Marist was limited to two rushing yards, including none in five cracks inside the 1 yard line with goal to go, and Cornell opened its 2019 season with a defensive-minded 21-7 victory at Tenney Stadium. The Big Red improved to 1-0 and the Red Foxes fell to 1-2 as a result.
The Big Red defense held Marist to 220 yardsof offense and eight first downs while controlling the ball for 40:06 as Cornell won its first season opener since 2016 and by its largest margin since topping Bucknell 45-13 – exactly six years to the date in head coach David Archer’s coaching debut.
Mike Catanese gets Cornell on the board first with a 1-yard TD run to give the visitors a 7-0 lead with 5:10 left in the first quarter. #YellCornell pic.twitter.com/PMBNXdXGLg
— Cornell Video (@CornellVideo) September 21, 2019
Mike Catanese scores his second TD of the day for @BigRed_Football, this time going 42 yards to the house. Cornell leads Marist 14-0 early in the second quarter. #YellCornell pic.twitter.com/QBkrLR8eKU
— Cornell Video (@CornellVideo) September 21, 2019
The Cornell defense holds on fourth-and-goal from the 1. Big Red takes over leading Marist 14-7 midway through the second quarter. #YellCornell pic.twitter.com/YzFftwX0ii
— Cornell Video (@CornellVideo) September 21, 2019
Harold Coles scores his first TD of the season on an 11-yard run and the Big Red extends its lead to 21-7 late in the third quarter. #YellCornell pic.twitter.com/mnGClBtbhr
— Cornell Video (@CornellVideo) September 21, 2019
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