Cornell Game Notes vs. Columbia • Schoellkopf Field (Ithaca, N.Y.) Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 • Page 1 COLUMBIA AT C ORNELL ORNELL SATURDAY , N OV . 10, 2007 • 1:00 P.M. ET C SCHOELLKOPF F IELD (25,597) • I THACA , N.Y. RADIO : WHCU-AM 870 F OOTBALL 2007 SATELLITE R ADIO : SIRIUS FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT C ORNELL SID J EREMY H ARTIGAN AT (607) 255-9788 JH295@C ORNELL .EDU • F AX : (607) 255-9791 • H OME /C ELL : (607) 351-1675 2007 C ORNELL F OOTBALL Big Red Out To Send Seniors O! With Home Win Over Columbia SCHEDULE /R ESULTS (4-4, 1-4 I VY ) SEPTEMBER 15 BUCKNELL ............................................W, 38-14 ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell will celebrate the contributions of 15 seniors in turning around the football pro- 22 * at No. 21 Yale .........................................L, 12-51 gram when the Big Red meets Columbia in the 2007 home $ nale on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at Schoellkopf 29 at Georgetown ......................................W, 45-7 Field. The Big Red (4-4, 1-4 Ivy) and the Lions (1-7, 0-5 Ivy) will attempt to pick up late wins that point to next OCTOBER year for a pair of young squads. The game will be broadcast to a nationwide audience on SIRIUS Satellite 6 * HARVARD................................................L, 15-32 13 COLGATE (TW Syracuse).................. W, 17-14 Radio, can be heard locally on WHCU-AM radio or can be viewed live online at www.IBNSports.com. 20 * BROWN .........................................W, 38-31 (OT) The Big Red’s seniors have been a part of Cornell’s revitalization that includes a 15-5 mark at home 26 * at Princeton (ESPNU) ..........................L, 31-34 and will attempt to become the $ rst senior class to post 16 home victories in their four seasons. The NOVEMBER group has played in 316 games and includes the school’s fourth-ranked career rusher (Luke Siwula), a 3 * at Dartmouth (YES) .............................L, 31-59 pair of All-Ivy o! ensive linemen (co-captain Brian McGuire and Ted Sonnenberg), the fourth-leading 10 * COLUMBIA ...........................................1:00 p.m. scorer among kickers ever at Cornell (Peter Zell), a three-year starter and two-time ESPN The Maga- 17 * at Penn ................................................. 1:00 p.m. *Ivy League game zine Academic All-District pick (Michael Boyd), a pair of two-year starting linebackers (Ryan Blessing Home games in CAPS; all times local and Doug Lempa), a $ rst-year starter on the o! ensive line (Loren Rosenberg), the team’s top cover cornerback (Colin Nash) and six senior reserves who play key roles for the Big Red (Michael Bolling, GAME I NFORMATION GAME #9 ..............................................................Columbia at Cornell Matt Cosh, Spencer Hansen, Jay Harding, Chi Chi Madu and Je! Rosage). KICKOFF .......................................Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET Nothing seemingly went right for the Big Red last Saturday at Dartmouth in a 59-31 loss to the SITE ...........................................................Schoellkopf Field (25,597) Ithaca, N.Y. Big Green. Cornell posted 542 yards of o! ense and limited the home team to 71 yards on the ground 2007 R ECORDS ................................................... Cornell (4-4, 1-4 Ivy) on 32 carries, but big plays in the Dartmouth passing game and turnovers by the Big Red o! ense Columbia (1-7, 0-5 Ivy) SERIES R ECORD ...................................................Cornell leads 59-32-3 doomed Cornell. The Big Green connected on four plays of 50 yards in the $ rst half, including three LAST M EETING .....................................................Columbia won 21-14 for touchdowns, and the visiting Big Red turned the ball over seven times (two INTs, $ ve fumbles Nov. 11, 2006, in New York, N.Y. RADIO .............................................................................WHCU 870 AM lost) that turned into 31 Dartmouth points. On the stat sheet, Cornell seemingly dominated in time Barry Leonard (play-by-play), Buck Briggs (color) of possession (34:14-25:46), total plays (99-54), total yards (542-410), $ rst downs (29-12) and held LIVE S TATS ..........................Available at www.CornellBigRed.com LIVE V IDEO .........................Available at www.CornellBigRed.com advantages in rushing and passing yardage and third down conversions, committed fewer penalties SATELLIE R ADIO ..................................................SIRIUS Satellite Radio and had higher punt and kick return averages, but fell short on the scoreboard. TICKETS ...................................Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR After losing junior quarterback Nathan Ford on the third o! ensive play against Dartmouth, sopho- HEAD C OACH J IM K NOWLES ‘87 more wide receiver Stephen Liuzza moved behind center and played the $ nal three quarters. All he The Roger J. Weiss ‘61 Head Coach of Football Jim Knowles is did was post the third-highest total o! ense mark in school history with 423 yards. He became the in his fourth season at the helm of the Big Red (19-19 overall, .500; 12-14 Ivy, .462) ... Knowles, an All-Ivy defensive end and $ rst-ever Big Red player to pass for at least 250 yards (292) and surpass 100-yards rushing (131) in the three-year letter winner on the gridiron, was hired by his alma process while accounting for three touchdowns. mater as head coach on Jan. 30, 2004. FOOTBALL S TAFF A WIN OVER COLUMBIA WOULD: HEAD C OACH ......................................................................Jim Knowles • improve the Big Red to 5-4 overall and 2-4 in Ivy play. ALMA M ATER .................................................................Cornell ‘87 RECORD AT C ORNELL /Y RS ...........................19-19/Fourth season • guarantee Cornell a .500 overall record for the third straight season. OVERALL R ECORD /Y RS . ..............................19-19/Fourth season • extend Cornell’s lead in the all-time series to 60-32-3. ASST . C OACHES .............................Clayton Carlin (Def. Coord./DBs) Bruce Barnum (O! . Coord./Tight Ends/Running Backs) • avenge last season’s 21-14 loss to the Lions in New York City. Brian Coon (Asst. O! . Coord./O! ensive Line) • push Cornell to a 4-1 home record in 2007. Pete DeStefano (Assoc. Defensive Coord./Def. Line) Zac Roper (Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties) • be the 610th in program history (10th most in the Football Championship Subdivision). David Archer (Linebackers) Joe Borich (Quarterbacks) Travis Burkett (O! ensive Assistant) MATCHUP A T A G LANCE Guy Holliday (Wide Receivers) DIRECTOR OF F OOTBALL O PERATIONS ................................. Rhett Ticconi COORDINATOR OF F OOTBALL A LUMNI R ELATIONS ...................Pete Noyes Cornell ..................................................... vs. ..................................................Columbia ATHLETIC T RAINERS ....................................Bernie DePalma/Jim Case Ithaca, N.Y. .................................................................Location ..........................................................New York, N.Y. STRENGTH C OACH ............................................................... Tom Howley 1865 .............................................................................Founded ............................................................................1754 ATHLETIC C OMMUNICATIONS 13,700 .......................................................................Enrollment .........................................................................5,532 DIRECTOR (FB C ONTACT ) ............................................Jeremy Hartigan Ivy League ..............................................................Conference ..............................................................Ivy League E- MAIL ...........................................................jh295@cornell.edu OFFICE P HONE ...................................................... (607) 255-9788 Schoellkopf Field (25,597, turf) ......................... Stadium ......................Wien Stadium (17,000, FieldTurf) ASSOCIATE D IRECTOR .............................................................. Julie Greco J. Andrew Noel, Jr. ......................................... Athletics Director ..................................Dr. M. Dianne Murphy ASSISTANT D IRECTOR ..............................................................Kevin Zeise ASSISTANT D IRECTOR ..................................................Lindsey Mechalik 1887 ..................................................................First Year of Football .................................................................1870 ACCOUNTS R EPRESENTATIVE .....................................Marlene Crockford 609-449-34 (.573) ................................... All-Time Football Record ....................................359-575-43 (.389) BIG R ED H OTLINE ...........................................................(607) 255-2385 WEB S ITE ....................................................www.CornellBigRed.com Jim Knowles (Cornell ‘87) ..................................Head Coach ......................Norries Wilson (Minnesota ‘89) 19-19, Fourth Year ..........................................Record at School .......................................... 6-12, Second Year WEATHER .COM F ORECAST 19-19, Fourth Year .............................................Career Record ............................................. 6-12, Second Year Saturday calls for a cloudy afternoon (10 percent chance of rain), with a high temperature of 49° and a low of 40° Multiple/Multiple