Chapman Hughes
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A huge roar erupted from the stands as senior quarterback Anders Hill blindly launched a perfect spiral toward sophomore wide receiver Ronald Smith II.
Football lost its undefeated record this past weekend at the storied Yale Bowl in a fairly brutal contest with the Bulldogs.
A controversial finish allowed football to escape with a 22-17 road win over Dartmouth to move to 6-0, breaking a tie for first place in the Ivy League.
Senior captain and defensive back Landon Baty stood in Columbia’s end zone, as Princeton was driving down the field on the brink of a touchdown. With the score knotted at 21, Baty was poised to lunge when Princeton quarterback Kevin Davidson received the snap.
Sophomore cornerback Ben McKeighan picked off Princeton quarterback Chad Kanoff with 32 seconds left to cap a thrilling fourth quarter and seal football’s 28-24 victory over Princeton.
A huge cheer rose up from the sidelines after junior linebacker Cal Falkenhayn crashed into Georgetown’s backup quarterback Clay Norris, securing a 15-yard sack to put the Hoyas permanently out of reach in the Lions’ 35-14 win.
Columbia (1-0) is set to battle Georgetown (1-1) in the third annual Lou Little Cup on Saturday, hoping to extend its winning streak to three games dating to last season.
Sophomore kicker Oren Milstein had never missed a field goal as close as the 29-yarder he missed midway through the final quarter of football’s first game of the season against Wagner. But that didn’t happen again. With five seconds left on the clock and the game tied 14-14, Milstein squared up from 29 yards out once more and nailed the opportunity.
On most collegiate teams, first-years never leave the practice squad, and they certainly do not find themselves in the starting lineup. However, that did not stop head coach Al Bagnoli and special teams coordinator and linebackers coach Justin Stovall from suiting up their youngest players—athletes only months out of high school—and sending them into the line of fire just a season ago.