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Harvard football competes at Cornell at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 in a game televised nationally on ESPNU.
Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics
35
Winner Harvard HAR 3-1 , 2-0
28
Cornell COR 2-2 , 0-2
Winner
Harvard HAR
3-1 , 2-0
35
Final
28
Cornell COR
2-2 , 0-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HAR Harvard 0 13 7 15 35
COR Cornell 7 0 7 14 28

Game Recap: Football |

Football Takes 35-28 Road Win at Cornell, Moves to 2-0 in Ivy League Play

ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Charlie Dean threw touchdowns to junior Tyler Neville and sophomore Scott Woods, senior Aidan Borguet ran for a score, and sophomore Jelani Machen returned a blocked punt for a touchdown as Harvard University football beat Cornell University, 35-28, on Friday night at Schoellkopf Field in a game nationally televised on ESPNU.
 
The Crimson (3-1, 2-0 Ivy) took a 13-7 lead at halftime behind Machen's punt return touchdown and a pair of field goals from senior kicker Jonah Lipel. After the host Big Red (2-2, 0-2 Ivy) took a 14-13 edge early in the third quarter, Harvard scored three of the game's next four scores as Neville and Woods both grabbed receiving touchdowns, and Borguet capped the Crimson's scoring to give the visitors a 35-21 advantage with 2:50 remaining.
 
Harvard became the first Ivy League team to move to 2-0 in conference play on the season.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior running back Aidan Borguet ran for a season-high 163 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries for a 5.8 yard per carry average. He ran for over 100 yards for the third time this season. Borguet posted his sixth rushing score of the year and seventh overall TD of the season. He has rushed for a touchdown in all four games in 2022.
  • Senior quarterback Charlie Dean completed 15-of-29 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. He has thrown a touchdown in all four games and did not throw an interception for the third straight game. Dean tossed for over 200 yards for the third straight contest.
  • Junior tight end Tyler Neville caught three balls for 35 yards and his first career touchdown.
  • Sophomore wide receiver Scott Woods II grabbed a 10-yard receiving touchdown for his first collegiate TD.
  • Senior wide receiver Kym Wimberly snagged five passes for 82 yards. He has tallied over 75 receiving yards in all four games this season.
  • Sophomore receiver Ledger Hatch tallied five catches for 71 yards.
  • Junior Jelani Machen scored the Crimson's first touchdown of the game, recovering a blocked punt from senior Kobe Joseph and returning it 17 yards for the score.
  • Senior kicker Jonah Lipel went 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points. He connected on field goals from 32 and 25 yards for his first two field goals of the year. For the year, Lipel has made 15-of-15 extra points.
  • Following the Crimson's final touchdown, senior wide receiver Joe Young threw a two-point conversion pass to Neville following a reverse.
  • Senior defensive lineman Truman Jones totaled 4.0 tackles for loss and a sack in the game. He notched a sack for the second straight contest.
  • Senior defensive back Alex Washington and senior linebacker Jack McGowan each registered a team-high six tackles.
  • As a team, Harvard held advantages in rushing yards (177-65) and total offense (385-250).
Gallery: (10-7-2022) Football at Cornell
 

How It Happened

  • The Big Red's Jameson Wang ran in a one-yard touchdown with 2:55 left in the first quarter for the game's opening score, giving the hosts a 7-0 lead following an 18-play, 89-yard drive in 10:01.
  • Senior kicker Jonah Lipel got the Crimson on the scoreboard, connecting on a 32-yard field goal with 10:13 to go in the second quarter. His first field goal of the season brought Harvard within 7-3. Sophomore wide receiver Ledger Hatch made two catches for 33 yards on the drive.
  • The Crimson took its first lead of the game as senior Kobe Joseph broke through for a punt block, and junior Jelani Machen returned the ball 17 yards for the touchdown, giving Harvard a 10-7 advantage with 8:06 to go in the second quarter.
  • Closing out the first half's scoring, Lipel connected on a 25-yard field goal with 18 seconds left in the second quarter, pushing Harvard ahead 13-7 at the break. Senior defensive lineman Truman Jones came up with a sack on Cornell's preceding possession to help set up the scoring drive.
  • Cornell opened the second half's scoring as Wang ran the ball in from six yards out, pushing the hosts ahead 14-13 with 10:58 to go in the third quarter.
  • Harvard responded just over three minutes later as senior quarterback Charlie Dean found junior tight end Tyler Neville for a three-yard touchdown, giving the Crimson back the lead at 20-14 with 7:05 left in the third. Senior wide receiver Kym Wimberly made a 37-yard catch in traffic to help catalyze a drive that went nine plays and 75 yards in 3:53.
  • The Crimson extended its lead to 27-14 with 14:55 left in the fourth quarter as Dean connected with sophomore wide receiver Scott Woods II for a 10-yard touchdown. Dean's second TD of the game capped a 10-play, 67-yard drive in 3:55 which included a 32-yard reception from Wimberly.
  • Cornell cut into the margin with 9:03 to play as Wang linked up with Thomas Glover on a 10-yard touchdown to pull the Big Red within 27-21.
  • Senior running back Aidan Borguet tallied his sixth rushing touchdown of the season, scoring from two yards out to make the score 35-21 with 2:50 remaining, finishing off an 11-play, 71-yard drive in 6:02. On the PAT, senior wide receiver Joe Young connected within Neville following a reverse for the two-point conversion.
  • Wang scored the game's final touchdown as he added a one-yard rushing score with 0:57 to go, bringing the Big Red within 35-28 before the Crimson recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Game Notes and Quotes

  • Harvard improved to 50-34-2 all-time vs. Cornell.
  • The Crimson moved to 50-15 in October since 2006.
  • Harvard bettered its all-time record to 890-406-50 and to 284-164-9 all-time in Ivy League games.
  • The Crimson moved to 49-21 in its last 70 road games.
  • Harvard scored points for the 232nd consecutive game.
  • "It was the consummate team win. We needed special teams today. We needed the defense to come up strong, and we needed the offense to be able to finish. That was all-around as good of a win as we have had in a while dating back to the Harvard-Yale game." – Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football
  • "The kids really responded to all the little bits of adversity that kept coming our way in the game. I think we really became a team today." – Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football
  • "It feels really good. I was just saying to the linebackers that a win is a win. We'll take them all. In this league with all the parity, it's becoming harder and harder to get wins. Especially on the road in a hostile environment, we're happy to walk away with a win." – Senior linebacker Jack McGowan

Next Up

Harvard remains on the road to play at Howard University on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3) in Washington, D.C., at Audi Field in the Truth and Service Classic.
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