2025 Cornell Big Red football team

2025 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–4 (0–2 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. 18 Harvard		2	–	0					5	–	0
Princeton		2	–	0					3	–	2
Penn		2	–	0					4	–	1
Dartmouth		1	–	1					4	–	1
Yale		1	–	1					3	–	2
Columbia		0	–	2					1	–	4
Brown		0	–	2					3	–	2
Cornell		0	–	2					1	–	4
As of October 19, 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.

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+
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+
*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
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COR	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLG	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BUCK	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Princeton

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team

Princeton Tigers at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: November 1
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn (rivalry)

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

Cornell Big Red at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 8
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COR	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Dartmouth (rivalry)

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

Cornell Big Red at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Big Green			0

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

• Date: November 15
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COR	DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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	Total
Lions			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: November 22
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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.