Bax, Fenton. 0.5-3. afternoon 9-of-19 passing for 128 yards Punts-avg. 8-41.0 6-43.7 Tackles For Loss Leaders: Solakian 2-10, Oplinger 1.5-8, Hart 1-9. and a touchdown and also ran for 61 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Interceptions: Driftmeier 1-21, Pilkerton yards on just seven carries. Tight end Penalties-yards 6-63 6-40 1-8, B. Abare 1-7. Langston Johnson had three catches for 3rd down con. 3-17 6-15 Pass Breakups: Hart 2, L. Abare, Gerald, 67 yards, including a score in the second 4th down con. 1-3 0-0 Santoro. quarter to put Yale up 10-0. Time of possession 27:00 33:00

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND Rushing Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD LG TFL QB Sack Tackles Solo Asst Tot No-Yds No-Yds Sep 15 BUCKNELL W 38-14 10,118 Luke Siwula...... 29 127 3 124 4.3 3 11 * Sep 22 at Yale 12-51 L 15,427 Nathan Ford...... 11 44 9 35 3.2 2 18 Tim Bax...... 20 4 24 3.0-8 0-0 Sept 29 at Georgetown Randy Barbour...... 7 24 0 24 3.4 0 9 Ryan Blessing...... 7 8 15 0.5-1 0-0 * Oct 6 HARVARD Shane Kilcoyne...... 10 37 26 11 1.1 0 19 Anthony Sabo...... 6 7 13 0-0 0-0 Oct 13 COLGATE Stephen Liuzza...... 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 Luke McCarthy...... 7 4 11 1.5-3 0-0 * Oct 20 BROWN Jesse Baker...... 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 Graham Rihn...... 9 1 10 3.0-8 1.0-4 * Oct 26 at Princeton Ben Ganter...... 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 Gus Krimm...... 6 3 9 1.5-8 1.0-7 * Nov 3 at Dartmough Cornell 62 245 49 196 3.2 5 19 Frank Kunis...... 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 * Nov 10 COLUMBIA Opponent 94 475 30 445 4.7 6 35 Doug Lempa...... 3 5 8 0.5-1 0-0 * Nov 17 at Penn Brian Ostrowsky...... 2 4 6 0.5-1 0-0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LG Emani Fenton...... 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 * denotes conference game Ryne Posey...... 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 Jesse Baker...... 11 102 9.3 0 18 TEAM STATISTICS Cornell Opp Frank Morand...... 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 Zac Canty...... 11 74 6.7 0 21 Michael Boyd...... 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 Scoring...... 25.0 32.5 Stephen Liuzza...... 10 119 11.9 0 28 Chris Costello...... 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 Points...... 50 65 Bryan Walters...... 8 116 14.5 2 35 Dario Arezzo...... 2 1 3 1.0-1 0-0 First Downs ...... 44 34 Alex Spooner...... 5 43 8.6 0 19 Trevin Cowman...... 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 by Rushing-Passing-Penalty...... 13-29-2 20-10-4 Shane Kilcoyne...... 4 26 6.5 0 21 Aaron Levine...... 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 Rushing Yards/Game ...... 98.0 222.5 Tommy Bleymaier...... 4 25 6.3 0 10 Chi Chi Madu...... 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Rushes...... 62 94 Matt Kenney...... 3 17 5.7 0 10 Colin Nash...... 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Yards Gained...... 245 475 Zach Vredenburgh...... 2 26 13.0 0 15 Alex Spooner...... 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Yards Lost...... 49 30 Luke Siwula...... 2 21 11.5 0 16 Zac Canty...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Net Yards...... 196 445 Horatio Blackman...... 2 7 3.5 0 8 Nathan Ford...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Avg. Gain/Play...... 3.2 4.7 Nick Zerante...... 1 4 4.0 0 4 Josh Gajdos...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 TDs Rushing...... 5 6 Cornell 63 580 9.2 2 35 Mark Longo...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Passing Yards/Game ...... 290.0 115.5 Opponents 18 231 12.8 2 61 Blake Thomas...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 101-63-4 41-18-0 Andy Wade...... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Completion Percentage...... 624 .439 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Brian McGuire...... 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Passing Yards...... 580 231 Bryan Walters...... 10 183 18.3 0 27 Bryan Walters...... 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Average Per Catch...... 9.2 12.8 Randy Barbour...... 2 43 21.5 0 30 Passing Efficiency...... 109.23 107.33 Zach Vredenburgh...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Interceptions (0): TDs Passing...... 2 2 Cornell 13 226 17.4 0 30 Pass Break-ups (9): Bax 2, Fenton 2, Costello, Morand, Nash, Total Offense/Game ...... 388.0 338.0 Opponents 8 160 20.0 0 28 Posey, Sabo. Total Offensive Plays/Yards...... 163/776 135/676 Avg. Gain/Play...... 4.8 5.0 Punt Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Fumble Recoveries (3): Krimm 2, Nash. Punting Average ...... 40.4 39.2 Caused Fumbles (3): Blessing, Rihn Sabo. Punts-Yards-Blocked...... 11-444-0 12-470-0 Bryan Walters...... 5 32 6.4 0 24 Net Punting...... 32.8 34.8 Cornell 5 32 6.4 0 24 Blocked Kicks (0): Punt Return Average ...... 6.4 7.0 Opponents 9 63 7.0 0 18 Special Teams Tackles: Boyd 3, Costello 3, McCarthy 3, Bax Punts Returned-Yards...... 5-32 9-63 2, Spooner 2, Gajdos, Krimm, Rihn, Thomas, Wade. Kick Return Average ...... 17.4 20.0 Int. Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Kicks Returned-Yards...... 13-226 8-160 Cornell 0 0 0.0 0 0 Interceptions-Yards ...... 0-0 4-36 Opponents 4 36 9.0 0 21 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 4-3 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long Penalties-Yards ...... 12-118 8-60 QB Sacks By-Yards ...... 2-11 3-20 Cornell 0 0 0.0 0 0 3rd Down Conversions ...... 9-30 (30%) 11-29 (38%) Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 4th Down Conversions ...... 2-5 (40%) 1-2 (50%) Time of Possession (Average) ...... 31:18 28:42 Field Goals 10-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total LG Attendance-Average ...... 10,118-10,118 15,427-15,427 Peter Zell...... 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 27 Cornell 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 27 Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT Tot Opponents 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 3-4 38 Cornell 14 3 26 7 0 — 50 Opponents 3 20 21 21 0 — 65 Punting No Yds Avg LG I20 50+ TB BLK Nick Maxwell...... 11 444 40.4 52 1 1 1 0 PAT 2-PT Def. Cornell 11 444 40.4 52 1 1 1 0 Scoring TD FGs Kick PAT PAT Sfty Pts Opponents 12 470 39.2 62 5 1 1 0 Luke Siwula...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 18 Nathan Ford...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12 Bryan Walters...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12 2007 Fi e l d Go a l Se q u e n c e Peter Zell...... 0 1-2 5-5 0-0 0 0 8 FG Sequence...... Cornell...... Opponent Cornell 7 1-2 5-5 0-2 0 0 50 Opponents 8 3-4 8-8 0-0 0 0 65 Bucknell...... (27), 38wl...... 46wr Yale...... —...... (19), (34), (38) Georgetown...... Passing Att-Com-Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. Harvard...... Nathan Ford...... 82-53-3 .646 491 0 107.61 Colgate...... ­ Ben Ganter...... 17-9-1 .529 83 1 101.60 Brown...... Princeton...... Randy Barbour...... 1-1-0 1.000 6 1 480.40 Dartmouth...... Cornell 101-63-4 .624 580 2 109.23 Columbia Opponents 41-18-0 .439 231 2 107.33 Penn Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total Offense* Plays Rush Pass Yards Avg Numbers with k indicate field goal was blocked. Nathan Ford...... 93 35 491 526 263.0 Luke Siwula...... 29 124 0 124 62.0 Game Captain(s) Bucknell...... Peter Zell All-Purpose* Rush Rec PR KOR INT Tot Avg Yale...... Chi Chi Madu Bryan Walters...... 0 116 32 183 0 331 165.5 Georgetown...... Luke Siwula...... 124 21 0 0 0 145 72.5 Harvard...... Colgate...... Stephen Liuzza...... 10 119 0 0 0 129 64.5 Brown...... Jesse Baker...... 3 102 0 0 0 105 52.5 Princeton...... Dartmouth...... Columbia...... Penn......