2024 Cornell Big Red football team

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2024 Cornell Big Red football
Cornell "C" logo.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record0–0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJared Backus (11th season)
Home stadium Schoellkopf Field
Uniform
Cornell big red football unif.png
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Brown  0 0   0 0  
Columbia  0 0   0 0  
Cornell  0 0   0 0  
Dartmouth  0 0   0 0  
Harvard  0 0   0 0  
Penn  0 0   0 0  
Princeton  0 0   0 0  
Yale  0 0   0 0  
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Cornell Big Red football team will represent Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team will be led by first-year head coach Dan Swanstrom and will play its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Contents

Preseason

After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Cornell University's athletics director, Nicki Moore, announced that ten-year head coach David Archer would not return for the 2024 season. Defensive coordinator Jared Backus assumed duties as interim head coach, with immediate effect. At Cornell, Archer compiled a record of 29–71, and the team was not able to record a winning season during that span, a streak existing since the 2006 season. [1] On December 7, 2023, Cornell University Athletics announced the hiring of Dan Swanstrom as head coach to succeed Archer. [2]

In January 2024, Swanstrom announced five additions to the coaching staff: Jeff Dittman (of Rensselaer Polytechnic) as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant coach, Eric Franklin (of Penn) as defensive backs and cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator, Mike Hatcher (of Ithaca College, where he served as an assistant to Swanstrom), Sean Reeder (of Penn) as offensive line coach, and Terry Ursin (of Jesuit High School of New Orleans) as running backs coach. [3]

Schedule

The Cornell Big Red's 2024 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Cornell will host Ivy League opponents Yale, Harvard, Penn, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Brown, Princeton, and Columbia. Cornell's non-conference opponents will be rival Colgate of the Patriot League, Albany of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and Bucknell, also of the Patriot League. Homecoming will coincide with the Big Red's home opener against Yale on September 28. [4] [5]

In 2023, Cornell finished 3–7 overall and 2–5 in conference play.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
September 21at Colgate * ESPN+
September 282:00 p.m. Yale Dagger-14-plain.pngESPN+
October 51:00 p.m. Albany *
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPN+
October 116:00 p.m. Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPNU
October 19at Bucknell *ESPN+
October 2612:00 p.m.at Brown ESPN+
November 21:00 p.m.at Princeton ESPN+
November 91:00 p.m. Penn
ESPN+
November 161:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
ESPN+
November 23at Columbia ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Colgate

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Colgate Raiders (0–0) – Game summary
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at Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCORCOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColgatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Yale

Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsYALECOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Albany

Albany Great Danes (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsALBCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AlbanyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Harvard

Harvard Crimson (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsHARVCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Bucknell

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Bucknell Bison (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA

  • Date: October 19, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCORBUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BucknellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Brown

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Brown Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Brown StadiumProvidence, RI

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCORBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Princeton

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Princeton Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
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at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ

  • Date: November 2, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCORPRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PrincetonPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Penn

Penn Quakers (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Quakers00000
Big Red00000

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 9, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsPENNCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PennPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Big Green00000
Big Red00000

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsDARTCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Columbia

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Columbia Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Big Red00000
Lions00000

at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsCORCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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