2017 Cornell Big Red football team

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2017 Cornell Big Red football
Cornell "C" logo.svg
ConferenceIvy League
2017 record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Villapiano (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Backus (5th season)
CaptainKurt Frimel, Jack Gellatly, Nick Gesualdi, Miles Norris
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
(Capacity: 25,597)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Yale $   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Columbia   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Dartmouth   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Penn   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Harvard   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Princeton   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Brown   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll
Cornell vs. Brown, Oct 21, 2017 (Homecoming game)

The 2017 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 3–7 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fifth place.

Schedule[]

The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Big Red hosted Ivy League foes Harvard, Brown, and Columbia, and traveled to Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Penn.[1] Homecoming coincided with the game against Brown on October 21.[2]

In 2017, Cornell's non-conference opponents were Delaware of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Colgate and Bucknell of the Patriot League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 163:30 p.m.at Delaware*
L 14–4114,714
September 231:00 p.m.at Yale
ELVNL 24–4910,926
September 301:30 p.m.Colgate*
L 7–213,325
October 71:30 p.m.Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ELVNW 17–147,313
October 141:30 p.m.Bucknell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 18–264,202
October 213:00 p.m.Browndagger
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 34–713,514
October 287:00 p.m.at Princeton
NBCSNW 29–285,642
November 41:30 p.m.at Dartmouth
L 0–104,033
November 111:30 p.m.Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
SNYL 8–185,613
November 181:30 p.m.at Penn
ELVNL 22–293,861

Game summaries[]

Delaware[]

See also: 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
Cornell vs. Delaware – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cornell 0 0 7714
Delaware 10 17 7741

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy, humid
  • Game attendance: 14,714
  • Referee: St. Cadorette
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • DEL – Kani Kane, 3 yard run, Frank Raggo XP good, 14:07 (DEL 7–0)
  • DEL – Raggo, 37 yard field goal, 1:48 (DEL 10–0)
Second quarter
  • DEL – Kane, 1 yard run, Raggo XP good, 11:42 (DEL 17–0)
  • DEL – Kane, 3 yard run, Jake Roth XP good, 1:04 (DEL 24–0)
  • DEL – Raggo, 34 yard field goal, 0:04 (DEL 27–0)
Third quarter
  • DEL – Jamie Jarmon, 12 yard pass from Joe Walker, Raggo XP good, 11:28 (DEL 34–0)
  • COR – Eric Gallman, 27 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Zach Mays XP good, 8:14 (DEL 34–7)
Fourth quarter
  • DEL – Charles Scarff, 6 yard pass from Walker, Raggo XP good, 4:32 (DEL 41–7)
  • COR – Josh Sweet, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 0:14 (DEL 41–14)

Yale[]

See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team
Cornell vs. Yale – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cornell 3 7 01424
Yale 7 7 142149

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny, warm
  • Game attendance: 10,926
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • TV: ELVN
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • COR – Zach Mays, 21 yard field goal, 10:11 (COR 3–0)
  • YALE – Carlson Hayden, 19 yard interception return, Alex Galland XP good, 1:45 (YALE 7–3)
Second quarter
  • COR – Chris Walker, 14 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Mays XP good, 4:13 (COR 10–7)
  • YALE – Kurt Rawlings, 14 yard run, Galland XP good, 0:37 (YALE 14–10)
Third quarter
  • YALE – Deshawn Salter, 3 yard run, Galland XP good, 11:50 (YALE 21–10)
  • YALE – Salter, 1 yard run, Galland XP good, 1:18 (YALE 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • YALE – Jaeden Graham, 4 yard pass from Rawlings, Galland XP good, 14:56 (YALE 35–10)
  • COR – Harold Coles, 90 yard run, Mays XP no good, 14:33 (YALE 35–16)
  • COR – James Hubbard, 57 yard pass from Banks, Hubbard pass from Banks for 2-point conversion, 8:23 (YALE 35–24)
  • YALE – Salter, 82 yard run, Galland XP good, 8:12 (YALE 42–24)
  • YALE – Zane Dudek, 14 yard run, Galland XP good, 5:38 (YALE 49–24)

Colgate[]

See also: 2017 Colgate Raiders football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry
Colgate vs. Cornell – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colgate 0 14 0721
Cornell 0 0 707

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 3,325
  • Referee: W. Boyd
  • Box Score
Game information
Second quarter
  • COL – Thomas Ives, 7 yard pass from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi XP good, 10:42 (COL 7–0)
  • COL – Breneman, 8 yard run, Puzzi XP good, 4:43 (COL 14–0)
Third quarter
  • COR – Dalton Banks, 1 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 1:25 (COL 14–7)
Fourth quarter
  • COL – Malik Twyman, 7 yard pass from Breneman, Puzzi XP good, 9:39 (COL 21–7)

Harvard[]

See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Harvard 7 7 0014
Cornell 0 7 7317

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 7,313
  • Referee: J. Gansiejewski
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • HAR – L. Northington, 1 yard run, Jake McIntyre XP good, 5:50 (HAR 7–0)
Second quarter
  • HAR – Jake Barann, 36 yard pass from Jake Smith, McIntyre XP good, 9:43 (HAR 14–0)
  • COR – Jake Jatis, 2 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 3:02 (HAR 14–7)
Third quarter
  • COR – Jatis, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 5:45 (TIE 14–14)
Fourth quarter
  • COR – Mays, 27 yard field goal, 9:58 (COR 17–14)

Bucknell[]

See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell vs. Cornell – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bucknell 7 3 13326
Cornell 0 3 7818

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,202
  • Referee: J. Pumphrey
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • BUCK – Jack Horan, 64 yard pass from J. Chiarolanzio (John Burdick XP good), 8:20 (BUCK 7–0)
Second quarter
  • BUCK – Burdick, 19 yard field goal, 3:17 (BUCK 10–0)
  • COR – Zach Mays, 35 yard field goal, 0:38 (BUCK 10–3)
Third quarter
  • COR – Davy Lizana, 9 yard pass from Jake Jatis, (Mays XP good), 12:15 (TIE 10–10)
  • BUCK – Burdick, 38 yard field goal, 10:04 (BUCK 13–10)
  • BUCK – Burdick, 33 yard field goal, 6:33 (BUCK 16–10)
  • BUCK – Alan Butler, 22 yard pass from Chiarolanzio (Burdick XP good), 0:35 (BUCK 23–10)
Fourth quarter
  • BUCK – Burdick, 28 yard field goal, 3:16 (BUCK 26–10)
  • COR – Owen Peters, 4 yard pass from Dalton Banks (2-pt. conversion good) 0:39 (BUCK 23–18)

Brown[]

See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team
Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Brown 0 0 077
Cornell 3 10 71434

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warm
  • Game attendance: 13,514
  • Referee: C. Bloh
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • COR – Zach Mays, 24 yard field goal, 9:19 (COR 3–0)
Second quarter
  • COR – Mays, 30 yard field goal, 12:11 (COR 6–0)
  • COR – Harold Coles, 3 yard run (Mays XP good), 7:47 (COR 13–0)
Third quarter
  • COR – Chris Walker, 3 yard run (Nickolas Null XP good), 0:24 (COR 20–0)
Fourth quarter
  • COR – Coles, 42 yard run (Null XP good), 13:39 (COR 27–0)
  • COR – Jack Gellatly, 3 yard run (Null XP good), 11:01 (COR 34–0)
  • BRWN – Anton Casey, 3 yard pass from Nick Duncan (Ben Rosenblatt XP good), 8:13 (COR 34–7)

Princeton[]

See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team
Cornell vs. Princeton – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cornell 0 10 61329
Princeton 7 14 7028

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,642
  • Referee: W. Boyd
  • TV: NBCSN
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • PRIN – Chad Kanoff, 14 yard run (Tavish Rice XP good), 5:58 (PRIN 7–0)
Second quarter
  • COR – Hayes Nolte, 12 yard pass from Dalton Banks (Nickolas Null XP good), 14:34 (TIE 7–7)
  • PRIN – S. Carlson, 23 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 11:47 (PRIN 14–7)
  • PRIN – Carlson, 20 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 4:58 (PRIN 21–7)
  • COR – Null, 23 yard field goal, 0:14 (PRIN 21–10)
Third quarter
  • COR – Chris Walker, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 8:42 (PRIN 21–16)
  • PRIN – Ryan Quigley, 7 yard run (Rice XP good), 1:37 (PRIN 28–16)
Fourth quarter
  • COR – Null, 28 yard field goal, 11:00 (PRIN 28–19)
  • COR – Jake Jatis, 8 yard run (Null XP good), 7:13 (PRIN 28–26)
  • COR – Null, 43 yard field goal, 0:48 (COR 29–28)

Dartmouth[]

See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry
Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cornell 0 0 000
Dartmouth 7 0 0310

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,033
  • Referee: S. Cadorette
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 23 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 6:22 (DART 7–0)
Fourth quarter
  • DART – Smith, 33 yard field goal, 1:19 (DART 10–0)

Columbia[]

See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team and Columbia–Cornell football rivalry
Cornell vs. Columbia – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Columbia 3 3 5718
Cornell 0 0 088

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,613
  • Referee: H. Johns
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • COL – Oren Milstein, 26 yard field goal, 5:05 (COL 3–0)
Second quarter
  • COL – Milstein, 33 yard field goal, 0:22 (COL 6–0)
Third quarter
  • COL – safety (Connor Heeb), 9:04 (COL 8–0)
  • COL – Milstein, 28 yard field goal, 2:23 (COL 11–0)
Fourth quarter
  • COL – Chris Schroer, 2 yard run (Milstein XP good), 3:28 (COL 18–0)
  • COR – Josh Sweet, 7 yard run (2-pt conversion good), 1:09 (COL 18–8)

Penn[]

See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team and Cornell–Penn football rivalry
Cornell vs. Penn – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cornell 10 0 6622
Penn 7 14 0829

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 3,861
  • Referee: H. Wimber
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • COR – Nickolas Null, 32 yard field goal, 9:39 (COR 3–0)
  • PENN – Karekin Brooks, 38 yard run (Jack Soslow XP good), 5:37 (PENN 7–3)
  • COR – Collin Shaw, 35 yard pass from Dalton Banks (Null XP good), 2:08 (COR 10–7)
Second quarter
  • PENN – Brooks, 6 yard run (Soslow XP good), 11:14 (PENN 14–10)
  • PENN – Justin Watson, 22 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Soslow XP good), 0:24 (PENN 21–10)
Third quarter
  • COR – Mac Pope, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 4:37 (PENN 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • COR – Banks, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 13:46 (COR 22–21)
  • PENN – Tre Solomon, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion good), 2:06 (PENN 29–22)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2017 Varsity Football Schedule". Cornell Football Association. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Homecoming". Cornell University. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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