NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale forced five turnovers in the second half, including a pick-six that sealed a 41-24 victory over Cornell (0-2, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday at the Yale Bowl.
 
Cornell quarterback Devin Page completed 24-of-53 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted four times. The junior also rushed for 34 yards and a score on 17 carries. Junior tight end Ryder Kurtz was Page's top target, hauling in five catches for 91 yards and a touchdown.
 
The game was tied 14-14 at halftime after both teams traded touchdowns in each of the first two quarters. Page opened the scoring with a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, but Yale (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) answered quickly with Josh Pitsenberger's first score of the day.
 
Yale seized control in the third quarter with 13 unanswered points, including two field goals by  Noah Piper and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Dante Reno to Jaxton Santiago that extended the Bulldogs' lead to 27-14.
 
The Big Red showed resilience with a seven-play, 80-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter that cut Yale's lead to 27-21. Page found Kurtz for a 21-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive.
 
Alan Zhao's 32-yard field goal with 9:32 remaining made it a three-point game at 27-24.
 
But Yale intercepted Page late in the fourth quarter to set up the Bulldogs at the Cornell 41-yard line. A quick five-play drive ended with Pitsenberger's four-yard touchdown run to make it 34-24.
 
Cornell's comeback hopes were dashed when Abu Kamara returned another Page interception 65 yards for a touchdown with 47 seconds remaining.
 
Defensively, Damon Barnes led Cornell with nine tackles, while Jeremiah Lewis added eight stops. The Big Red recorded one sack and seven tackles for loss and forced five punts, while generating an interception and two forced fumbles. 
 
Next Up
Cornell will host Colgate for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. from Schoellkopf Field.

It will be the 106th meeting all-time between Cornell and Colgate.

The Big Red have lost each of the last two meetings with the Raiders and hold a 51-51-3 record all-time with its Finger Lake Region rival.