2025 Cornell Big Red football team

2025 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Dan Swanstrom (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Hatcher (2nd season) Sean Reeder (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jared Backus (12th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Yale +^		6	–	1					9	–	3
No. 15 Harvard +^		6	–	1					9	–	2
Dartmouth		4	–	3					7	–	3
Penn		4	–	3					6	–	4
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		2	–	5					5	–	5
Columbia		1	–	6					2	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Albany *	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	L 10–13	4,819
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 24–41	4,467
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 21–41	12,142
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPNU	L 10–34	6,644
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 30–20	4,205
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 30–24 2OT	3,242
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 20–17	4,273
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 39–17	10,914
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–24	3,523
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 12–29	3,212
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	0	3	7	10
Great Danes	3	3	0	7	13

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

Statistics	COR	ALB
First downs	15	17
Total yards	260	268
Rushing yards	107	153
Passing yards	153	115
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Devin Page	8/12, 90 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Page	10 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Ryder Kurtz	6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Albany	Passing	Jack Shields	7/19, 70 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	18 carries, 126 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kylen Austin	3 receptions, 34 yards

at Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	7	7	7	3	24
Bulldogs	7	7	13	14	41

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,467
• Referee: Tom Zetts
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (5:50) COR – Devin Page 1-yard run, Alan Zhao kick (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 4:59; Cornell 7-0) (2:47) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 3-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 4:59; Yale 7-7) Second quarter (11:31) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 48-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:01; Yale 14-7) (6:59) COR – Doryn Smith 3-yard pass from Devin Page, Alan Zhao kick (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:33; 14-14) Third quarter (12:16) YALE – Noah Piper 50-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:37; Yale 17-14) (8:15) YALE – Noah Piper 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:55; Yale 20-14) (7:54) YALE – Jaxton Santiago 20-yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:05; Yale 27-14) (4:33) COR – Ryder Kurtz 21-yard pass from Devin Page, Alan Zhao kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:14; Yale 27-21) Fourth quarter (9:32) COR – Alan Zhao 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:40; Yale 27-24) (1:56) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 4-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; Yale 34-24) (0:47) YALE – Abu Kamara 65-yard interception return, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; Yale 41-24)

Statistics	COR	YALE
First downs	25	12
Total yards	400	297
Rushing yards	133	158
Passing yards	267	139
Turnovers	5	3
Time of possession	35:52	24:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Devin Page	24/51, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Robert Tucker III	15 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Ryder Kurtz	5 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	14/23, 139 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	28 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Mason Shipp	7 receptions, 85 yards

Colgate (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	14	0	13	41
Big Red	0	6	15	0	21

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 12,142
• Referee: Eric Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:58) COR – Treyvhon Saunders 22-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:38; Colgate 7-0) (5:55) COR – Treyvhon Saunders 12-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:51; Colgate 14-0) Second quarter (13:00) COR – Doryn Smith 13-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, Alan Zhao PAT failed (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:13; Colgate 14-6) (7:42) COR – Mason Mozo 2-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:47; Colgate 21-6) (5:10) COR – Trooper Price 43-yard interception return, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:25; Colgate 28-6) Third quarter (9:32) COR – Robert Tucker III 4-yard run, Alan Zhao kick (Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:34; Colgate 28-13) (1:17) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1-yard run, Brendan Lee run for two-point conversion (Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 6:46; Colgate 28-21) Fourth quarter (10:59) COR – Max Walters 21-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler PAT failed (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:11; Colgate 34-21) (0:25) COR – Cole Fulton 19-yard run, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:49; Colgate 41-21)

Statistics	COLG	COR
First downs	19	26
Total yards	384	458
Rushing yards	178	233
Passing yards	206	225
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing	Jake Stearney	16/25, 206 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Danny Shaban	11 carries, 91 yards
	Receiving	Treyvhon Saunders	6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	23/38, 225 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	18 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Doryn Smith	7 receptions, 64 yards, TD

at No. 22 Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team

Cornell Big Red (0–3) at No. 22 Harvard Crimson (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	0	7	3	10
No. 22 Crimson	7	7	3	17	34

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
• Game attendance: 6,644
• Referee: Cory Hanson
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:49) HARV – Austin-Jake Guillory 36-yard fumble recovery, Kieran Corr kick (Harvard 7–0) Second quarter (8:17) HARV – Ben Alvarez 2-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:26; Harvard 14–0) Third quarter (9:31) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Harvard 17–0) (4:55) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:28; Harvard 17–7) Fourth quarter (14:56) COR – Jonathan Roost 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:13; Harvard 17–10) (11:58) HARV – Kieran Corr 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:58; Harvard 20–10) (5:07) HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; Harvard 27–10) (4:58) HARV – Jack Donahoe 39-yard interception, Kieran Corr kick (Harvard 34–10)

Statistics	COR	HARV
First downs	14	22
Total yards	193	413
Rushing yards	66	176
Passing yards	127	237
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:05	33:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	18/30, 127 yards, INT
	Rushing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	16 carries, 30 yards, TD
	Receiving	Johntu Reed	4 receptions, 45 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	21/37, 237 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	23 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Brady Blackburn	5 receptions, 101 yards

Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team

Bucknell Bison (4–3) at Cornell Big Red (0–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: N 6 mph
• Game attendance: 4,205
• Referee: Todd Bowman
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (7:46) COR – Jonathan Roost 32-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:43; Cornell 3-0) Second quarter (11:30) BUCK – Logan Bush 1-yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:30; Bucknell 7-3) (6:58) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 8-yard run, Jonathan Roost PAT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:24; Cornell 9-7) Third quarter (11:53) COR – John McAuliffe 2-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:00; Cornell 16-7) (5:53) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 12-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:38; Cornell 23-7) Fourth quarter (9:15) COR – Ryder Kurtz 30-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:19; Cornell 30-7) (5:28) BUCK – Sam Milligan 15-yard pass from Christopher Dietrich, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:41; Cornell 30-14) (2:36) BUCK – Michael Cadden 13-yard pass from Christopher Dietrich, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:36; Cornell 30-20)

Statistics	BUCK	COR
First downs	19	26
Total yards	322	396
Rushing yards	87	232
Passing yards	235	164
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:21	32:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing	Christopher Dietrich	19/32, 220 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Logan Bush	9 carries, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Milligan	7 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	14/22, 164 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Triplett	22 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Doryn Smith	5 receptions, 46 yards

Brown

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

Brown Bears (3–2) at Cornell Big Red (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bears	7	3	0	7	7	0	24
Big Red	6	0	0	11	7	6	30

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,242
• Referee: Todd Boyd
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (5:42) COR – Jordan Triplett 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Cornell 6–0) (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 10-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Brown 7–6) Second quarter (7:21) BRWN – Drew Crabtree 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:41; Brown 10–6) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (14:55) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Brown 17–6) (3:44) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 10-yard run, John McAuliffe pass (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 1:34; Brown 17–14) (0:46) COR – Jonathan Roost 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 0:58; Tied 17–17) Overtime BRWN – Ty Pezza 25-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Brown 24–17) COR – Jordan Triplett 2-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 24–24) Double overtime COR – Jordan Triplett 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Cornell 30–24)

Statistics	BRWN	COR
First downs	20	31
Total yards	503	503
Rushing yards	32	157
Passing yards	471	346
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:42	32:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	31/49, 471 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	11 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Ty Pezza	9 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	28/48, 346 yards
	Rushing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	19 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Matulevich	6 receptions, 100 yards

Princeton

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team

Princeton Tigers (3–3) at Cornell Big Red (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	3	0	0	17
Big Red	0	7	6	7	20

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: E at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,273
• Referee: Eric Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:11) PRIN – Josh Robinson 27-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Princeton 7-0) (4:13) PRIN – Ethan Clark 4-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:40; Princeton 14-0) Second quarter (14:58) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1-yard run, Caden Lesiewicz kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:09; Princeton 14-7) (5:31) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 21-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:09; Princeton 17-7) Third quarter (10:43) COR – Doryn Smith 5-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, Caden Lesiewicz PAT blocked (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; Princeton 17-13) Fourth quarter (11:15) COR – Ryder Kurtz 14-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, Caden Lesiewicz kick (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:14; Cornell 20-17)

Statistics	PRIN	COR
First downs	19	18
Total yards	342	330
Rushing yards	123	213
Passing yards	219	117
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	29:32	30:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	16/32, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	19 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roman Laurio	4 receptions, 97 yards
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	15/25, 117 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Triplett	16 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Doryn Smith	5 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at Penn (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team and Cornell–Penn football rivalry

Cornell Big Red (3–4) at Penn Quakers (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	3	10	19	7	39
Quakers	0	10	7	0	17

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 8
• Game time: TBA
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,914
• Referee: Bill McKeever
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (8:57) COR – Caden Lesiewicz 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:04; Cornell 3-0) Second quarter (14:54) PENN – Liam O'Brien 4-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:55; Penn 7-3) (11:40) COR – Caden Lesiewicz 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:08; Penn 7-6) (2:43) PENN – Mason Walters 47-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 8:57; Penn 10-6) (0:11) COR – Brendan Lee 2-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, Caden Lesiewicz kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Cornell 13-10) Third quarter (14:02) COR – Jordan Triplett 3-yard run, Caden Lesiewicz PAT blocked (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:49; Cornell 19-10) (9:26) COR – Gannon Carothers 22-yard run, two-point run conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:31; Cornell 25-10) (3:42) COR – Gannon Carothers 1-yard run, Caden Lesiewicz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:13; Cornell 32-10) (3:29) PENN – Donte West 75-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Cornell 32-17) Fourth quarter (10:08) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1-yard run, Caden Lesiewicz kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:21; Cornell 39-17)

Statistics	COR	PENN
First downs	25	15
Total yards	448	304
Rushing yards	183	192
Passing yards	265	112
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:19	28:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	24/31, 265 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Triplett	17 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	TJ Hamilton	5 receptions, 123 yards
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	15/22, 112 yards
	Rushing	Donte West	15 carries, 125 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	5 receptions, 42 yards

at Dartmouth (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry

Cornell Big Red (4–4) at Dartmouth Big Green (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	7	0	7	14
Big Green	3	7	7	7	24

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,523
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter DART - Owen Zalc 25-yard Field Goal, 3:45. Big Green 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:17. Second quarter COR - Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 3-yard run (Caden Lesiewicz kick), 4:34. Big Red 7-3. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 5:35. DART - D.J. Crowther 67-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 3:04. Big Green 14-7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30. Third quarter DART - D.J. Crowther 20-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 8:22. Big Green 17-7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter DART - Grayson Saunier 1-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 14:17. Big Green 24-7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:30. COR - TJ Hamilton 33-yard pass from Garrett Bass-Sulpizio (Caden Lesiewicz kick), 8:02. Big Green 24-14. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:52.

Statistics	COR	DART
First downs	21	20
Total yards	369	376
Rushing yards	41	254
Passing yards	328	122
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	24:54	35:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	37/45, 328 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Triplett	12 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Ryder Kurtz	9 receptions, 91 yards
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	13/23, 122 yards
	Rushing	D.J. Crowther	31 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Corbo	5 receptions, 53 yards

Columbia (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Columbia Lions football team and Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

Columbia Lions at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	15	0	7	29
Big Red	3	6	0	3	12

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: November 22
• Game time: TBA
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph
• Game attendance: 3,212
• Referee: Mark Queen
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (3:27) COLU – Michael Walters 1-yard run, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:41; Columbia 7-0) (0:30) COR – Caden Lesiewicz 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:57; Columbia 7-3) Second quarter (15:00) COLU – Braden Dougherty 13-yard pass from Chase Goodwin, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Columbia 14-3) (1:57) COR – Jordan Triplett 1-yard run, Caden Lesiewicz PAT failed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Columbia 14-9) (0:04) COLU – AJ Simpkins 1-yard run, Chase Goodwin pass to Titus Evans for two-point conversion (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 1:52; Columbia 22-9) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (14:55) COR – Caden Lesiewicz 37-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 6:29; Columbia 22-12) (5:42) COLU – Griffin Johnson 14-yard run, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 4:04; Columbia 29-12)

Statistics	COLU	COR
First downs	25	19
Total yards	423	313
Rushing yards	253	88
Passing yards	170	225
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	34:36	25:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing	Chase Goodwin	12/26, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Griffin Johnson	29 caries, 203 yards, TD
	Receiving	Beckett Robinson	5 receptions, 66 yards
Cornell	Passing	19/34, 225 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Triplett	11 carries, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brendan Lee	6 receptions, 78 yards

Roster

2025 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Davon Kiser Sr RB 2 Gannon Carothers Sr WR 3 Samuel Musungu Jr RB 4 Ean Pope Jr RB 5 Robert Tucker III Sr WR 6 AJ Holmes Sr WR 7 Ryan Matulevich Fr QB 8 Garrett Bass-Sulpizio Jr WR 9 Doryn Smith Sr QB 11 Adam Landry So WR 12 Cameron Shannon So WR 13 Parker Woodring Sr QB 14 Devin Page Jr WR 15 Ja'von Broussard Fr QB 16 Ty Blair Fr WR 17 TJ Hamilton So QB 18 Ryan Downes Fr WR 19 Xavier Bowman Fr RB 20 Josiah Allen Fr WR 21 Matheson Bossick Sr RB 22 Johntu Reed Sr RB 25 John McAuliffe Fr RB 27 Jordan Triplett So WR 28 Catcher Dobron Jr RB 33 Ricardo Lagares Jr. So TE 48 Joe Safar Fr TE, LS 49 Nolan Albright Jr OL 57 Jackson Bradley Sr OL 58 Zach Quilici Jr OL 59 Will Bagby Fr OL 60 Manan Raina Fr OL 61 Parker Spellacy Sr OL 62 Caleb Bowman Fr OL 64 Dylan Page Jr OL 65 Ty Short Sr OL 66 Evan Nesmith Sr OL 69 Kevin Ma Sr OL 70 Keegan Opper Sr OL 71 Timothy Bruen Jr OL 72 Tyler Dunn So OL 73 Seyi Akinbola Fr OL 74 Matt Pante Jr OL 75 Kyle Lenhart Jr OL 76 Avery Huggins Fr OL 77 Raunak Jauhal So OL 78 Kamal Harris So OL 79 Joey Polinsky So WR 80 Brendan Lee Jr WR 81 Logan Taylor Sr WR 82 Will Belleville Fr WR 83 Mateu Parker Fr WR 84 K'Adrian McLee So WR 85 Sebastian Dobron Sr TE 86 Ryder Kurtz Jr TE 87 Blaine Zoller So TE 89 Brandon Gilbert Fr OL Mac Dorward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Keith Williams Jr. So S 1 Kandakai Sherman Jr. So S 2 Johnny Williamson Jr CB 3 Rayjohn White Jr CB 4 Camari Berry Jr S 6 Brayon Crawford Jr CB 7 Braylon Howard Jr S 8 Tommy MacPherson Jr S 9 Damon Barnes Sr S 10 Jeremiah Lewis Sr CB 11 Darius Wise Jr. So S 12 Duke Rich Fr S 13 Braylon James Fr LB 14 Joey Cheshire Sr CB 16 Mikey Gayle So S 17 Nicholas Dlabach Sr LB 18 Dalten Phelan Fr S 20 Nomar Tejada Jr LB 21 Ben Sahakian Sr CB 22 Jacob Carter Fr CB 23 David Aluya So S 24 Rodell Evans III So LB 25 Michael Taylor Fr CB 26 Michael O'Keefe Sr CB 27 Tyler Gibson So CB 28 Alex Ahaghotu Fr S 29 Noah McDuffie Fr CB 30 Bubba Shelton Fr LB 31 Devia'n Parker-Rodgers Sr DL 32 James Reinbold Sr DL 33 Sean Cytrynbaum Jr LB 34 Nolin Thompson So LB 35 Ogbonna Ugwu-Uche Jr DL 36 Daniel Amasha Sr LB 37 Bo Draheim Fr LB 38 Sean Polinsky Sr LB 39 Ian Wall Jr LB 40 Wilson Selzer Sr DL 41 Darryl Davis Fr LB 42 Mason Grabowski Fr LB 45 Jack Ramsay Jr LB 47 Cooper Cameron So DL 50 Jared Vilcina-Brown Fr DL 51 Jason Kirkland Jr LB 52 Cole Keith Fr LB 53 Connor Klein Fr DL 54 Brandon Dunn Fr DL 55 Mason Yacovelli Sr DL 56 Malachi Edgerly Jr DL 63 Josh Hwang So DL 88 Sam Greenspan So DL 90 Gage Homola So DL 92 Declan Ochendowski Sr DL 93 Kastriot Panariti So DL 94 Elliot Hampton Fr DL 95 Maxwell Van Fleet Sr DL 96 Tommy Ducker So LB 97 Saeed Moghaddam Adames Fr DL 98 Cole Bennett So DL 99 Maximus Tomaszewski Fr S Jackson Fortney Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 23 Alan Zhao Jr K, P 30 Will Buck Fr K, P 39 Jonathan Roost Fr LS 43 John Maccarella Fr K, P 99 Caden Lesiewicz So	Head coach Dan Swanstrom Coordinators/assistant coaches Jared Backus (defensive coordinator / linebackers) Mike Hatcher (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers) Sean Reeder (co-offensive coordinator / offensive line) Jeff Dittman (special teams coordinator / defensive assistant) Satyen Bhakta (defensive line / recruiting coordinator) Will Blanden (safeties) Andrew Dees (tight ends) Eric Franklin (defensive backs / cornerbacks / pass game coordinator) Terry Ursin (running backs) Alex Peffley (senior director of player personnel) Morgan Miller (director of recruiting operations & external relations) Julien Deumaga (football operations and content coordinator) Trey Flowers (offensive analyst) Colin Norton (offensive analyst) Connor Hayes (defensive analyst) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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.