American college football season
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 .
In the 2023 season , Cornell finished 3–7 overall and 2–5 in conference play. After the conclusion of the 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] In the 2024 Ivy League Preseason Media Poll, as in 2023, Cornell was predicted to finish seventh of eight in the Ivy League, ahead of Columbia.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 21 at Colgate * ESPN+ September 28 2:00 p.m. Yale ESPN+ October 5 1:00 p.m. Albany * Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY ESPN+ 6:00 p.m. Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY ESPNU October 19 at Bucknell * ESPN+ October 26 12:00 p.m. at Brown ESPN+ November 2 1:00 p.m. at Princeton ESPN+ November 9 1:00 p.m. Penn Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry ) ESPN+ November 16 1:00 p.m. Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry ) ESPN+ November 23 at Columbia ESPN+
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Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Colgate Raiders (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Big Red 0 0 0 0 0 Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
Date : September 21, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics COR COL First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Colgate Passing Rushing Receiving
Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : September 28, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics YALE COR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Yale Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
Albany Great Danes (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Great Danes 0 0 0 0 0 Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 5, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics ALB COR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Albany Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
Harvard Crimson (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Crimson 0 0 0 0 0 Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 12, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics HARV COR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Harvard Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics COR BUCK First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Bucknell Passing Rushing Receiving
Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Brown Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Big Red 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
Date : October 26, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics COR BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Princeton Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Big Red 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
Date : November 2, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics COR PRIN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Princeton Passing Rushing Receiving
Penn Quakers (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Quakers 0 0 0 0 0 Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : November 9, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics PENN COR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Penn Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
Dartmouth Big Green (0–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Big Green 0 0 0 0 0 Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : November 16, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics DART COR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Dartmouth Passing Rushing Receiving Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving
Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Columbia Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Big Red 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0
at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York, NY
Date : November 23, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics COR COLU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Columbia Passing Rushing Receiving
^ "Cornell Announces Change in Football Leadership" . Cornell University Athletics. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023 . ^ Sacco, Mario (December 7, 2023). "Dan Swanstrom named football Head Coach at Cornell" . WSYR. Retrieved December 8, 2023 . ^ "Swanstrom Announces Five Additions to Staff" . Cornell University Athletics. January 9, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024 . ^ "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite" . Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024 . ^ "2024 Cornell Football Schedule" . FBSchedules . Retrieved November 5, 2023 . ^ "Cornell Big Red Schedule 2024" . ESPN . Retrieved August 9, 2024 . ^ "2024 Football Schedule" . Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
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