2024_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team
2024 Cornell Big Red football team
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.
| 2024 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jared Backus (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Seasons 2025 → | |
After the conclusion of the 2023 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]
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.[4][5]
In 2023, Cornell finished 3–7 overall and 2–5 in conference play.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | at Colgate* | ||
| September 28 | Yale | ||
| October 5 | Albany* |
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| October 12 | Harvard |
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| October 19 | at Bucknell* | ||
| October 26 | at Brown | ||
| November 2 | at Princeton | ||
| November 9 | Penn |
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| November 16 | Dartmouth |
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| November 23 | at Columbia | ||
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at Colgate
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
- Date: September 21, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| 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 |
vs Yale
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: September 28, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| 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 |
vs Albany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: October 5, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| 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 |
vs Harvard
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: October 12, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| Statistics | HARV | COR |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushing yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Harvard | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Cornell | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
at Bucknell
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA
- Date: October 19, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| Statistics | COR | BUCK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushing yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Cornell | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Bucknell | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
at Brown
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
- Date: October 26, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| Statistics | COR | BRWN |
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| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushing yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Cornell | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Brown | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
at Princeton
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
- Date: November 2, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| 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 |
vs Penn
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: November 9, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| 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 |
vs Dartmouth
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: November 16, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| Statistics | DART | COR |
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| 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 |
at Columbia
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game information |
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at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York, NY
- Date: November 23, 2024
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
| Statistics | COR | COLU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Total yards | ||
| Rushing yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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.
- "2024 Cornell Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "2024–25 Football Schedule". CornellBigRed.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.