Flying high after beating Yale for the first time since 2016, the 2-0 Cornell football team hosts Colgate for homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. The Central New York rivals have met 103 times, with Cornell holding a two-game edge in the series, which dates back to 1869. 

A look at Colgate: 

• Colgate fell to 0-4 over the weekend with a 47-7 road loss to Holy Cross, the No. 6 team in the FCS. 
• Colgate's other losses came against Syracuse (65-0), Villanova (42-19) and Penn (20-6). 
• Raiders quarterback Michael Brescia enters the week with 2,846 career passing yards, 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. The 2021 Patriot League Rookie of the Year has rushed for 1,349 yards and 24 touchdowns. He's rushed for two touchdowns so far this season. 
• Sophomore receiver Treyvhon Saunders leads Colgate in catches (17), yards (247) and touchdowns (1). Freshman Winston Moore has 12 catches for 121 yards. 
• Colgate returned 2022 All-Patriot League offensive tackle Bardhyl Gashi. 
• Fifth-year senior linebacker Tyler Flick leads the Raiders with 27 tackles. Senior linebacker Christian Sweeney has 24 stops. 
• Senior linebacker Drew Frankel and senior defensive lineman Nick Marsh each have 1.5 sacks. Marsh leads the team with 3.5 tackles for a loss. 
• Junior defensive back Asauni Allen has broken up a team-high three passes. Sophomore Justin Lawrence and senior Arthur Hamlin each have an interception. 
• Punter Shelby Pruett has punted 15 times for 606 yards for an average of 40.4 yards. He had a 56-yard punt against Syracuse and a 50-yarder against Holy Cross. 
• Kicker Jacob Jaworski is 4 of 4 on-field goals through four games. He's 9 of 12 for his career, with his longest make coming from 40 yards out in 2021.

The Series: 

• Cornell has a 51-49-3 advantage in the series, which began in 1896. Saturday's meeting will mark the 104th between the in-state rivals. 
• The Big Red had lost 10 of 11 games against Colgate before starting a two-game win streak in 2021. The Big Red won 34-20 that year in Ithaca and 34-31 last season in Hamilton. 
• Cornell has a 39-37-3 record against Colgate in Ithaca. 
• Cornell has not won more than two games in a row against Colgate since a five-game win streak from 1970-75. 

Cornell vs. the Patriot League: 

• With a season-opening win over Lehigh, the Big Red improved to 136-86-7 against Patriot League teams. 
• Cornell has won its last four games against Patriot League teams. 
• The Big Red has winning records against six of the seven Patriot League teams: Bucknell (43-15), Colgate (51-49-3), Fordham (4-3-0), Holy Cross (5-0-0), Lafayette (14-8-2) and Lehigh (17-9-2). Cornell and Georgetown are tied (2-2). 

2023 Colgate Head Coach: 

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty (Colgate '05)

     Record at Colgate: 8-14, third season

     Overall Record: Same

     Patriot League record: 7-5 

2023 Colgate Football Information: 

2023 Captains: Quarterback Michael Brescia, linebacker Mike Slivka and defensive back Owen Goss.

2022 Record: 3-8

     Home/Away/Neutral: 1-3/2-5/0-0

2022 Patriot League Record/Finish: 5th 

Starters Returning/Lost: 15-7

Colgate Football Historical Information: 

Overall All-Time Record: 668-515-50

Overall Patriot League Record: 129-73-1