GAME INFORMATION
GAME #3: Cornell vs. Post
GAMETIME: Friday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m.
SITE: Powers Schoellkopf Field (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2010 RECORDS: Cornell (2-0), Post (0-1)
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING: First Meeting
LIVE STATS: www.CornellBigRed.com
LIVE VIDEO: www.CornellBigRed.com

THE MATCH UP: Cornell welcomes CSFL newcomer Post University to Schoellkopf Field this Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Cornell is riding a three-game winning streak dating back to the 2009 season finale and has opened a season at 2-0 for the first time since 2007, while the Eagles dropped their inaugural contest to Penn, 42-14.

THE HEAD COACH: Coach Terry Cullen begins his 45th season at the helm of the big Red program with a 158-125-7 record (.557). 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 an 11-5 record (.688) in his new role.

THE SERIES VS. POST: Friday night's game marks the first meeting in the series between the Big Red and CSFL newcomer Post.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES: Post lost the first sprint football game in school history to Penn last weekend, falling to the Quakers, 42-14, at Franklin Field. Eagle quarterback Sir-Darryl Johnson had 15 pass completions for 153 yards, including a long of 37 yards and a five-yard touchdown completion to go with just one interception. On the ground, Lee Knight ran for 45 yards, while Derrick Chance scored the program's first-ever touchdown with a one-yard rush early in the fourth quarter. Dan Koerber led the team defensively with nine tackles and one interception, while David Boyle also had an interception which he returned 94 yards.

A WIN OVER POST WOULD:
* give Cornell a 3-0 start to a season for the first time since 2006, when the Big Red went 6-0 and won the CSFL title.
* improve the Big Red to 10-5 in games played against an opponent for the first time.
* Improve Terry Cullen to 158-125-7 during his career, while handing Bart Guccia his 11th career victory as co-head coach of the Big Red.

WELCOME POST: Since 1938, the Big Red has faced a new opponent in sprint football just 14 times, posting a 9-5 record in those contests. The last time Cornell faced a team for the first time was in 2008, when it dominated Mansfield, 35-0. The last time Cornell lost the first game in a series was a 48-0 loss to Army in 1957.

ISN'T THAT SPECIAL?: Alex Perilstein was named the CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week 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.

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 single game since Chris Garnic did so, also against the Tigers, on Sept. 26, 2003.

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 hits the road to take on perennial CSFL power Army at Shea Stadium (West Point, N.Y.) on Friday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.