ITHACA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Charlie Smith threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, and Harvard, the visiting team, remained unbeaten with a 41-29 victory over Cornell in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. The Crimson improved to 4-0, while the Big Red fell to 2-2. Attendance was 5,418.

Harvard scored 21 points in the first quarter, 17 in the second and three in the third. Cornell scored 10 points in the first quarter and 19 in the third. The Crimson controlled much of the game behind Smith and a balanced receiving effort, while the Big Red tried to rally behind Garrett Bass-Sulpizio.

Charlie Smith, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound quarterback from Charlotte, N.C., completed 23 of 27 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns. Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, a 6-foot-5, 231-pound quarterback, completed 20 of 38 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 12 times for 46 yards and a touchdown. Jack Donahoe, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound defensive back, made five tackles. Damien Henderson, a 6-foot, 170-pound defensive back, had four tackles and an interception. DJ Thomas made five tackles. Brandon Ukonu, a 6-foot-2, 280-pound defensive lineman, had five tackles and a sack. Xaden Benson, a 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back, recorded six tackles and an interception. Ethan Carson added six tackles. Dorsey Benefield, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, made seven tackles. Sean Line, a 6-foot, 220-pound linebacker, also made seven tackles.

Logan Reaska, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound tight end, caught one pass for seven yards. Seamus Gilmartin, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound tight end, caught one pass for 17 yards. Ryan Tattersall, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound wide receiver, had two receptions for 22 yards, one kick return for no yards and one tackle. Henry Shoemaker caught two passes for 42 yards and a touchdown. Tafari Moe, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound wide receiver, added three receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Teigan Pelletier, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound tight end, caught four passes for 54 yards and a touchdown. Dante Torres, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound quarterback, had two carries for one yard. Kise Flannery, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound quarterback, scored on a 1-yard run. Nate Bailey rushed once for 12 yards, caught seven passes for 64 yards and returned one punt for six yards. Jacinto Lopez made two tackles. Brian Checkley, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound punter, punted twice for 64 yards. Kieran Corr, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound kicker, handled kicking duties. Iroc Cordova, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound defensive back, had one kick return for no yards. Teddy Chung, a 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back, also appeared.

Levy Kinlock, a 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive lineman, made one tackle. Mikey Young, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker, had one tackle. Josh Fedd, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end, made one tackle. Achilles Anderson, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound defensive lineman, had two tackles. Akiel Lomotey, a 6-foot, 205-pound defensive back, made two tackles. Maddux Reid, a 5-foot-9, 195-pound running back, carried seven times for 21 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards. Caleb Phillips made two tackles. AJ Lopez, a 6-foot, 170-pound defensive back, had two tackles. Jake Darling made three tackles. Mekhi Hicks, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound defensive back, had three tackles. Mikhal Johnson made four tackles. Owen Johnson made four tackles. Austin-Jake Guillory, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound defensive back, had four tackles. Stephen Scourtis, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end, made four tackles. Samuel Musungu, a 6-foot-1, 187-pound wide receiver, caught six passes for 29 yards and a touchdown. Ian Wall made four tackles. Tommy Ducker made five tackles. Mason Grabowski made six tackles. Braylon Howard, a 6-foot-1, 160-pound cornerback, had six tackles. Dalten Phelan made eight tackles. Tyler Gibson had 10 tackles and an interception. Tommy MacPherson, a 6-foot-2, 184-pound safety, made 11 tackles. Xavier Bowman, a 6-foot, 200-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 12 yards. Ryder Kurtz, a 6-foot-5, 233-pound tight end, caught two passes for 20 yards and made one tackle. Johnny Williamson, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound defensive back, made three tackles.

Key plays in the game included a 43-yard field goal by Alan Zhao, a 2-yard touchdown run by Bass-Sulpizio, a 1-yard scoring run by Flannery, a 16-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Shoemaker, a 4-yard touchdown run by X. Bascon, a 51-yard field goal by Corr, a 28-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Pelletier, a 27-yard field goal by Corr, a 61-yard touchdown run by Ean Pope and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Bass-Sulpizio to Ja’von Broussard. The Harvard defense also came up with interceptions from Benson and Henderson and a sack from Ukonu.

Smith entered the game after recent strong play. In Harvard’s previous game, a 20-17 win over Colgate, he completed 31 of 45 passes for 369 yards and two touchdowns. Harvard had also beaten Brown 14-10 and New Hampshire 31-7. Cornell had beaten Georgetown 35-14 and Yale 38-25, and lost to Colgate 20-7.

Harvard is scheduled to host Holy Cross and Princeton before visiting Dartmouth, then will host Columbia, visit Penn and host Yale. Cornell is set to host Lehigh, visit Brown, visit Princeton, host Penn, host Dartmouth and visit Columbia.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Harvard 39, Cornell 26. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Harvard with an 81.8 percent probability to win. Cornell had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 7. The total score of 70 went under the over/under line of 41.5.