Cornell 25, Lehigh 24

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Final

12:30 PM ET, October 4, 2008
Goodman Stadium
BETHLEHEM, PA

Cornell 25, Lehigh 24

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2515
Total Yards493329
Passing472264
Rushing2165
Penalties7-454-25
3rd Down Conversions6-175-13
4th Down Conversions4-41-2
Turnovers31
Possession33:3726:23
Air/Ground Leaders
Cornell Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Ford39/6343823
Liuzza1/13400
Lehigh Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Clark24/3526410
Cornell Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Ford4914
Siwula4805
Lehigh Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Clark425118
McGowan1123010
Cornell Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Baker10141231
Canty11120023
Lehigh Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Fitzgerald584150
Yansane663018
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERCORLEH
FG10:12Jason Leo 35 Yd 03
FG06:04Jason Leo 46 Yd 06
SECOND QUARTERCORLEH
FG05:50Brad Greenway 27 Yd 36
TD01:14Nathan Ford 1 Yd Run (Brad Greenway Kick) 106
TD00:00Jarard Cribbs 84 Yd Punt Return (Pat Failed) 1012
THIRD QUARTERCORLEH
FG08:19Brad Greenway 34 Yd 1312
FOURTH QUARTERCORLEH
TD11:37Mike Fitzgerald 50 Yd Pass From J.B. Clark (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 1318
TD09:31Jesse Baker 15 Yd Pass From Nathan Ford (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 1918
TD05:05J.B. Clark 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 1924
TD00:00Jesse Baker 20 Yd Pass From Nathan Ford (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 2524
Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Nathan Ford threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Baker on the last play of the game to lead Cornell to a 25-24 win over Lehigh on Saturday.

Ford, who finished with 438 yards passing, threw two touchdown passes to Baker in the fourth quarter and ran for another score in the first half. Three of Ford's eight completions on the final drive came on fourth down, including the game-winning score as time expired.

Cornell (3-0) needed the late-game heroics from Ford as the two teams traded scores twice in the fourth after what was a defensive struggle for the first three quarters.

Lehigh's J.B. Clark accounted for two scores in the fourth. The quarterback hooked up with Mike Fitzgerald to give the Mountain Hawks (1-3) an 18-13 lead with 11:37 left in the game.

The Big Red responded with a 64-yard scoring drive capped by Ford's 15-yard TD pass to Baker. On the next possession, Clark scored on a 10-yard run for a 24-19 Lehigh lead.

That set up the game-winning drive by Cornell, which had to convert on 4th and 3 twice to keep the drive alive.

Brad Greenway kicked two field goals for Cornell while Jason Leo booted two in the first quarter for Lehigh.

The Mountain Hawks took a 12-10 lead at halftime after Jarard Cribbs scored on an 84-yard punt return on the final play of the first half.

Baker had 10 catches for 141 yards and Zac Canty had 11 for 120 yards for Cornell.

Lehigh lost on the final play of the game for the second straight week. Last week, Princeton kicked a field goal as time ran out for a 10-7 win.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, October 4th
Dartmouth 10 Final
Pennsylvania 23
Holy Cross 28 Final
Yale 31 OT
Cornell 25 Final
Lehigh 24
Brown 13 Final
Rhode Island 37
Harvard 27 Final
Lafayette 13
Princeton 27 Final
Columbia 24