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Yale 25, at Cornell 38

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Yale at Cornell

ITHACA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Yale will visit Cornell on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y. Yale will be the visiting team, and Cornell will be the home team. The Bulldogs enter with a 1-0 record, while the Big Red enter at 0-1. The forecast at game time calls for 67 degrees Fahrenheit.

Yale will try to remain unbeaten after opening with a road victory. Cornell will seek its first win after opening with a road loss. The Bulldogs will be playing their second straight road game, while the Big Red will play their home opener. Dante Reno leads Yale at quarterback. Garrett Bass-Sulpizio leads Cornell at quarterback. Both players are listed as players to watch. The Bulldogs will look to stay perfect. The Big Red will look to even their record.

Yale’s most recent result was a 38-28 win at Holy Cross on Sept. 19. Quarterback Dante Reno completed 30 of 43 passes for 454 yards and five touchdowns in that victory. Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni added 54 yards on 12 carries and caught two passes for 8 yards. Cuttler Adams ran 11 times for 31 yards and had two receptions for 13 yards.

Cornell’s most recent result was a 20-7 loss at Colgate on Sept. 19. Quarterback Garrett Bass-Sulpizio completed 18 of 37 passes for 132 yards and ran five times for 52 yards. Jordan Triplett ran four times for 21 yards, caught two passes for 13 yards and scored one touchdown. The Big Red also recorded a team stat line of 0 for 1 for 0 yards.

Yale’s upcoming schedule, in ascending date order, includes Merrimack at Yale on Oct. 3, Dartmouth at Yale on Oct. 10, Rhode Island at Yale on Oct. 17, Yale at Penn on Oct. 23, Yale at Columbia on Oct. 31, Brown at Yale on Nov. 7, Princeton at Yale on Nov. 14, and Yale at Harvard on Nov. 21.

Cornell’s upcoming schedule, in ascending date order, includes Cornell at Georgetown on Oct. 3, Harvard at Cornell on Oct. 10, Lehigh at Cornell on Oct. 17, Cornell at Brown on Oct. 24, Cornell at Princeton on Oct. 31, Penn at Cornell on Nov. 7, Dartmouth at Cornell on Nov. 14, and Cornell at Columbia on Nov. 21.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Yale 23, Cornell 20. Interstat’s ELO system gives Yale an 84.1 percent probability to win. Cornell has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -14, and the over/under for the game is 47.5.