GAME INFORMATION
GAME #6: Cornell vs. Navy
GAMETIME: Friday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m.
SITE: Schoellkopf Field (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2010 RECORDS: Cornell (4-1, 2-1 CSFL), Navy (4-1, 2-1 CSFL)
SERIES RECORD: Navy leads, 50-13-2
LAST MEETING: Navy won, 18-13, on Oct. 2, 2009
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THE MATCH UP: Coming off its first loss of the season, the Big Red sprint football team will look to return to its winning ways as it welcomes Navy to Schoellkopf Field on Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Both teams are sitting in second place in the conference with identical records of 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the CSFL.

THE HEAD COACH: Coach Terry Cullen begins his 45th season at the helm of the big Red program with a 160-126-7 record (.558). Cullen has been a member of the coaching staff since 1964 and officially became the Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football in 2001.

THE CO-HEAD COACH: In August, 2008, it was announced that Bart Guccia would assume a majority of the on-field coaching and gameday decisions for the Big Red. Guccia is in his fifth year with the sprint football team and has posted a 13-6 record (.684) in his new role.

THE SERIES VS. NAVY: The Big Red first met Navy on the sprint football field in 1946, a 15-0 win for the Midshipmen. Navy went on to win the first 14 meetings, usually by shutout, before Cornell earned a hard-fought 8-7 win at Annapolis in 1960. Navy still holds the commanding 49-13-2 record in the series, including winning the last three outings, but the games have been much more competitive in recent years with four of the last five meetings being decided by one touchdown or less.

SCOUTING THE MIDSHIPMEN: Navy is 4-1 overall (3-1 CSFL) with its lone loss coming to league-leading Penn on Oct. 2 at the Allegiance Bowl in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Midshipmen lead the CSFL in team defense, allowing its opponents just 119.6 total yards per game and just 30.8 yards per game on the ground. On the season, Navy has surrendered a total of just 30 points. Defensive lineman Jeremy Harbaugh and safety Mike Nolan lead the squad with 30 tackles apiece, while Nolan has a team-high 20 solo stops. Offensively, Navy comes to Schoellkopf Field averaging 392.2 yards of total offense per game and has out-gained its five opponents on the ground by a combined 1225-154 yards. Five running backs average at least 4.6 yards per carry with D.J. Hooper leading the way with 246 yards (7.5 yards per rush). Jordan Foley is second on the team with 231 yards (4.6 yards per rush) and he is closely followed by David Williams (198 yards, 6.8 yards per rush), Marty Meehan (173 yards, 5.6 yards per rush) and Denzel Reina (149 yards, 5.1 yards per rush). Four different players have attempted at least one pass for Navy, but Tyler Terronez leads the way, completing 35-of-66 for 519 yards (129.8 yards per game). Terronez has been extremely efficient, registering four touchdowns but no interceptions.

LAST TIME VS. NAVY: In what was expected to be a defensive battle, the Cornell and Navy sprint football teams did not disappoint, with Navy holding off a late Big Red comeback bid to earn the 18-13 victory. The game marked the fourth time in the last five games that the contest was decided by one score. Both team's defenses dominated as neither offense could put together a solid drive, but it was some big stops late in the game that won it for the Midshipmen. Navy, whose strength on offense is courtesy of the running game, could only manage 28 yards on the ground on 35 carries against Cornell. The Big Red registered 12 tackles for a loss, including three each from its All-CSFL linebackers John Parke and Clay Hemminger. Nick Indovina had the play of the game for the defense, scoring Cornell's only touchdown after returning and interception 57 yards. Offensively, quarterback Elliot Corey threw for 115 yards and ran for 41 more, while running back D.J. Sciavetta also rushed for 41 yards. Alex Perilstein made a name for himself on special teams with two field goals, including a 49-yard bomb through the uprights. He also averaged over 40 yards per punt and over 50 yards per kickoff.

A WIN OVER THE MIDSHIPMEN WOULD:
* keep the Big Red within striking distance of a CSFL title, while pushing Navy into third place, as undefeated Penn also faces 3-1 Army on Friday night.
* snap a three-game losing streak to Navy.
* give Cornell victories over both Army and Navy in the same season for the first time since 2006.

STREAKS:
* Cornell has registered at least one interception in each of its last 11 games, dating back to the second game of the 2009 season.
* Cornell has registered at least one field goal in each of its last eight games.
* Cornell has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of its last nine games.

JUST FOUR KICKS: When Alex Perilstein connected on four field goals against Princeton, he became the first Big Red kicker to hit four field goals in a game since Chris Garnic did so, also against the Tigers, on Sept. 26, 2003. Last week, Perilstein again connected on four field goals against Penn, becoming the only Big Red kicker since 1971 to connect on four field goals in a game twice in the same season. (Statistics prior to 1971 are not available.)

AT A LOSS: Cornell had registered at least five tackles for loss per game over the span of the last 36 games, before registering just three against Penn on Oct. 22. The streak had dated back to the first contest of the 2005 season.

ISN'T THAT SPECIAL?: Alex Perilstein has been named the CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week four times this season, winning three straight prior to Cornell's bye week, and then again immediately following the bye. The senior kicker earned the award for the first time this season after accounting for 14 of Cornell's 33 points in its win over Princeton. In addition to two extra-points, Perilstein converted four field goals from distances of 23, 22, 40 and 27 yards out. He also kicked off seven times for an average of 49.7 yards and punted three times for an average of 21.7 yards. Perilstein won the award again after connecting on three field goals against Post. He finished the game with 10 total points as he kicked an extra point and connected on field goals from 34, 39 and 42 yards out. Perilstein also punted six times for 221 yards with one of his punts going for 60 yards. Against Army, Perilstein accounted for eight of the Big Red's 20 points. He booted field goals from 32 and 33 yards out and kicked a pair of extra points. He also punted 11 times for 401 yards, with his longest going 52 yards. His most recent win came after his performance against Penn, in which he accounted for all of Cornell's points with four field goals. His longest field goal came from 35-yards out. Perilstein also punted in the game and placed one punt inside the 20-yard line.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Doug Famularo was named the CSFL Offensive Player of the Week following the Big Red's victory over Post on Oct. 1. The junior running back was a workhorse as he rushed for 159 yards on 28 carries and accounted for both Big Red touchdowns. His first touchdown came on a 13-yard pass reception, while his second came on a 37-yard run that put the game away in the fourth quarter.

GET DEFENSIVE: Junior linebacker Tim Dooley was named the CSFL Defensive Player of the Week after dominating throughout the Big Red's game against Army. Dooley was the team's top tackler and also forced three turnovers. He had 14 stops in the game, forced two fumbles, and also picked up an interception. Two of Dooley's tackles went for losses.

BALANCED ATTACK: In six of Cornell's last nine games, the Big Red has registered at least one rushing and one passing touchdown.

WELCOME POST: With its 22-14 victory over Post on Oct. 1, the Big Red improved to 10-5 when it faces an opponent for the first time ever. The last time Cornell lost the first game in a series was a 48-0 loss to Army in 1957.

PRINCETON REVIEW: With the win over the Tigers earlier this season, Cornell improved its record to 17-0 against Princeton this decade. Five of those wins have been shutouts and the Big Red has scored more than 40 points on five occasions. Cornell has allowed the Tigers to score more than 10 points in just seven of those games, and the Big Red has an average margin of victory of 22.5 points (533-150).

WINNING STREAKS: With its victory over Princeton earlier this season, the Big Red improved its current winning-streak against the Tigers to 17 games, tying the longest streak Cornell has ever had against a current member of the CSFL (17 vs. Penn; 1974-88). The longest winning streak Cornell has ever had against an opponent was 19 games against Columbia, starting in 1958 and lasting until 1976 when the team disbanded.

UP NEXT: Cornell plays its final game of the season when it welcomes Mansfield to Schoellkopf Field on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.