2024 Cornell Big Red football team
American college football season
| 2024 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–1 (0–0 Ivy) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Mike Hatcher (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Sean Reeder (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jared Backus (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Seasons ← 2023 2025 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of September 22, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 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 first-year head coach Dan Swanstrom and plays its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Preseason
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] Swanstrom later named Hatcher and Reeder as co-offensive coordinators in September 2024.[4] Unlike in past years, the 2024 Cornell team did not designate player captains prior to the season, instead designating game captains each week during the season.[5] 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.[6]
Schedule
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.[7]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate* | ESPN+ | L 24–41 | 2,984 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Yale | ESPN+ | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany* |
| ESPN+ | ||
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Harvard |
| ESPNU | ||
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | 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 |
| ESPN+ | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Dartmouth |
| ESPN+ | ||
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia | ESPN+ | |||
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Game summaries
At Colgate
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The Big Red traveled to Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, for its season opener on Saturday, September 21. The Raiders defeated the Big Red, 41–24. Cornell scored first, concluding the first series of the game and the season with a 32-yard field goal by Alan Zhao. Colgate later tied the game, 3–3, with a 40-yard field goal also in the first quarter. On its next possession, Cornell recorded its first touchdown of the season, a 10-yard pass from Jameson Wang to Samuel Musungu. Colgate again tied the game, concluding first quarter scoring with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jake Stearney to Brady Hutchison. The Big Red broke the 10–10 tie less than 30 seconds into the second quarter, with a touchdown on a 2-yard pass from Wang to Parker Woodring, to take a 17–10 lead. Cornell would not score again until the fourth quarter, however, and Colgate thereafter scored 24 unanswered points. Touchdown runs of 44 yards and 1 yard by quarterback Michael Brescia, and a 22-yard field goal in the second quarter, gave Colgate a 27–17 halftime lead. The Raiders expanded the lead to 34–17 heading into the fourth quater, with a 10-yard Winston Moore touchdown run late in the third. The Big Red's final points of the game resulted from a 1-yard touchdown pass from Wang to Johntu Reed with 2:36 remaining. Colgate scored once more to conclude the game, a 6-yard touchdown run to secure the victory for the Raiders.[10][11]
The Raiders outgained the Big Red in total offense, 457 yards to 402 yards. The only turnover of the game was an interception by Cornell defensive back Johnny Williamson. Jameson Wang was successful in 29 of 37 passing attempts, for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Wang also led the Big Red in rushing, accumulating 41 yards in 10 carries. Brendan Lee was the Big Red receiving leader, accumulating 89 yards in four catches.[10]
Roster
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Offense
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swanstrom Names Hatcher, Reeder Co-Offensive Coordinators". Cornell University Athletics. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Football Kicks Off Swanstrom Era at Colgate". Cornell University Athletics. September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 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.
- ^ a b "Cornell vs. Colgate (Sep 21, 2024)". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Brescia, Colgate use ground game to stuff Cornell 41-24". Associated Press. September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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