ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell knocked off No. 4 Lehigh, 48-38, and the Big Red's record book got a workout — here's what stood out beyond the final score.

 

TEAM NOTES

·       Cornell's all-time record now stands at 666-569-34 (.538).

·       Cornell beat No. 4 Lehigh, its first win over a top-five opponent since a 23-14 victory at No. 4 Ohio State on Oct. 28, 1939 and only the third in program history. The Big Red is 3-4-1 all-time against top-five teams and has beaten two ranked teams this season (Yale and Lehigh), the first time it has done that since 2006.

·       The win ended Lehigh's 23-game regular-season winning streak, the longest in Division I entering the week.

·       Cornell gained 600 yards of total offense (234 rushing, 366 passing), its first 600-yard game since 640 against Brown on Oct. 28, 1995.

·       Lehigh entered the game first in the FCS in rushing defense (80.3 yards per game) and second in scoring defense (11.8 points per game). Cornell ran for 234 yards and scored 48 points.

·       Cornell's 48 points are its highest since scoring 49 against Penn on Nov. 9, 2024, and its most in a win since a 49-35 victory at Princeton on Nov. 2, 2024.

·       Cornell did not punt, the first time it has gone a game without a punt since Nov. 20, 1982, against Penn.

·       The Big Red converted 8 of 12 third downs and both of its fourth-down attempts, scored on seven of eight trips to the red zone and held the ball for 36:47 to Lehigh's 23:13.

·       Cornell has intercepted a pass in each of its first five games, the first time that has happened since 2019.

·       Cornell is 18-9-2 all-time against Lehigh and has won three-straight in the series (2022, 2023 and 2026). The Big Red went 2-1 against Patriot League opponents this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

·       Senior quarterback Garrett Bass-Sulpizio was 22 of 34 for 366 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, completing passes to 10 different receivers. He also ran 17 times for 103 yards and a touchdown.

·       His 469 yards of total offense are the sixth most in a game in program history, three shy of Jeff Mathews' 472 against Fordham in 2012. He is the first Cornell player since 1983 with 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game, and the first Cornell quarterback to rush for 100 yards since Jameson Wang (101) in 2021.

·       Bass-Sulpizio moved to 12th in career passing yards (2,947), 14 yards behind Scott Carroll (2,961), and 13th in career total offense (3,486). His 26 career touchdowns for rank 14th, one behind Luke Hagy (27).

·       Senior wide receiver Brendan Lee caught five passes for 92 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing touchdown. He is the first Cornell player to score a rushing and a receiving touchdown in the same game since Robert Tucker III against Penn on Nov. 9, 2024.

·       Sophomore wide receiver Ja'von Broussard caught two passes for a career-best 70 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown catch by a Cornell player this season. He has scored in back-to-back games, the first two touchdowns of his career.

·       Senior wide receiver Samuel Musungu caught four passes for 42 yards. He moved into a tie for 10th in career receptions (130) and to 15th in career receiving yards (1,368), 19 yards behind Collin Shaw (1,387) for 14th.

·       Senior tight end Ryder Kurtz caught a pass for 16 yards, raising his career totals to 92 receptions (tied for 22nd in program history) and 1,088 yards (27th). He has a reception in 23 consecutive games.

·       Junior running back Jordan Triplett rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. He has four touchdowns this season and nine in his career, the most by a Cornell running back since Harold Coles scored 16 from 2016-19.

·       Senior kicker Alan Zhao was 2 for 2 on field goals (long of 36 yards) and 6 for 6 on PATs for 12 points. He moved past Peter Zell into second in program history in career PATs (57), behind only Brad Greenway (87). He also climbed to fourth in career kicking points (114), passing Zell (113) and John Killian (111). His 19 career field goals are tied for fifth.

·       Junior cornerback Tyler Gibson intercepted a pass for the second straight game, the fourth interception of his career, and added four tackles and a pass breakup.

·       Senior safety Johnny Williamson recorded six tackles and a pass breakup and reached 100 career tackles (101).

·       Junior defensive lineman Sam Greenspan recorded the first sack and tackle for loss of his career, a six-yard sack, and added three tackles.

·       Freshman wide receiver Jaxon Long made his first career start and caught two passes for 21 yards, his first career receptions.