Columbia–Cornell football rivalry
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 26, 1889 Cornell, 20–0 |
| Latest meeting | November 23, 2024 Columbia, 17–9 |
| Next meeting | November 22, 2025 |
| Trophy | Empire Cup |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 111 |
| All-time series | Cornell leads, 66–42–3 |
| Trophy series | Columbia leads, 8–6 |
| Largest victory | Cornell, 56–0 (1922) |
| Longest win streak | Cornell, 12 (1977–1988) |
| Current win streak | Columbia, 4 (2021–present) |
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Locations of Columbia and Cornell
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.