# Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

The Columbia–Cornell football rivalry is the American college football rivalry between the Columbia Lions and the Cornell Big Red, the two Ivy League teams in New York State. In 2010, the game was named the Empire State Bowl and the teams began competing for the Empire Cup. Since 2018, it has been the final game on each team's schedule.
In 2024, for the first time, the game had implications for the Ivy championship. Columbia beat Cornell 17–9 in New York to share the conference title with Dartmouth and Harvard.

## Game results

| Columbia victories | Cornell victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 26, 1889 | New York, NY | Cornell | 20–0 |
| 2 | November 22, 1890 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 36–0 |
| 3 | November 7, 1899 | New York, NY | Cornell | 29–0 |
| 4 | November 16, 1901 | New York, NY | Cornell | 24–0 |
| 5 | November 14, 1903 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 17–12 |
| 6 | November 12, 1904 | New York, NY | Columbia | 12–6 |
| 7 | November 18, 1905 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 12–6 |
| 8 | November 13, 1920 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 34–7 |
| 9 | November 5, 1921 | New York, NY | Cornell | 41–7 |
| 10 | November 4, 1922 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 56–0 |
| 11 | November 10, 1923 | New York, NY | Cornell | 35–0 |
| 12 | November 1, 1924 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–0 |
| 13 | October 31, 1925 | New York, NY | Cornell | 17–14 |
| 14 | October 30, 1926 | New York, NY | Columbia | 17–9 |
| 15 | October 29, 1927 | Ithaca, NY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 16 | November 3, 1928 | New York, NY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 17 | November 2, 1929 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 12–6 |
| 18 | November 1, 1930 | New York, NY | Columbia | 10–7 |
| 19 | October 31, 1931 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 13–0 |
| 20 | October 29, 1932 | New York, NY | Columbia | 6–0 |
| 21 | November 4, 1933 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 9–6 |
| 22 | November 3, 1934 | New York, NY | Columbia | 14–0 |
| 23 | November 2, 1935 | Ithaca, NY | Tie | 7–7 |
| 24 | October 31, 1936 | New York, NY | Columbia | 20–13 |
| 25 | October 30, 1937 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–0 |
| 26 | October 29, 1938 | New York, NY | Cornell | 23–7 |
| 27 | November 4, 1939 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 13–7 |
| 28 | November 2, 1940 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 27–0 |
| 29 | November 1, 1941 | New York, NY | Columbia | 7–0 |
| 30 | October 31, 1942 | New York, NY | Columbia | 14–13 |
| 31 | October 30, 1943 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 33–6 |
| 32 | November 4, 1944 | New York, NY | Cornell | 25–7 |
| 33 | November 3, 1945 | New York, NY | Columbia | 34–26 |
| 34 | November 2, 1946 | New York, NY | Cornell | 12–0 |
| 35 | November 1, 1947 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 22–0 |
| 36 | October 30, 1948 | New York, NY | Cornell | 20–13 |
| 37 | October 29, 1949 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 54–0 |
| 38 | November 4, 1950 | New York, NY | Columbia | 20–19 |
| 39 | November 3, 1951 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 21–20 |
| 40 | November 1, 1952 | New York, NY | Cornell | 21–14 |
| 41 | October 31, 1953 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 27–13 |
| 42 | October 30, 1954 | New York, NY | Cornell | 26–0 |
| 43 | October 29, 1955 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 34–19 |
| 44 | November 3, 1956 | New York, NY | Columbia | 25–19 |
| 45 | November 2, 1957 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 8–0 |
| 46 | November 1, 1958 | New York, NY | Cornell | 25–0 |
| 47 | October 31, 1959 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 13–7 |
| 48 | October 29, 1960 | New York, NY | Columbia | 44–6 |
| 49 | November 4, 1961 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 35–7 |
| 50 | November 3, 1962 | New York, NY | Columbia | 25–21 |
| 51 | November 2, 1963 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 18–17 |
| 52 | October 31, 1964 | New York, NY | Cornell | 57–20 |
| 53 | October 30, 1965 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 20–6 |
| 54 | October 29, 1966 | New York, NY | Cornell | 31–6 |
| 55 | November 4, 1967 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 27–14 |
| 56 | November 2, 1968 | New York, NY | Columbia | 34–25 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 57 | November 1, 1969 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 10–3 |
| 58 | October 31, 1970 | New York, NY | Cornell | 31–20 |
| 59 | October 30, 1971 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–21 |
| 60 | November 4, 1972 | New York, NY | Columbia | 14–0 |
| 61 | November 3, 1973 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 44–14 |
| 62 | November 2, 1974 | New York, NY | Cornell | 24–0 |
| 63 | November 1, 1975 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 42–19 |
| 64 | November 6, 1976 | New York, NY | Columbia | 35–17 |
| 65 | November 5, 1977 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 20–7 |
| 66 | November 11, 1978 | New York, NY | Cornell | 35–14 |
| 67 | November 10, 1979 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–7 |
| 68 | November 15, 1980 | New York, NY | Cornell | 24–0 |
| 69 | November 14, 1981 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 15–9 |
| 70 | November 13, 1982 | New York, NY | Cornell | 35–26 |
| 71 | November 12, 1983 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 31–6 |
| 72 | November 10, 1984 | New York, NY | Cornell | 19–7 |
| 73 | November 16, 1985 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–8 |
| 74 | November 15, 1986 | New York, NY | Cornell | 28–0 |
| 75 | November 14, 1987 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 31–20 |
| 76 | November 12, 1988 | New York, NY | Cornell | 42–19 |
| 77 | November 11, 1989 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 25–19 |
| 78 | November 10, 1990 | New York, NY | Cornell | 41–0 |
| 79 | November 16, 1991 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 28–21 |
| 80 | November 14, 1992 | New York, NY | Columbia | 35–30 |
| 81 | November 13, 1993 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 29–24 |
| 82 | November 12, 1994 | New York, NY | Columbia | 38–33 |
| 83 | November 11, 1995 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 35–14 |
| 84 | November 16, 1996 | New York, NY | Columbia | 24–10 |
| 85 | November 15, 1997 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 33–22 |
| 86 | November 14, 1998 | New York, NY | Columbia | 22–10 |
| 87 | November 13, 1999 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 31–29 |
| 88 | November 11, 2000 | New York, NY | Cornell | 35–31 |
| 89 | November 10, 2001 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 35–28 |
| 90 | November 16, 2002 | New York, NY | Cornell | 17–14 |
| 91 | November 15, 2003 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 34–21 |
| 92 | November 13, 2004 | New York, NY | Cornell | 32–26 |
| 93 | November 12, 2005 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 45–7 |
| 94 | November 11, 2006 | New York, NY | Columbia | 21–14 |
| 95 | November 10, 2007 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 34–14 |
| 96 | November 15, 2008 | New York, NY | Columbia | 17–7 |
| 97 | November 14, 2009 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 30–20 |
| 98 | November 13, 2010 | New York, NY | Columbia | 20–17 |
| 99 | November 12, 2011 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 62–41 |
| 100 | November 10, 2012 | New York, NY | Columbia | 34–17 |
| 101 | November 16, 2013 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–9 |
| 102 | November 15, 2014 | New York, NY | Cornell | 30–27 |
| 103 | November 14, 2015 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3–0 |
| 104 | November 12, 2016 | New York, NY | Cornell | 42–40 |
| 105 | November 11, 2017 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 18–8 |
| 106 | November 17, 2018 | New York, NY | Columbia | 24–21 |
| 107 | November 23, 2019 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 35–9 |
| 108 | November 20, 2021 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 34–26 |
| 109 | November 19, 2022 | New York, NY | Columbia | 45–22 |
| 110 | November 18, 2023 | Ithaca, NY | Columbia | 29–14 |
| 111 | November 23, 2024 | New York, NY | Columbia | 17–9 |
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