College Football · FCS · Week 8 · Recap

Brown Beat Cornell 38-31 as James Murphy Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Cornell Big Red31@Brown Bears38

The Brown Bears defeated the Cornell Big Red 38-31 at Brown Stadium (RI) in Providence, RI on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FCS college football Week 8 action.

Cornell led 21-10 at halftime. Brown came back after the break to take the win. The second quarter swung it: Cornell outscored its opponent 21-3.

Brown moves to 3-3, while Cornell falls to 3-3.

Top performers

• Garrett Bass-Sulpizio (COR, QB): 25/42, 277 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
• Brendan Lee (COR, WR): 5 CAR, 47 YDS
• Xavier Bowman (COR, WR): 8 REC, 69 YDS
• James Murphy (BRWN, QB): 31/50, 325 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
• Matt Childs (BRWN, RB): 17 CAR, 72 YDS, 2 TD
• Matt Childs (BRWN, RB): 10 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 3:39BRWNPearson Hill 31 Yd pass from James Murphy0-7
2. Q2 13:42CORGarrett Bass-Sulpizio 5 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 7:33CORGarrett Bass-Sulpizio 12 Yd Run14-7
4. Q2 5:23CORGarrett Bass-Sulpizio 1 Yd Run21-7
5. Q2 0:25BRWNDrew Crabtree 28 Yd Field Goal21-10
6. Q3 9:57CORCaden Lesiewicz 27 Yd Field Goal24-10
7. Q3 5:53BRWNMatt Childs 6 Yd Run24-17
8. Q3 3:09CORBrendan Lee 12 Yd pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio31-17
9. Q4 13:48BRWNSaphir Miller 50 Yd pass from James Murphy31-24
10. Q4 0:00BRWNMatt Childs 9 Yd pass from James Murphy31-31
11. Q5 0:00BRWNMatt Childs 25 Yd Run31-38

Team stats

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