Courtesy: Beverly Schaefer Senior Collin McCarthy recorded 14 tackles in the 34-31 win over Cornell last season.

Roger Hughes can count on one finger the number of Cornell-Princeton football games that haven't been decided late, and he's in his ninth year as head coach at Princeton. Saturday's meeting will feature two teams looking to end losing streaks, as well as Jordan Culbreath facing off against the team he first broke out against. Game notes for Week 7 are below, and a look back at the recent history of this rivalry can be found below the notes.

PRINCETON (2-4, 1-2 Ivy) at CORNELL (3-3, 1-2)

Game Notes • Week 7

Close Calls • During Roger Hughes’ tenure as head coach at Princeton, the Tigers are 4-4 all-time against Cornell. The margin of victory in the eight games is 5.9 points, and if you take out a 2003 28-6 Princeton win, the margin of victory falls to 3.6 points.

Home Sweet Home • The home team has won the last five games of the Cornell-Princeton series, including last season’s 34-31 victory for the Tigers.

Road Warriors • Princeton’s last win on Schoellkopf Field came in 2002, when Jay McCareins intercepted a late pass to force OT and Blair Morrison caught the winning touchdown on a snow-covered field.

Beneath The Surface • For the first time, Princeton will play on Schoellkopf Field on a surface other than astroturf; Cornell installed the same FieldTurf playing field that Princeton uses for Powers Field.

Bad Memories • Princeton’s last trip to Schoellkopf Field ended as a 14-7 loss in 2006. That would be the Tigers’ only loss in a championship season and Princeton’s first nine-win year since 1964.

Head Of The Class • The Princeton senior class is winless at only two Ivy League stadiums. One is Brown, where the Class of 2009 will end 0-2; the other is Schoellkopf Field, where it is currently 0-1.

The First Shall Be Last • In all six of Princeton’s games this season, the team that has scored first has lost.

Working Overtime • Princeton has won five straight overtime games overall and two against Cornell since 2002.

Offensive Notes • Week 7

The Jordan Rules • Princeton junior Jordan Culbreath leads the Ivy League and ranks 15th nationally in rushing with 105.8 yards per game. The last Princeton player to lead the league in rushing was Keith Elias ’94 (1,575 yards in 1993).

Better Than Average • Of the Top 10 rushers in the Ivy League, Jordan Culbreath’s yard-per-carry average of 5.3 yards is at least one full yard better than every other runner and 1.9 yards ahead of 2007 rushing champion Mike McLeod of Yale.

Memories • Jordan Culbreath had his breakout game against Cornell in 2007, when he rushed for 145 yards and TDs of 49 and 58 yards apiece in the 34-31 win over the Big Red on ESPNU. Culbreath’s 58-yard touchdown was named SportsCenter’s “Top Play.”

Ground Attack • Jordan Culbreath recorded a career-high 154 rushing yards in last weekend’s 24-20 loss to Harvard. Culbreath scored two touchdowns in the game and shares the Ivy League lead in touchdowns with Brown’s Buddy Farnham (seven).

Even Steven • Jordan Culbreath will look to break a season-long trend this weekend. In odd weeks, he has averaged 67.3 yards rushing, and in even weeks, he has averaged 144.3 yards rushing.

A Perfect 10 • Jordan Culbreath has scored six of his seven touchdowns on the ground this season; the last Princeton player to rush for 10 touchdowns in a season was Cameron Atkinson, who did it in 2002.

Will The Thrill • Senior wide receiver Will Thanheiser recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season when he caught eight passes for 114 yards against Harvard last weekend. He ranks third in the Ivy League and 14th nationally with 99.2 receiving yards per game.

Third And One (Thousand) • Will Thanheiser can do something only two other Princeton players have done this season; he is just off the pace for 1000 receiving yards this year, a feat only Kevin Guthrie (1982, 1983) and Derek Graham (1983) have ever accomplished.

Starting Rotation • Head coach Roger Hughes used a quarterback rotation throughout parts of last weekend’s game, including much of the first half. Starter Brian Anderson and back-up Dan Kopolovich, who had started every other game at cornerback, rotated each play throughout various stages of the game. Anderson was injured the week earlier against Brown, which forced both Kopolovich and freshman Tommy Wornham to see time against the Bears.

Line ‘Em Up • The starters on the Princeton offensive line have combined for 78 starts heading into the weekend, including 26 for Mark Paski and 21 for J.P. Makrai.

Defensive Notes • Week 7

Taking It Away • Princeton, which has forced only seven turnovers this season, forced six turnovers in last year’s 34-31 win over Cornell. Both Wilson Cates and Cart Kelly recorded their first career interceptions, while Dan Kopolovich recorded an interception and a fumble recovery.

Great Britton • Junior Scott Britton was named to the Ivy League honor roll after recording 11 tackles and a sack against Brown two weeks ago, and he followed it up with a team-best nine-tackle effort against Harvard. Britton ranks eighth in the Ivy League with 8.3 tackles per game.

Tackling The Issue • Sophomore Steve Cody ranks fifth in the Ivy League with nine tackles per game. He has recorded at least 10 tackles in four of six games this season.

Sack Exchange • Junior Brad Stetler recorded Princeton’s first multiple-sack game of the season when he sacked Harvard’s Chris Pizzotti twice last weekend. Stetler has three sacks in Princeton’s last two games.

Road Woes • The Princeton pass defense has allowed opponents to complete 72% of their passes in three road games this season. As a team, Cornell is completing 60% of its passes.

Old And Newell • Senior Barry Newell made his first start at cornerback last weekend and finished second on the team with six tackles. Newell was working his way into the rotation before suffering a knee injury early in his career, but has battled all the way back.

Go Cart • Starting cornerback Cart Kelly recorded a career-high nine tackles against Columbia and recovered a fumble to end the Lions’ final drive of the game.

Re-Pete • Senior Pete Ploszek, a converted running back, has moved into the starting lineup at free safety. He recorded a career-high eight tackles in his first start against Colgate.

Miscellaneous Notes • Week 7

Spirit Of ’76 • Senior Ryan Coyle, the 2007 first-team All-Ivy punter, booted a career-long 76-yard punt against Brown. He averaged 52.0 yards per punt, by far his best average in any game this season. He currently ranks second in the Ivy League with a 42.4-yard punting average; Penn’s Robert Ranney leads the league with an average of 44.6 yards.

Happy Endings • Both Princeton and Cornell defeated Lehigh on the final play of the game this season. Princeton got a 32-yard field goal from Connor Louden to end a 10-7 win in Week 2; one week later, Nathan Ford hit Jesse Baker on a 20-yard touchdown pass to conclude a dramatic 25-24 victory.

Just For Kicks • Sophomore Ben Bologna has handled kickoffs all season, but he handled the placekicking duties for the injured Connor Louden over the last two weekends and is 2 for 2 on field-goal attempts. Bologna also made a 35-yard extra point three weeks ago against Colgate following a personal foul.

Are You SIRIUS • Saturday’s game against Cornell can be heard live on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 130; the system will use the Cornell broadcast.

Happy Anniversary • Princeton is celebrating its 10th year at Princeton Stadium, one of the newest and finest facilities in the Division I FCS. Powers Field, a FieldTurf surface, was added in 2005 after a generous gift from alumnus William Powers ’79.

Home Sweet Home • Princeton will return home Friday, Nov. 7, for its ESPNU showdown against Penn in the 100th matchup of this historic series. Princeton’s last home game against Penn was the two-overtime thriller in 2006 that Princeton won 31-30; the game is remembered for the fourth-down pitchback touchdown from Rob Toresco to Jeff Terrell in the second overtime session that was named SportsCenter’s “Top Play.” You can order tickets by calling 609-258-4TIX or by logging on to GoPrincetonTigers.com.

TV Watch • Princeton will have two nationally televised games in November. The 100th meeting between Penn and Princeton will be seen live on ESPNU (DirecTV 609) Friday night, Nov. 7, while the 131st meeting between Princeton and Yale will be shown on the Versus Network (DirecTV 608) Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon.

2000 • Cornell 25, Princeton 24
Princeton’s Brian Danielewicz completes a 24-yard touchdown pass to Chisom Opara with 11 seconds remaining, but Taylor Northrop slipped on the wet turf and his PAT was blocked.

2001 • Cornell 10, Princeton 7
Taylor Northrop’s 57-yard field goal attempt with 5:53 remaining hit the crossbar and bounced back into the end zone.

2002 • Princeton 32, Cornell 25 (ot)
Princeton scores 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and overtime to rally from a 25-10 deficit. Jay McCareins forces overtime with a late INT and Blair Morrison catches the winning TD.

2003 • PRINCETON 28, Cornell 6
Matt Verbit throws two touchdown passes in a 22-second span as Princeton rolls at home.

2004 • CORNELL 21, Princeton 20
Cornell throws touchdown passes of 54 and 79 yards, and Derek Javarone’s PAT with 6:48 remaining in the fourth quarter gets blocked.

2005 • PRINCETON 20, Cornell 17 (ot)
Jeff Terrell engineers an 18-play, 63-yard drive to set up the tying field goal, and Derek Javarone breaks the Ivy League record with his 42nd career field goal to win it in overtime.

2006 • CORNELL 14, Princeton 7
Despite outgaining Cornell 328-274, the Big Red handed Princeton its only loss of the season when Matt Grant’s late INT ends the final Tiger drive.

2007 • PRINCETON 34, Cornell 31
Princeton tailback Jordan Culbreath runs for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and Cornell PK Peter Zell missed a 47-yarder in the final seconds.