Cornell beats Yale 47-23 for coach Dan Swanstrom’s first Division I victory

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jameson Wang passed for 278 yards and four touchdowns, Brendan Lee made five catches for 99 yards and two scores, and Cornell beat reigning Ivy League champion Yale 47-23 on Saturday for coach Dan Swanstrom’s first Division I victory.

Cornell (1-1, 1-0) beat Yale (1-1, 0-1) in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2009. The Bulldogs still hold a 52-32-2 all-time lead.

Wang connected with Ryder Kurtz for a 68-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter for a 33-17 lead. Wang also capped a 15-play, 77-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.

Samuel Musungu scored on a Wang pass from 12 yards out with 1:11 left to cap the scoring.

Wang had a team-high tying 11 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown. Ean Pope also had 11 carries, 72 yards and a score.

Brogan McCaughey was 14 of 21 for 172 yards and a touchdown for Yale.

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