COLUMBIA AT BROWN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 • 12:30 P.M.
BROWN STADIUM • PROVIDENCE, R.I.

GAME VITALS

Television TBA Audio Stream Jerry Recco (Play-by-Play) Sal Licata (Commentary) Live Stats

HISTORY LESSON

Saturday marks the 79th meeting between Brown and Columbia, in a series that dates back to 1902. The Bears are the winners of two straight meetings, including a 48-7 victory last year at Robert K. Kraft Field.

BROWN'S STATUS

The Bears come into the game with a 4-5 mark on the season, including a 2-4 record in Ivy League play. Brown has lost two consecutive games, earning its last win on Nov. 1 at Penn, 21-13. The following week, Brown fell in a 45-42 shoot-out with Yale, before surrendering a 44-21 loss at Dartmouth on Nov. 15.

CAM CAN

Junior running back Cameron Molina earned a spot on the Ivy League Honor Roll after a career day against Cornell. Molina did it all, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while totaling a game high 56 receiving yards on five catches. The Broadlands, Virginia, native became the first Columbia back to rush for over 100 yards since Marcorus Garrett ran for 150 yards against Lehigh on Oct. 12, 2013. Prior to Garrett's spectacular career, Nick Gerst was the last running back to rack up 100 or more yards, when he ran for 124 on Oct. 2, 2010, against Princeton.

NOT JAY

The Columbia Cutler caught a touchdown in the first half against Cornell, for his first career score. First-year Leander Cutler capped off an 18-play, 87-yard drive when Trevor McDonagh connected with the running back in the flat, to put six points on the board. The two-yard reception was the Henrico, Virginia, native's second catch of the season, and McDonagh's eighth touchdown pass of the year.

GROUND ATTACK

Molina and Cutler were not the only members of the Columbia backfield to score a touchdown this past Saturday, as quarterback Anders Hill also found the end zone. In the second quarter, a snap went over the Cornell punter's head, and Columbia took over at the Big Red four-yard line. On first and goal, Hill took a quarterback sweep off the right side and ran in the end zone untouched for six. The touchdown marked the first career score for the first-year.

HURT-ING THE BACKFIELD

For the first time this season, defensive tackle JD Hurt led the team in tackles, with eight. The junior from Glen Cove, New York, also combined with Roy Schwartz for a sack on the day.

RINGING THE BELL

Defensive back Trevor Bell earned John Toner Homecoming Player of the Game honors 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. With three pics on the season, Bell is tied for the sixth most in the conference.

FOURTH DOWN SUCCESS

Columbia leads the league in both fourth down offense and fourth down defense in 2014. The Lions have converted on 16-24 fourth down attempts, for a successful rate of 67 percent. On the defensive side of the ball, Columbia has allowed only 4-14 successful attempts, stopping the opposition 71 percent of the time on the final down.

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 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 eight games in 2014 for the Kansas City Chiefs and has totaled nine tackles on the year.

2014 HALL OF FAMERS

Columbia football had two representatives inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame in October, 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.