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Seamus Gilmartin
38
Winner Harvard HAR 3-1 , 1-1
20
Cornell COR 1-3 , 1-1
Winner
Harvard HAR
3-1 , 1-1
38
Final
20
Cornell COR
1-3 , 1-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HAR Harvard 10 21 7 0 38
COR Cornell 7 7 6 0 20

Game Recap: Football |

Football Pulls Away from Cornell; Earns 38-20 Road Win

ITHACA, N.Y. – Harvard Football used 21 second-quarter points to pull away from Cornell en route to a 38-20 road win at Schoellkopf Field on Friday night. The Crimson's first Ivy League win of 2024 evened its conference record at 1-1, while improving its overall mark to 3-1. The Big Red, meanwhile, fell to 1-3 (1-1 Ivy).

How It Happened

  • Cornell orchestrated a 10-play opening drive that covered 83 yards and culminated with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Jameson Wang to Ryder Kurtz to help the Big Red jump out to an early 7-0 lead.
  • The Crimson wasted little time in answering the Cornell TD as it drove 60 yards in 2:28, leading to a 28-yard field goal by Kieran Corr. Harvard was able to get into field goal range after Jaden Craig connected with Cooper Barkate for a 47-yard reception.
  • Barkate and Scott Woods II would later be responsible for 66 of 70 yards on Harvard's next scoring drive, which ended with an open Barkate on the receiving end of a 21-yard TD pass from Craig. The scoring toss helped put the Crimson on top, 10-7, with 51 seconds left in the first quarter.
  • Wang later led a quick-strike attack for Cornell, which went 54 yards in four plays that spanned 54 seconds and ended in a 10-yard rushing TD by the quarterback. The scamper gave the hosts a 14-10 lead.
  • Harvard did not trail for long after Craig hit Seamus Gilmartin on a 54-yard TD pass to complete a 6-play, 75-yard scoring drive. The sophomore's first TD of his career pushed the Crimson back into the lead at 17-14 with 8:36 left in the half.
  • The Craig-to-Gilmartin connection was up and running on Harvard's next possession. The Crimson marched to the Cornell 20-yard line and was faced with a 4th-and-3. Harvard went for it and the QB threw a dart in a small window to his tight end for another TD, which boosted the visitors to a 24-14 advantage with 105 seconds left before the half.
  • Despite the limited time left on the clock, Harvard forced a 3-and-out and saw Woods II return the Big Red punt 18 yards to the Crimson 49. From there, Craig found Woods II for 14 yards, Barkate for 18 and then went back to Barkate for another 19, which helped the Crimson take a 31-14 lead into halftime. In totality, the scoring drive took four plays and covered 51 yards in 39 seconds.
  • The Crimson added to its lead deep in the third quarter when Charles DePrima completed a 2-yard pass to Ryan Osborne. The tight end's first TD since the season opener helped Harvard push its advantage to 38-14.
  • Facing a steep deficit, Cornell took over and rushed four straight times with the fourth attempt going for 39 yards. After the Robert Tucker III tote, Wang threw a 12-yard TD pass to Samuel Musungu. The Big Red's 2-point-conversion attempt, however, failed and Harvard eventually took a 38-20 lead into the final 15 minutes and through the end of the game.

Team Notes

  • With tonight's win, Harvard…
    • Wins its second straight game.
    • Defeats Cornell for a fifth consecutive time (second straight in Ithaca).
    • Improves to 52-34-2 all-time vs. the Big Red.
    • Moves to 2-0 this season in Friday games and 10-2 on the day since 2018.
    • Scored a season-high 38 points.

Player Notes

  • Jaden Craig (20 comp., 316 yds., 4 TD): Completed a season-high 20 passes, including 14 passes in the first half, which surpassed his single-game season high entering tonight… Threw for a career-high four touchdowns in the first half alone… His 258 first-half passing yards were six yards shy of his career high... Ultimately set a career high with 316 yards passing.
  • Cooper Barkate (7 rec. 130 yds., 2 TD): Broke the century mark in receiving yards in the first half alone before finishing with a season-high 130… Equaled his career high with his two first-half TDs.
  • Scott Woods II (10 rec., 76 yds.): Finished with a career-high 10 catches after entering the game with nine on the year… Had 76 yards receiving after posting 93 vs. New Hampshire… Added 74 punt return yards, which led all players.
  • Seamus Gilmartin (2 rec., 74 yds.): Recorded his first career touchdown on his second career catch… Added another TD on Harvard's next first-half possession… Finished with a career-high 74 yards.
  • Xaviah Bascon (23 att., 99 yds.): Carried the ball a career-high 23 times for a career-high 99 yards… The 99 yards rushing were the most by a Crimson running back this season.
  • Austin Jake-Guillory (6 tackles): Tied for the team lead with six tackles, sharing team-high honors with Myles Wiley and Ty Bartrum, who also added one tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

Up Next

Harvard opens a two-game homestand next Saturday when it welcomes Holy Cross to Cambridge. Kickoff at Harvard Stadium is set for noon ET with the action airing live on ESPN+.
 
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