Bucknell Bison @ Cornell Big Red

2-1, 1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Bucknell BUCK	0	7	3	9	19
Cornell COR	0	7	0	7	14

Cornell Big RedCornellCOR

0-1, 0-1 Home

Late touchdown pass helps Bucknell beat Cornell 19-14

Sep 19, 2015, 06:24 pm

ITHACA, N.Y. -- R.J. Nitti threw a touchdown pass to Joey DeFloria late in the game to help Bucknell beat Cornell 19-14 on Saturday.

Nitti was 20 of 33 for 174 yards passing with two touchdowns passes. C.J. Williams added 133 yards rushing on 35 carries for Bucknell (2-1).

On fourth-and-10, Nitti connected with DeFloria on a 14-yard scoring play with less than two minutes to play to put the Bison up 17-14. Bucknell's Bryan Marine intercepted Robert Somborn during the ensuing series, but Cornell forced the Bison to punt three plays later. Bucknell forced a safety to end it.

Nitti threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Will Carter in the first quarter.

Somborn threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to James Hubbard to give Cornell (0-1) a 14-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Luke Hagy ran for a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter for the Big Red.

Game Information

Ithaca, NY

FCS

Patriot League	CONF	OVR
Lehigh	7-0	12-1
Lafayette	6-1	8-4
Holy Cross	3-4	3-9
Richmond	3-4	7-5
Georgetown	3-4	6-6
Colgate	3-4	5-7
Bucknell	2-5	5-7
Fordham	1-6	1-11

Ivy League	CONF	OVR
Yale	6-1	9-3
Harvard	6-1	9-2
Pennsylvania	4-3	6-4
Dartmouth	4-3	7-3
Cornell	3-4	4-6
Princeton	2-5	3-7
Brown	2-5	5-5
Columbia	1-6	2-8

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