2025 Cornell Big Red football team

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2025 Cornell Big Red football
Cornell "C" logo.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record0–2 (0–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Mike Hatcher (2nd season)
  • Sean Reeder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Backus (12th season)
Home stadium Schoellkopf Field
Uniform
Cornell big red football unif.png
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Harvard  1 0   2 0  
Yale  1 0   2 0  
Dartmouth  0 0   2 0  
Columbia  0 0   1 1  
Penn  0 0   1 1  
Princeton  0 0   1 1  
Brown  0 1   1 1  
Cornell  0 1   0 2  
As of September 29, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by second-year head coach Dan Swanstrom and plays its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Big Red were selected to finish in the seventh position. [1]

Schedule

The Cornell Big Red's 2024 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Cornell will host Ivy League opponents Brown, Princeton, and Columbia, and will travel to Yale, Harvard, Penn, and Dartmouth. Cornell's non-conference opponents will be Albany of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, rival Colgate of the Patriot League, and Bucknell, also of the Patriot League. Homecoming will coincide with the Big Red's home opener against Colgate on October 4. [2] [3]

In 2024, Cornell finished 4–6 overall and 3–4 in conference play.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 207:00 p.m.at Albany * FloFootball L 10–134,819
September 2712:00 p.m.at Yale ESPN+ L 24–414,467
October 4 Colgate *Dagger-14-plain.pngESPN+
October 107:00 p.m.at Harvard ESPNU
October 18 Bucknell *
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPN+
October 25 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPN+
November 1 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPN+
November 81:00 p.m.at Penn ESPN+
November 15at Dartmouth ESPN+
November 22 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Albany

Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Albany Great Danes (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Big Red003710
Great Danes330713

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, Albany, NY

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,819
  • Referee: Bill McKeever
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • ALB – James Bozek 32-yard field goal, 1:04. Great Danes 3-0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:25
Second Quarter
  • ALB – James Bozek 37-yard field goal, 1:40. Great Danes 6-0. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 4:20
Third Quarter
  • COR – Alan Zhao 25-yard field goal, 2:16. Great Danes 6-3. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:00
Fourth Quarter
  • ALB – Jojo Uga 43-yard run (James Bozek kick), 6:09. Great Danes 13-3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:21
  • COR – Ryder Kurtz 6-yard pass from Devin Page (Alan Zhao kick), 3:38. Great Danes 13-10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:24
StatisticsCORALB
First downs1517
Total yards260268
Rushing yards107153
Passing yards153115
Turnovers11
Time of possession26:1833:42
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassingDevin Page8/12, 90 yards, TD, INT
RushingDevin Page10 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingRyder Kurtz6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
AlbanyPassingJack Shields7/19, 70 yards, INT
RushingJojo Uga18 carries, 126 yards, TD
ReceivingKylen Austin3 receptions, 34 yards

at Yale

Cornell Big Red (0–1) at Yale Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Big Red777324
Bulldogs77131441

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCORYALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Colgate (rivalry)

Colgate Raiders (1–3) at Cornell Big Red (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Raiders0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLGCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColgatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Harvard

Cornell Big Red at Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Big Red0
Crimson0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCORHARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Bucknell

Bucknell Bison at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bison0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBUCKCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BucknellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Brown

Brown Bears at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Princeton

Princeton Tigers at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Tigers0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsPRINCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PrincetonPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Penn (rivalry)

Cornell Big Red at Penn Quakers – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Big Red0
Quakers0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCORPENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PennPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Dartmouth (rivalry)

Cornell Big Red at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Big Red0
Big Green0

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCORDART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Columbia (rivalry)

Columbia Lions at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLUCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. "2025 Cornell Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  3. "2025–26 Football Schedule". CornellBigRed.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.