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Cornell COR 2-4 , 1-2
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Winner Brown BRW 3-3 , 2-1
Cornell COR
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Brown BRW
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Score By Quarters
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COR Cornell 7 0 14 0 21
BRW Brown 0 3 7 13 23

Game Recap: Football |

Brown Walks-Off Football on Last Second Field Goal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown used 104 offensive plays to wear down a Cornell defense that had its number in the first three quarters. The Big Red allowed just three points until 2:20 remained in the third quarter, and the Brown offense used the last 17:20 of the game clock to outscore Cornell, 20-0, including a last-second field goal to walk off the game. With the loss, Cornell drops to 2-4 (1-2 Ivy), while Brown improves to 3-3 (2-1 Ivy).

Senior quarterback Jameson Wang threw the ball 49 times, completing 26 passes for 265 yards, including one touchdown throw. Samuel Musungu was the favorite target of Wang, hauling in 17 catches for 68 yards. Doryn Smith was the leading receiver, clocking 99 yards on 10 receptions. Ryder Kurtz was the most efficient receiver, putting up 74 yards on just six catches. Wang led the rushing game with 41 yards on 10 carries. He rushed for two touchdowns. Senior linebacker Luke Banbury led the defense with 13 tackles including a seven-yard sack. Michael O'Keefe and Trey Harris closely followed with 12 and 10 stops, respectively. Damon Barnes grabbed two interceptions. Caden Lesiewicz punted seven times in the game for 292 yards.

Jake Willcox also passed 49 times on the afternoon, completing 35 tosses for 316 yards and a touchdown. Willcox threw three picks compared to Wang's zero. Solomon Miller was his favorite target, connecting on ten passes for 46 yards. Ben Moseley was the leading receiver, tallying eight catches for 100 yards. Stockton Owen was the leading rusher for the Bears, taking on 79 yards on 18 carries. Matt Childs was right behind with 74 yards on 17 carries. Isaiah Reed and Sam Smith lead the Brown defense with seven stops each.

FIRST QUARTER

• The Big Red offense opened the game with a promising drive with Wang's 58 yards through the air, but Brown forced a turnover on downs on fourth-and-inches in the redzone. The Cornell defense held up, allowing only two first downs before forcing a punt.
• Cornell took over at its own 15-yard line, and again Wang used the passing game to march the Big Red down the field, including a 43-yard pass to Kurtz that opened up to drive and set up Cornell in the redzone again. Wang took advantage of the Bear's deep coverage and strolled 10 yards into the endzone for the first score of the day.
• Brown started to seek an answer, moving the ball 55 yards downfield to set up first-and-ten at the Cornell 20, but the reigning Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, Luke Banbury, ended the first quarter with a six-yard sack on Willcox.

SECOND QUARTER 

• Saftey Trey Harris opened up the second quarter with a near-interception on a pass breakup forcing Brown to a 44-yard field goal attempt, which Maron put just beyond the uprights to make it a 7-3 game.
• Brown forced a punt on the next drive, but a low snap to Caden Lesiewicz nearly ended in a punt block. Getting the Big Red out of a tough situation, Lesiewicz booted the ball __ yards, which bounced off a Brown player in coverage, and the Bears were able to recover the loose ball, setting up first-and-10 at the Brown 33-yard line.
• The Big Red defense allowed just _ yards on the Bears' drive, forcing another Brown punt, but the Bear's defense held up as well, forcing Lesiewicz to punt for the second time. The freshman booted the ball 52 yards.
• Brown marched downfield to end up in a fourth-and-two situation at the Cornell 32-yard line. A false start by the Bears' offensive line moved the team into a fourth-and-seven look, and Banbury's containment of Willcox forced a turnover-on-downs after he attempted to scramble for the first.
• Cornell took over on its own 31-yard line but the drive stalled, forcing a fourth-and-long for the Big Red, where Wang sent away his fourth-career punt for a touchback.
• Brown worked itself into a first-and-10 situation from the Cornell 44-yard line with 16 seconds remaining. Utilizing quick passes and its two remaining timeouts to give Maron a look at a potential career-long 49-yard field goal with four seconds left on the clock. The ball had the length, but went wide ride, keeping Cornell in the lead.

THIRD QUARTER

• Barnes picked off Willcox on Brown's first drive of the second half, setting Cornell up on the Brown 47-yard line for its first offensive look of the second half.
• Wang wasted no time, taking less than two minutes to get into a third-and-goal look at the Brown one-yard line. The Big Red's quarterback scrambled in for his second score of the day on the look after a fake handoff, boosting Cornell's lead to 14-3.
• The teams traded punts before Brown started its third drive at the Cornell 44-yard line. Two plays later, Barnes picked off his second pass of the game on an attempted deep shot by Willcox, giving Cornell the ball at its own nine-yard line.
• The Bear's defense stood tall, forcing another Big Red punt. Brown got the ball at the Cornell 46, but it took just two plays for the Big Red ball hawks to strike again. This time, freshman defensive back Tyler Gibson snagged his first career interception at the Cornell 20-yard line.
• On the Big Red's ensuing drive, Wang connected with Smith for a 48-yard pass, the longest of the afternoon. Four plays and a defensive pass interference call later, Wang connected with Woodring for a 17-yard touchdown pass.
• Brown finally broke the dam on the next drive, scoring on a 38-yard toss from Willcox to Miller to cut the Cornell lead to 21-10 with 2:20 remaining in the third.
• Cornell was forced to punt on its next drive, where Lesiewicz sent away a 53-yard bomb, set in the second quarter, and Brown took its drive into the fourth quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Brown burned 3:26 off the clock to open the fourth quarter en route to its second touchdown of the day. After the score, the Bears lined up for a two-point conversion, but a false start forced the special teams unit into a field goal try, bringing up a 21-17 Cornell lead.
• The Bears' defense fell into place in the fourth quarter, allowing just one Cornell first down while the offense bled the clock, allowing just two Cornell drives.
• Brown took the clock all the way down to one second, ending the game on a walk-off 29-yard field goal make.

MORE NOTES AND NOTABLES

• Three of the first four Brown drives of the second half all ended in Cornell interceptions.
• Lesiewicz's 68-yard punt is the longest since Jackson Kennedy's 81-yard boot last year at Lehigh, which is tied for the second-longest kick in school history. It marks a career long for the freshmen.

NEXT UP

• The Big Red closes out a three-game road swing next weekend when the team travels to Princeton, N.J. to take on the Tigers on Saturday, November 2.
• The game kicks off at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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