Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

{{Infobox sports rivalry

| wide = yes

| name = Cornell-Columbia football rivalry

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| team1 = Columbia Lions

| team1logo = Columbia Lions wordmark.svg

| team2 = Cornell Big Red

| team2logo = Cornell "C" logo.svg

| sport = Football

| firstmeeting = November 26, 1889
Cornell, 20–0

| mostrecent = November 23, 2024
Columbia, 17–9

| nextmeeting = November 22, 2025

| total = 111

| series = Cornell leads, 66–42–3

| largestvictory = Cornell, 56–0 (1922)

| longeststreak = Cornell, 12 (1977–1988)

| longestunbeatenstreak =

| currentstreak = Columbia, 4 (2021–present)

| currentunbeatenstreak =

| trophy = Empire Cup

| trophy series = Columbia leads, 8–6

| stadiums =

}}

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| caption = Locations of Columbia and Cornell

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| label1 = Columbia

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| label-color1 = black

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| label2 = Cornell

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File:Cornell vs Columbia football.jpg. Columbia won 24–21 after freshman Mike Roussos returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the final minute.]]

File:Line of Scrimmage, Cornell Big Red at Columbia Lions football game.jpg

The Columbia–Cornell football rivalry is the American college football rivalry between the Columbia Lions and the Cornell Big Red,{{Cite news |date=November 5, 1921 |title=Coming Battle Fans Rivalry of Nineties |url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19211105-01.2.9# |work=Columbia Daily Spectator |volume=52 |issue=34}}{{Cite news |date=November 3, 1934 |title=History of Cornell-Columbia Grid Rivalry Shows Trends in Attitude Toward Football |url=http://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/cornell?a=d&d=CDS19341103.2.13 |work=Cornell Daily Sun |volume=55 |issue=34}}{{Cite web |last=Jake Novak |date=November 20, 2008 |title=Columbia-Cornell: The Real Rivalry |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/84179-columbia-cornell-the-real-rivalry |website=Bleacher Report}} the two Ivy League teams in New York State. In 2010, the game was named the Empire State Bowl and the teams began competing for the Empire Cup. Since 2018, it has been the final game on each team's schedule.

In 2024, for the first time, the game had implications for the Ivy championship. Columbia beat Cornell 17–9{{Cite web |title=Columbia 17-9 Cornell (Nov 23, 2024) Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401654496 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}} in New York to share the conference title with Dartmouth and Harvard.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Columbia, Dartmouth Earn Share of Ivy Title with Harvard |url=https://ivyleague.com/news/2024/11/23/football-columbia-dartmouth-earn-share-of-ivy-title-with-harvard.aspx |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=ivyleague.com |language=en}}

Game results

{{sports rivalry series table

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| team1 = Columbia

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}

| team2 = Cornell

| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}

| footnote = {{Cite web |title=Columbia vs Cornell (NY) |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/columbia/opponents_records.php?teamid=820 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102062149/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/columbia/opponents_records.php?teamid=820 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |access-date=January 2, 2016 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse}}

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==See also==

References

Category:College football rivalries in the United States

Category:Columbia Lions football

Category:Cornell Big Red football

Category:1889 establishments in New York (state)