ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the second straight meeting, the team that had the ball last between Cornell and Brown seemed destined to win. The Bears scored with 29 seconds remaining and didn't give the Big Red enough time to counter in claiming a 49-45 shootout victory on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Bears improved to 2-4 (1-2 Ivy), while the Big Red slipped to 1-5 (0-3 Ivy).

In a game that featured 94 points, 1,088 yards of offense and dramatic plays on both sides, including touchdowns on five consecutive fourth quarter drives as the lead see-sawed back and forth, Brown senior quarterback EJ Perry was the difference maker. The Ivy League Player of the Year candidate tossed for 275 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the final 7:34 to rally the Bears to victory. He also ran for 80 yards and a score and shook off three first half interceptions for a Brown offense that piled up 573 yards of offense.

Freshman Jameson Wang, the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week, ran for 101 yards and a score and tossed for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Cornell threw for 312 yards between four quarterbacks that threw passes, completing 19-of-40 passes with the top recipient being Thomas Glover with seven catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Curtis Raymond added four catches for 77 yards and senior Ryan Fitton had his first career receiving touchdown, a highlight catch off the back of a defender in the third. Freshman Eddy Tillman ran for his first career touchdown, while Wang, Kenney and Ben Mays all threw for scores.

The defense, which has been Cornell's calling card all year, forced four turnovers and blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety less than a minute into the game to set the tone for a high-scoring contest.Jake Stebbins notched a game-high 12 tackles, while Demetrius Harris had eight stops and recovered a fumble. Interceptions were credited to Isiah Hogan, Kenan Clarke and Jack Muench, while Jalyx Hunt blocked a punt that was nearly recovered in the end zone for a touchdown, but instead went for a safety.
   

First Quarter

• Cornell wasted little time setting the tone, though its quick three-and-out on defense ultimately turned into a mirage in a game played on rollerskates.
• Three straight incomplete passes by Perry led to a fourth down punt, and Jalyx Hunt broke through to block it at the 18 and wasn't able to corral it as it sped through the end zone for a safety.
• Cornell punted the ball back  on the ensuing drive, and on the Bears' first play, Isaiah Hogan jumped a route and intercepted the pass, returning it to the Brown 46.
• Eight plays later, Cornell led 9-0.
• A 15-yard run by Devon Brewer and a 20-yard pass from Ben Mays to Alex Kuzy moved the Big Red inside the red zone, and Eddy Tillman ran it in from the 8 for his first career touchdown.
• Brown answered right back, making it 9-7 when Perry completed three straight passes for 55 yards, then ran it in himself from 4 yards away with 5:16 left.
• Cornell went back to work, and its 10-play, 75-yard drive continued its early success.
• Cornell looked as though it would have to punt on 4th-and-6 from its own 39, but a running into the kicker penalty gave the team five yards to work with.
• The Big Red  brought the offense back on the field and Wang found 2 yards to move the chains, and three plays later Mays hit Glover for a 43-yard touchdown.
 

Second Quarter

• Cornell opened the second quarter with a Kenan Clarke interception of Perry in the end zone, followed by the home team turning the ball over on downs when it couldn't convert on a fourth-and-1 from the home 43.
• Brown took advantage of its momentum, with Ian Franzoni scoring from 18 yards to cut the Cornell lead to 16-14 with 11:48 before half.
• After a Cornell punt, the Bears took their first lead of the game after an 11-play, 70-yard drive.
• The end result was a 9-yard touchdown pass from Perry to Hayes Sutton, the first of his three touchdown receptions on the day, the last of three third-down conversions on the drive for Brown.
• Two plays later, Cornell was back on top.
• A 49-yard kickoff return by Javonni Cunningham set up a short field, and Jameson Wang had runs of 18 and 28 yards, the second going to paydirt.
• The Big Red picked off Perry again with just over a minute to play in the half, with Jack Muench on the receiving end for his first pick. just outside the red zone.
 

Third Quarter

• Brown and Cornell traded touchdowns in the third quarter, with the Bears regaining the lead on a quick drive with a short field and the Big Red answering moments later.
• A 13-yard strike from Perry to Sutton put the Bears back in the lead at 28-23 with 11:29 on the clock as the visitors took just 1:29 to go 42 yards to the end zone.
• Cornell went 75 yards on seven plays to answer back, with Wang running for 28 yards, finding Thomas Glover (19 yards) and Matt Robbert (15 yards) for big gains into the red zone.
• Facing a third-and-7 from the 11, Wang found Ryan Fitton for the senior's first touchdown, an acrobatic play with a defender draped on him midway through the quarter to go back up 30-28.
• A defensive stop on fourth-and-1 by a line charged up by Maxton Edgerly and Max Lundeen forced the Bears to give it up on downs, but Wang was picked off just inside the red one on the home team's ensuing drive.
• A Bears' punt set up a Big Red drive stymied by penalties entering the fourth quarter.
 

Fourth Quarter

• If there was any doubt the final 15 minutes would be wild, the opening play of the fourth quarter answered it.
• Cornell's routine punt to midfield turned into Brown's fourth miscue, as longsnapper Thomas Ferrara separated Wes Rockett from the ball and Demetrius Harris hopped on it.
• Though no points came out of the turnover, it set in motion the wild final 10 minutes.
• Brown took over at its own 20 with 12:50 left and methodically marched off 80 yards on 15 plays, with six of the last seven involving Perry.
• The senior quarterback found Sutton for his third score of the day, this time from 19 yards out, to make it 35-30.
• Six plays later, Wang completed a 22-yard scoring strike to Raymond and it was back to a three-point lead (38-35) after Glover caught a two-point conversion pass.
• Not to be outdone, the Bears answered back with the scoring play a 56-yard run by Jordan DeLucia.
• With just 2:27 remaining, the Big Red offense came back on the field and 28 seconds later it was celebrating in the end zone.
• Richie Kenney connected on passes for 50 yards to Raymond and 25 to Glover for the score and it was a 45-42 lead for the home team with 1L59 on the clock.
• Perry went to work for Brown, convering three third-downs on the way to the end zone and retaking the lead with a perfect 30-yard strike to Graham Walker oer the outstretched arms of a defender with 29 ticks remaining.
• The Big Red was able to run five plays, but needing a touchdown, couldn't get closer than its own 42.
• A last-ditch Hail Mary pass by Kenney fell short of the end zone and the Bears celebrated the last-minute victory.
 

Next Up

• Cornell and Princeton renew one of college football's spookiest rivalries when the teams meet in a pre-Halloween thriller on Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. on Schoellkopf Field.
• The game will be broadcast to a nationwide audience on ESPNU.
• Peppered with last-second finishes, crazy endings and upsets galore, nine of the last 16 contests have been decided by a touchdown or less, with that stretching to 12 of the last 20 meetings and 19 of the last 30.