Cornell Big Red @ UAlbany Great Danes
Albany secures 13-10 win over Cornell with Uga's touchdown and Estes' interception
ALBANY, N.Y. -- — Jojo Uga scored the first touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter, and Jayden Estes had an interception with 1:33 remaining for Albany in a 13-10 win over Cornell in their Coastal Athletic Conference season opener on Saturday night.
Uga's 43-yard touchdown run came with 6:09 remaining. He rushed for 126 yards on 18 attempts.
Cornell scored its first touchdown on the following possession, from a six-yard pass from quarterback Devin Page to Ryder Kurtz with 3:38 remaining.
Cornell had the ball at midfield at the two-minute warning and completed another pass to put the offense on Albany's 37-yard line. Page underthrew the ball, and Estes picked it off to secure the Great Danes' (1-3) first win of the season.
Page was 8-for-12 for 90 yards.
The only points scored until the final half of the fourth quarter were field goals.
Albany kicker James Bozek hit 32- and a 37-yard field goals, and Cornell's Alan Zhao made one from 25 yards out.
Albany quarterback Colin Parachek replaced starter Jack Shields in the second half. Parachek was 6-for-11 for 45 yards. Shields passed for 70 yards with one interception.
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Game Information
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2025 Standings
Coastal Athletic Association | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Rhode Island | 2-0 | 4-0 |
Monmouth | 1-0 | 3-1 |
William & Mary | 1-0 | 2-2 |
North Carolina A&T | 1-0 | 1-3 |
Campbell | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Elon | 0-0 | 2-2 |
New Hampshire | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Towson | 0-0 | 2-2 |
UAlbany | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Bryant | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Villanova | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Hampton | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Stony Brook | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Maine | 0-1 | 0-4 |
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