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COLUMBIA FOOTBALL VS. YALE
CHILDREN'S CANCER AWARENESS DAY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 • 12:30 P.M.
ROBERT K. KRAFT FIELD • NEW YORK
GAME VITALS
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Jerry Recco - Play-by-Play
Sal Licata - Analyst
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GETTING TO THE GAME
MTA ALERT - There will be no 1-train service above 96th Street in either direction on Saturday. Shuttle buses will run along Broadway to 168th Street where fans can get on the A. The MTA will provide shuttles from the A-train stop at 207th Street to the Baker Athletics Complex and back beginning at 11:30 a.m. until one hour after the game.
COMPLIMENTARY FAN SHUTTLE
Fans can take the complimentary shuttle buses from the Columbia Morningside campus to and from the Baker Athletics Complex. Buses will run starting 90 minutes prior to kickoff and return to campus immediately following the game.
EAST-SIDE SHUTTLE
Columbia also provides an east side shuttle bus to the Baker Athletics Complex that will depart from the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue at 86th Street 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Buses will return to Lexington Avenue and 86th Street immediately following the game.
For those traveling by MTA New York City Bus, the M100, Bx20 and Bx7 stop near 218th Street and Broadway. For those arriving by MTA Metro North commuter rail, the Marble Hill station is located on the north shore of Spuyten Duyvil, just across the Broadway Bridge from the Baker Athletics Complex.
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GAME NOTES
CHILDREN'S CANCER AWARENESS GAME
Columbia Athletics is proud to host our second annual Children's Cancer Awareness Game. For this special promotion, Columbia Football and Hope & Heroes have joined together to increase awareness in the community. Columbia Football is proud to welcome patients and their families to today's contest! Earlier this week, student-athletes and coaches visited patients being treated for cancer and blood disorders at Columbia University Medical Center. For this special Ivy League Football contest, donations are collected at the game and given to Hope & Heroes for children's cancer treatment. To learn more, visit hopeandheroes.org.
HISTORY LESSON
Today marks the 93rd meeting between Columbia and Yale, in a series dating back to 1872. The Bulldogs have a 70-20-2 advantage over the Lions in the series, and won last year, 53-12.
YALE'S STATUS
The Bulldogs come in to the contest at 5-1, while sitting at 2-1 in Ivy League play. The lone loss for Yale came at home against Dartmouth, 38-31, on Oct. 11. The most impressive win of the season for Yale took place on Sept. 27, when the Bulldogs knocked off FBS opponent Army, 49-43, in overtime.
RINGING THE BELL
Defensive back Trevor Bell earned John Toner Homecoming Player of the Game honors last time out against Dartmouth for an outstanding defensive effort. The junior intercepted two passes from the Big Green, becoming the first Lion to do so since Andam Mehrer against Brown in 2009.
DOBITSCH SCORES
Columbia quarterback Trevor McDonagh connected with wide receiver Andrew Dobitsch for a nine-yard score in the second quarter. The touchdown was the first career score for Dobitsch, who finished the game with four catches for 24 yards.
THROUGH THE AIR
McDonagh continued a streak of impressive passing performances this past Saturday against Dartmouth. On the gridiron against the Big Green, the junior threw for 282 yards and a touchdown, his third performance in a row with at least 200 yards through the air.
CAM CAN
In the Homecoming game against Dartmouth, junior running back Cam Molina recorded over 100 yards receiving for the second time this season. Molina finished the game with six catches for 102 yards. He leads the Lions with 32 catches for 268 yards on the season.
PINNING THEM DEEP
One of the top punters in the Ivy League will be on display today, as Cameron Nizialek suits up for Columbia. The sophomore brings a 39.1-yard average into the game, while the Lions have done a great job covering his punts. Columbia has a net punting average of 36.1, which is third in the conference, and 38th in the FCS.
TACKLING TOBA
Junior Toba Akinleye has put an impressive season together on Columbia's defensive line. Akinleye leads the Lions in Tackles with 50, which is the fifth most in the Ivy League. The Brooklyn native also is tops on the team in sacks with 2.5, tackles for a loss with 5.0, and fumble recoveries with two.
FOURTH DOWN SUCCESS
Columbia has found success on both sides of the ball on fourth down. For the season, the Lions are 9-for-13 on fourth down, which leads the Ivy League at 69.2 percent, and is 11th best nationally. Columbia is also tied for second in the Ivy League on fourth down defense, holding teams to a 49.2 percent conversion rate, which tied the Lions for 38th nationally.
COLUMBIA FOOTBALL TODAY
Every Saturday during the Columbia football season, tune in to WMCA 570 AM for Columbia Football Today at 7:30 a.m. Host Jerry Recco and Pete Mangurian will preview the Lions upcoming game. The show is also simulcast on The Ivy League Digital Network, available at www.ildn.tv/columbia.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Columbia features three sets of brothers on this year's squad. Senior John Brady is joined by his sophomore brother Keith at linebacker. Senior wideout and long snapper John Keefe and junior linebacker Max Keefe both return to the Lions. Also, senior tight end Garrett DeMuth welcomes his first-year brother, Turner DeMuth, who plays running back. The Lions also had two sets of brothers play against each other this year, first when Roy Schwartz battled his twin brother, Matt, at Penn, and last week when Charlie Flores went up against his brother, Jacob, who plays at Dartmouth.
ADAMS AND MARTIN MAKE THE CUT
Former Lions' standouts Jeff Adams '12CC and Josh Martin '13CC are among 12 Ivy Leaguers on active NFL rosters. Adams joined the Houston Texans off of waivers at the end of training camp, but has yet to suit up this season. Martin has been active in all seven games in 2014 for the Kansas City Chiefs and has totaled eight tackles on the year.
2014 HALL OF FAMERS
Columbia football had two more representatives inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame last Thursday, when Al Barabas '36CC and the 1996 squad taking their rightful places among the Lions' greats. Barabas scored the only touchdown in Columbia's 7-0 Rose Bowl win over Stanford in 1934. The 1996 Lions went 8-2 and finished second in the Ivy League standings.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Two current Lions' are the second generation of players that have suited up for Patricia and Sheapard Alexander Head Coach Pete Mangurian. Landon Baty and Justin Aimonetti's fathers, Greg Baty and Steve Aimonetti, were both at Stanford while Mangurian was the offensive line coach in the early 1980's.
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF WIEN STADIUM
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dedication of Columbia's football stadium to former trustee, philanthropist, lawyer and entrepreneur Lawrence A. Wien ' 25CC. The new stadium opened its doors officially on Sep. 22, 1984 against Harvard.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
In addition to the broadcasts on the Ivy League Digital Network, catch Lions' football games live on Columbia's student radio station, WKCR 89.9 FM and wkcr.org.
