Oct. 1, 2005
PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton scored on its first five possessions as Columbia fell to the Tigers, 43-3 at Princeton Stadium. It marked the most points allowed by the Lions since a 44-10 loss to Penn in 2002.
Excluding a series in which the Tigers did not score after taking over with 48 seconds left in the first half, Princeton scored on nine consecutive possessions. The Tigers' first punt came with 5:30 remaining in the game.
Possibly the lone bright spot in the game for Columbia was a 47-yard field goal by Jon Rocholl in the second quarter to make the score 23-3. The field goal, which likely would have been good even from 55 yards, was the seventh in a row by the first-year from Fort Wayne, Ind., setting a new school record for consecutive field goals. The streak would come to a close in the second half, as a 47-yard attempt was blocked.
Rocholl was not the only placekicker setting records in the game. The Tigers' Derek Javarone hit all five of his field goal attempts to tie an Ivy single-game record. His 19 points set a league record for points by a kicker.
The Lions did little to cure their first-half scoring struggles, as Princeton mounted a 23-3 halftime advantage. Columbia has now been outscored 39-6 in the first halves of games this season.
Keenan Shaw forced a fumble on the Tigers' first play from scrimmage, but Princeton recovered and drove 57 yards before Javarone capped the drive with a 31-yard field goal 4:27 into the game.
Princeton went up 10-0 with 5:19 left in the opening quarter as Cleo Kirkland rushed for the first of his two touchdowns to complete a 69-yard drive.
On the first play of the second quarter, Javarone booted a career-long 43-yard field goal. He added a 31-yarder at 7:00 of the second and quarterback Jeff Terrell completed Princeton's first-half scoring with a two-yard touchdown run with 2:15 left in the half.
Rocholl gave Columbia its only points with 42 seconds on the clock in the second quarter, completing a five-play, 43-yard drive. The bulk of the drive came on a 41-yard completion from sophomore quarterback Craig Hormann to Jim Besselman.
In the second half, the Tigers added TD runs by Terrell (16 yards) and Kirkland (14 yards), and two field goals by Javarone.
The Lions were held to eight first down to Princeton's 29. Hormann completed 7-of-19 passes for 87 yards with one interception, and senior co-captain Joe Winters was 4-of-11 for 39 yards. Columbia had two individuals rush for 19 yards; first-year Jordan E. Davis did it on five carries, and sophomore linebacker Dan Daylamani picked up 19 on a fake punt on fourth-and-eight in the second quarter.
Defensively, Tad Crawford had a career-high 19 tackles.
Columbia (2-1, 0-1 Ivy), which had held Duquesne to 0-for-14 on third-down conversion attempts last week, were 0-of-11 on third downs today. Princeton (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) amassed 536 yards of total offense to Columbia's 152.
The Lions return to action at Lafayette, Sat., Oct. 8 at at 1 p.m. It will mark Columbia's final non-conference game of 2005.
