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Princeton, Cornell Resume Exciting Football Rivalry Saturday In Ithaca
October 26, 2010 | Football
PRINCETON GAME NOTES l CORNELL GAME NOTES l IVY CONFERENCE CALL
Since 2000, very few rivalries in the Ivy League have matched the drama produced every time Princeton and Cornell meet on the football field. Nine of the last 10 games have been decided by seven points or less, and six of those have been decided by three points or fewer. With two new head coaches looking for their first Ivy win, expect the unexpected this weekend.
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Date/Time | Oct. 30/12:30 p.m. |
| Field | Schoellkopf Field |
| Location | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| TV | none |
| Radio | 103.3 FM/GoPrincetonTigers.com |
| All-Time Series | Princeton 57-33-2 |
| Last Year | PRINCETON 17, Cornell 13 |
| Last At Site | Princeton 31, CORNELL 26 (2008) |
| Last Five Years | Princeton 4-1 |
| Current Streak | Princeton 3 |
Game Notes • Week 7
A Few Fast Facts To Get You Ready…
Close Calls • Over the last 10 years, the Princeton-Cornell game has been decided by seven points or less nine times, and three points or less three times. The game has gone to overtime twice and been up for grabs in the final seconds two times in the last three seasons. See a brief recap of the last 10 games befow the final defensive notes.
Three-Peat • Princeton has won each of its last three meetings with Cornell, including a 31-26 game at Schoellkopf Field two seasons ago. The three-game win streak is Prince-ton's second-longest against any Ivy rival (Dartmouth, 6).
Mirror Image • Princeton is hoping to repeat some recent history, starting this weekend. In 2009, the Tigers opened the season 1-5, but followed a victory over Cornell with two more wins in the final three weeks of the season.
First And Goal • One of the two newest head coaches in the Ivy League will get his first Ivy win this weekend. Both Princeton's Bob Surace and Cornell's Kent Austin were hired following the 2009 season.
On The Road Again • After three straight home games, Princeton is back on the road for only the third time this season. This is the Tigers' first overnight trip of the season; the other two road games were at nearby Lehigh and Columbia.
The Crystal Ball • Princeton will return home to take on Ivy champion Penn in a nationally televised game on the VERSUS Network. Kickoff will be at 3:00 on Nov. 6. Penn has won three in a row against the Tigers.
Offensive Notes and Anecdotes…
Starting Strong
Since the 2003 season, the starting quarterback in the season opener had started every game that season but one (2007 season finale). That changed last week, when senior Andrew Dixon came in for injured starter Tommy Wornham. Dixon was solid against the Crimson, completing 20 of 29 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown to Andrew Kerr.
Happy Memories
In two games against Cornell, including his 2007 breakout performance on ESPNU, senior co-captain Jordan Culbreath has rushed 35 times for 314 yards and three touchdowns. He is averaging 9 yards per rush in his career against the Big Red and has touchdown runs of 23, 49 and 58 yards.
Creative Thinking
In last weekend's Harvard game, Princeton got three touchdown passes from three different players at three different positions: tight end Harry Flaherty threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to Andrew Kerr, quarterback Andrew Dixon threw a second-quarter touchdown pass to Kerr and running back Jordan Culbreath threw a third-quarter touchdown pass to Trey Peacock.
Creative Thinking II
Princeton had one rushing touchdown last weekend; naturally, it didn't come from a running back. Wideout Trey Peacock scored on 4th-and-goal run from the 1 in the fourth quarter. Peacock and Andrew Kerr both share the team lead with four touchdowns this season.
Doing Yardwork
Senior Trey Peacock continues to have one of the best receiving seasons in Princeton history. He ranks second in the nation with 107.8 receiving yards per game and is third in the country with 8.2 receptions per game. He is also on pace to become the fourth Prince-ton wideout to record more than 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. Here is the full list, along with Peacock's projected numbers:
| Player | Year | Receptions | Yards |
| Derek Graham | 1983 | 84 | 1,321 |
| Kevin Guthrie | 1983 | 88 | 1,260 |
| Kevin Guthrie | 1982 | 75 | 1,003 |
| Trey Peacock (projected) | 2010 | 82 | 1,130 |
Point After
Princeton scored 28 points last week, the most it has scored in regulation since the 2008 season finale. The last time it scored more points in 60 minutes was the 2008 Cornell game, when the Tigers scored 31.
Two Much
Andrew Kerr caught two touchdowns last weekend; the last Tiger receiver with two TD catches in one game was Trey Peacock, who caught two against Cornell last season.
Flag Football
Princeton has been penalized fewer times than its opponent in four straight games and hasn't committed more than four penalties since its second game of the season.
First And Goal
Princeton has scored first in each of its last five games this season.
Defensive Notes and Anecdotes…
The Stark Truth
Sophomore Andrew Starks leads Princeton with 58 tackles this season and ranks fourth among all Ivy League players. Two of Princeton's top linebackers of the last decade have led the Tigers in tackles as sophomores: Justin Stull led the 2003 team with 114 stops, while Steven Cody led the 2008 team with 85. Starks is also one of two Princeton players with two interceptions this season; he recorded his second one last weekend against Harvard.
King For A Day
Sophomore Tim Kingsbury, who moved into the starting lineup after the season-ending injury to Steven Cody, has averaged 13 tackles in each of Princeton's last two games. He ranks sixth in the Ivy League with 8.7 tackles per game.
Set A Pick
The Princeton pass defense put up a number of impressive statistics last weekend. Three Princeton players (Andrew Starks, Weston Palmer and Jaiye Falusi) recorded an intercetion; as a team, the Tigers also broke up six passes, including two at the line of scrimmage by Matt Landry.
Passed Out
After struggling against both Columbia and Colgate, the Princeton pass defense has played well in its last two league games. Columbia and Colgate averaged 10.9 and 12.8 yards per pass, respectively; Brown and Harvard averaged 5.4 and 5.7.
Grounded
After playing two of the top rushing offenses in FCS football over the last three weeks (Colgate and Harvard), it will need a better performance Saturday at Cornell. Both the Big Red rushing offense and the Princeton rushing defense are ranked outside the Top 100 in the latest FCS statistics.
Cloud Of Dust
Sophomore punter Joe Cloud, who kicked a 61-yarder against Brown and a 66-yarder against Harvard, leads the Ivy League with a 46.2-yard punting average. That total would lead the FCS as well, but Cloud doesn't have the minimum 3.6 punts per game to qualify for the stats. Cloud was named the National Co-Punter of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards.
The Rivalry, Over 10 Years
2000: Cornell 25, Princeton 24
Princeton's Brian Danielewicz completes a 24-yard TD pass to Chisom Opara with 11 seconds remaining, but Taylor Northrop slips on the icy turf and his PAT was blocked.
2001: Cornell 10, Princeton 7
Taylor Northrop's 57-yard field goal attempt with 5:53 remaining hits the crossbar and bounces back.
2002: Princeton 32, Cornell 25 (ot)
Princeton scores 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to rally from a 25-10 deficit. Jay McCareins forces overtime with a late INT and Blair Morrison catches the winning TD.
2003: PRINCETON 28, Cornell 6
Matt Verbit throws two touchdown passes in a 22-second span as Princeton rolls to the only lopsided win of the decade.
2004: CORNELL 21, Princeton 20
Cornell throws TD passes of 54 and 79 yards, and Derek Javarone's PAT with 6:48 remaining in the fourth quarter gets blocked.
2005: PRINCETON 20, Cornell 17 (ot)
Jeff Terrell engineers an 18-play, 63-yard drive to set up the tying field goal, and Derek Javarone breaks the Ivy League record with his 42nd career field goal to win it in overtime.
2006: CORNELL 14, Princeton 7
Despite being outgained 328-274, the Big Red hands
Princeton its only loss of the season when Matt Grant's
late interception ends the final Tiger drive.
2007: PRINCETON 34, Cornell 31
Princeton RB Jordan Culbreath, recording his breakout game on ESPNU, runs for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and Cornell kicker Peter Zell misses a 47-yarder in the final seconds.
2008: Princeton 31, CORNELL 26
Despite trailing by 12 with 45 seconds remaining, a late touchdown and an onsides kick allows Cornell to attempt a 20-yard pass into the end zone on the final play, but it falls incomplete.
2009: PRINCETON 17, Cornell 13
With Culbreath returning to the sideline for the first time since his aplastic anemia diagnosis, Princeton threw 2 TD passes to Trey Peacock, including the 78-yard game winner in the 4th quarter.