Cornell Football looks to get back to .500 in conference play when it travels to Princeton, NJ for its 106th all-time meeting with Princeton on Saturday, November 2 at 1:00 PM at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Cornell is 1-2 in the Ivy League after topping Yale at Homecoming, falling to Harvard in the teams’ Friday night battle on ESPN2 and losing to Brown in walk-off fashion last weekend.

Princeton Notes:

• Princeton enters Week 2-4 with wins over Howard and Brown. Despite the Tigers being below .500 in both the Ivy League and overall, the team has yet to lose a game at home.

• Princeton is one of the top teams in the entire FCS when it comes to penalty avoidance. The Tigers have the fourth-fewest penalties in the country so far this season (25) and the eighth-fewest average per game (4.17).

• Senior captain and 2023 All-Ivy honoree John Volker is the lead rusher for the orange and black. On 47 carries, he has amassed 280 yards and four scores, including a burst of 66 yards against Brown. Sophomore running back Ethan Clark has tallied as many rushes as Volker, following closely with rushing yards at 227. Clark has accounted for one touchdown. Junior quarterback Blaine Hipa has two rushing touchdowns to his name, but the offensive line’s woes have left the Tigers in trouble. With the most sacks and tackles for loss in the Ivy, Hipa’s rushing yards are at -24.

• Hipa has completed 69 of his 137 passing attempts for 837 yards and four touchdowns this season. Hipa has thrown 12 interceptions this season, including five against Ivy opponents. He hasn’t had a completion percentage above 59 percent in any of his five games this season.

• Senior Luke Colella returns to the field after an All-Ivy season in 2023. He is the leading receiver for the Tigers, with 21 catches for 321 yards, including three home visits. Two-time All-Ivy honoree AJ Barber follows with 18 catches for 225 yards and a score. They are the only two Tigers with double-digit catches and triple-digit receiving yards.

• Sophomore Chase Christopher leads the Tigers defense in tackles, clocking 39 stops, including 2.5 for loss. Junior Marco Scarano follows with 37 tackles, six of which were for loss. He also has a forced fumble, a quarterback rush and a pass breakup. In addition to the leaders, junior defensive back Nasir Hill and senior defensive lineman Jack DelGarbino are back after earning All-Ivy honors in 2023.

• Sophomore Torian Roberts leads Princeton in interceptions and has three picks.

• Junior Tahj Owens recovered two team-high fumbles.

• Sophomore punter Brady Clark had an All-Ivy year in 2023, and this season he has thrown away 24 punts for 988 yards, including one for 70 yards. Princeton is perfect on field goal attempts this season, with Sam Massick kicking everything within 29 yards and Jeffrey Sexton kicking everything further.

The series

• This marks the 106th meeting between the Big Red and the Tigers. Princeton has a 66-37-2 lead in the all-time series.

• The Tigers have won eight of their last nine games, including four straight at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell hasn’t defeated Princeton since its 29-28 victory in October 2017.

• Cornell is 21-24-1 at home against Princeton.

2024 Princeton head coach

Head Coach: Bob Surrace

Princeton Record: 80-56 (14 seasons)

Overall record: 98-59 (16 seasons, two at West Conn)

Ivy League record: 53-40 (14 seasons)

Princeton 2024 Football Information

2024 Captains: Offensive lineman Nicholas Hilliard, running back John Volker, defensive lineman Collin Taylor, offensive lineman Tommy Matheson and safety Mason Armstead.

2023 Record: 5-5 (4-3 Ivy)

Home/Away/Neutral: 2-3/3-2/0-0

2023 Ivy League finish: 4th

Historical information about Princeton Football

First year of football: 1869

All-time overall record: 859-420-50 (.665)

Overall Ivy League record: 263-208-5 (.558)