2025 Cornell Big Red football team

2025 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Head coach	Dan Swanstrom (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Hatcher (2nd season) Sean Reeder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jared Backus (12th season)
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
As of August 12, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 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 second-year head coach Dan Swanstrom and will play 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
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Albany *	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
October 4		Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	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 8	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 15		at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 22		Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

Cornell Big Red at Albany Great Danes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Great Danes			0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, Albany, NY

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• TV: FloFootball

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

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

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

at Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team

Cornell Big Red at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Bulldogs			0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: September 27
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

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 at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Raiders			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 4
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COL	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 Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team

Cornell Big Red at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Red			0
Crimson			0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

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

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

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

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

Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team

Bucknell Bison at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

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 at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 25
• Game time: TBA
• 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

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.