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When the captain took the field, he was playing for a team of thousands: both his teammates in carnelian and white, and the kids back home near Flint, Michigan.
Cornell started off hot, building a 21-0 lead that Columbia could not overcome.
Follow live as the Red takes on the Lions at Schoellkopf Field.
The probability of all four underdogs pulling off upsets last week was tabbed at .00182.
Cornell has a shot to build a winning streak in Ivy League play to close out the 2019 season.
The Red came from behind with 5:32 left in the game to down the Green, 20-17.
The Elo ratings do not predict a Cornell victory over Dartmouth this weekend.
“We don’t have the record we want — we don’t have the record we expect,” said head coach David Archer ’05. “And without anything to lose, that makes us really dangerous.”
Cornell scored a touchdown in the final minute, but a failed two-point conversion sealed its fate in a tough loss to the Quakers.
Dartmouth and Princeton face off at Yankee Stadium in the game that will likely determine the Ivy League champion.