2016 Cornell Big Red football team
2016 Ivy League football standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
#25 Princeton + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 8 |
– | 2 |
|
Penn + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 3 |
|
Harvard |
| 5 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 3 |
|
Brown |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
Yale |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 3 |
– | 7 |
|
Cornell |
| 2 |
– | 5 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
Columbia |
| 2 |
– | 5 |
| | | | 3 |
– | 7 |
|
Dartmouth |
| 1 |
– | 6 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
|
- + – Conference co-champions
- The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll |
The 2016 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach David Archer and play their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 4–6, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Schedule
The 2016 schedule consisted of 5 home and 5 away games. The Big Red hosted Ivy League foes Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and Penn, and traveled to Harvard, Brown, and Columbia.
As in 2015, Cornell's non-conference opponents were Bucknell and Colgate of the Patriot League, and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference (NEC).[1] Homecoming coincided with the home opener against Yale on September 24.[2]
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 17 |
6:00 PM |
at Bucknell* |
Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA |
CI |
W 24–16 |
4,628 |
September 24 |
3:00 PM |
Yale |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY |
ILDN |
W 27–13 |
15,493 |
October 1 |
1:00 PM |
at Colgate* |
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
TWCSC |
W 39–38 |
8,010 |
October 8 |
1:00 PM |
at No. 22 Harvard |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
OWSPN |
L 13–29 |
11,509 |
October 15 |
1:30 PM |
Sacred Heart* |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY |
ILDN |
L 24–31 |
6,739 |
October 22 |
12:00 PM |
at Brown |
Brown Stadium • Providence, RI |
FCS |
L 21–28 2OT |
3,013 |
October 29 |
12:30 PM |
Princeton |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY |
OWSPN |
L 7–56 |
4,879 |
November 5 |
1:30 PM |
Dartmouth |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY (Rivalry) |
ILDN |
L 13–17 |
3,783 |
November 12 |
1:00 PM |
at Columbia |
Wien Stadium • Manhattan, NY (Empire State Bowl) |
ILDN |
W 42–40 |
5,887 |
November 19 |
12:00 PM |
Penn |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY (Trustees' Cup) |
FCS |
L 20–42 |
6,333 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
Bucknell
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
42–13 |
2015 |
Bucknell, 19–14 |
Cornell vs. Bucknell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cornell |
0 |
10 |
14 | 0 | 24 |
Bucknell |
7 |
3 |
6 | 0 | 16 |
at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,628
- Referee: J. Gansiejewski
- TV: CI
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- BUCK – Joey DeFloria, 1 yard run, Jack Chambers XP good, 8:38 (BUCK 7–0)
- Second quarter
- BUCK – Chambers, 21 yard field goal, 11:24 (BUCK 10–0)
- COR – Zach Mays, 41 yard field goal, 6:24 (BUCK 10–3)
- COR – Dalton Banks, 10 yard run, Mays XP good, 0:28 (TIE 10–10)
- Third quarter
- BUCK – DeFloria, 1 yard run, Chambers XP blocked, 11:29 (BUCK 16–10)
- COR – Banks, 1 yard run, Mays XP good, 7:05 (COR 17–16)
- COR – Matt Sullivan, 22 yard pass from Banks, Mays XP good, 0:16 (COR 24–16)
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Yale
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–47–2 |
2015 |
Yale, 33–26 |
Yale vs. Cornell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Yale |
0 |
3 |
7 | 3 | 13 |
Cornell |
14 |
10 |
0 | 3 | 27 |
at Schoellkopf Field
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 15,493
- Referee: J. Gansiejewski
- TV: Ivy League Digital Network
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- COR – J.D. PicKell, 1 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 7:59 (COR 7–0)
- COR – Marshall Deutz, 10 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Mays XP good, 3:52 (COR 14–0)
- Second quarter
- YALE – Alex Galland, 38 yard field goal, 9:15 (COR 14–3)
- COR – Ben Rogers, 43 yard pass from Banks, Mays XP good, 8:18 (COR 21–3)
- COR – Mays, 37 yard field goal, 0:00 (COR 24–3)
- Third quarter
- YALE – Deshawn Salter, 3 yard run, Galland XP good, 10:08 (COR 24–10)
- Fourth quater
- COR – Mays, 28 yard field goal, 11:06 (COR 27–10)
- YALE – Galland, 23 yard field goal, 4:34 (COR 27–13)
|
Colgate
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
48–46–3 |
2015 |
Colgate, 28–21 |
Cornell vs. Colgate – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cornell |
0 |
12 |
21 | 6 | 39 |
Colgate |
21 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 38 |
at Andy Kerr Stadium
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); overcast
- Game attendance: 8,010
- Referee: J. Pumphrey
- TV: TWCSC
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- COL – John Maddaluna, 93 yard pass from Jake Melville, Jonah Bowman XP good, 10:46 (COL 7–0)
- COL – Maddaluna, 51 yard pass from Melville, Bowman XP good, 9:02 (COL 14–0)
- COL – K. Washington, 9 yard run, Bowman XP good, 1:01 (COL 21–0)
- Second quarter
- COR – 4 yard safety, 13:49 (COL 21–2)
- COR – Zach Mays, 29 yard field goal, 3:42 (COL 21–5)
- COL – Maddaluna, 43 yard pass from Melville, Bowman XP good, 6:20 (COL 28–5)
- COR – Collin Shaw, 70 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Mays XP good, 6:02 (COL 28–12)
- COL – Bowman, 19 yard field goal, 0:00 (COL 31–12)
- Third quarter
- COR – Banks, 5 yard run, Mays XP good, 12:06 (COL 31–19)
- COL – Washington, 2 yard run, Bowman XP good, 5:11 (COL 38–19)
- COR – Nick Bland, 21 yard pass from Banks, Mays XP good, 3:10 (COL 38–26)
- COR – James Hubbard, 63 yard pass from Banks, Mays XP good, 0:13 (COL 38–33)
- Fourth quater
- COR – Shaw, 19 yard pass from Banks, conversion failed, 0:28 (COR 39–38)
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#22 Harvard
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
32–46–2 |
2015 |
Harvard, 40–3 |
Cornell vs. Harvard – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cornell |
7 |
0 |
0 | 6 | 13 |
Harvard |
14 |
0 |
9 | 6 | 29 |
at Harvard Stadium
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 11,509
- Referee: Charles Jebran
- TV: OWSPN
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- HAR – Anthony Firkser, 3 yard pass from Joe Viviano, Jake McIntyre XP good, 14:07 (HAR 7–0)
- COR – Ben Rogers, 41 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Nickolas Null XP good, 4:11 (TIE 7–7)
- HAR – Semar Smith, 4 yard run, McIntyre XP good, 0:00 (HAR 14–7)
- Third quarter
- HAR – Smith, 6 yard run, McIntyre XP blocked, 9:19 (HAR 20–7)
- HAR – McIntyre, 31 yard field goal, 2:33 (HAR 23–7)
- Fourth quater
- HAR – Smith, 4 yard run, conversion failed, 7:28 (HAR 29–7)
- COR – Rogers, 29 yard pass from Banks, Null XP no good, 4:10 (HAR 29–13)
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Sacred Heart
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2015 |
Sacred Heart, 31–6 |
Sacred Heart vs. Cornell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Sacred Heart |
14 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 31 |
Cornell |
7 |
3 |
7 | 7 | 24 |
at Schoellkopf Field
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); sunny, clear
- Game attendance: 6,739
- Referee: Tom Kichline
- TV: Ivy League Digital Network
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- COR – Jack Gellatly, 14 yard run, Nickolas Null XP good, 6:39 (COR 7–0)
- SHU – Nate Chavious, 22 yard run, Alec Finney XP good, 6:22 (TIE 7–7)
- SHU – Chavious, 13 yard run, Finney XP good, 2:33 (SHU 14–7)
- Second quarter
- SHU – Ose Imeokparia, 58 yard pass from RJ Noel, Finney XP good, 12:24 (SHU 21–7)
- COR – Null, 34 yard field goal, 7:19 (SHU 21–10)
- SHU – Finney, 36 yard field goal, 0:00 (SHU 24–10)
- Third quarter
- SHU – Andrew O'Neill, 39 yard pass from Noel, Finney XP good, 7:23 (SHU 31–10)
- COR – J.D. PicKell, 2 yard run, Null XP good, 2:09 (SHU 31–17)
- Fourth quater
- COR – Dalton Banks, 1 yard run, Null XP good, 8:54 (SHU 31–24)
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Brown
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
26–36–1 |
2015 |
Brown, 44–24 |
Cornell vs. Brown – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Cornell |
0 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Brown |
0 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Brown Stadium
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); rain showers
- Game attendance: 3,013
- Referee: Michael Sechris
- TV: FCS
- Box Score
Game information |
- Second quarter
- BRWN – Alex Jett, 79 yard punt return, Jake Hall XP good, 0:45 (BRWN 7–0)
- Third quarter
- BRWN – Jett, 18 yard pass from Thomas Linta, Hall XP good, 13:20 (BRWN 14–0)
- COR – Matt Sullivan, 9 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Nickolas Null XP good, 9:15 (BRWN 14–7)
- COR – Ben Rogers, 5 yard pass from Banks, Null XP good, 3:21 (TIE 14–14)
- Overtime
- COR – Marshall Deutz, 13 yard pass from Banks, Null XP good (COR 21–14)
- BRWN – Jette, 2 yard pass from Linta, Hall XP good (TIE 21–21)
- Double overtime
- BRWN – Johnny Pena, 1 yard run, Hall XP good (BRWN 28–21)
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Princeton
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–60–2 |
2015 |
Princeton, 47–21 |
Princeton vs. Cornell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Princeton |
14 |
21 |
14 | 7 | 56 |
Cornell |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
at Schoellkopf Field
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,879
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV: OWSPN
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- PRIN – John Lovett, 3 yard run, Tavish Rice XP good, 4:19 (PRIN 7–0)
- PRIN – Trevor Osborne, 35 yard pass from Lovett, Rice XP good, 2:03 (PRIN 14–0)
- Second quarter
- PRIN – J. Frusciante, 2 yard pass from Lovett, Rice XP good, 14:42 (PRIN 21–0)
- PRIN – Lovett, 10 yard run, Rice XP good, 5:34 (PRIN 28–0)
- PRIN – Lovett, 7 yard pass from Chad Kanoff, Rice XP good, 2:25 (PRIN 35–0)
- Third quarter
- COR – Ben Rogers, 15 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Nickolas Null XP good, 11:03 (PRIN 35–7)
- PRIN – Isaiah Barnes, 95 yard pass from Lovett, Rice XP good, 10:06 (PRIN 42–7)
- PRIN – G. Adomitis, 6 yard pass from Lovett, Rice XP good, 0:31 (PRIN 49–7)
- Fourth quarter
- PRIN – Ryan Quigley, 50 yard run, Rice XP good, 0:55 (PRIN 56–7)
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Dartmouth
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–58–1 |
2015 |
Dartmouth, 21–3 |
Dartmouth vs. Cornell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Dartmouth |
0 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 17 |
Cornell |
6 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 13 |
at Schoellkopf Field
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 3,783
- Referee: Steve Cadorette
- TV: Ivy League Digital Network
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- COR – Nickolas Null, 20 yard field goal, 9:24 (COR 3–0)
- COR – Null, 22 yard field goal, 1:06 (COR 6–0)
- Second quarter
- DART – David Smith, 32 yard field goal, 10:55 (COR 6–3)
- Third quarter
- COR – Hayes Nolte, 4 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Null XP good, 4:26 (COR 13–3)
- Fourth quarter
- DART – Miles Smith, 1 yard run, Smith XP good, 10:27 (COR 13–10)
- DART – Charles Mack, 7 yard pass from Jack Heneghan, Smith XP good, 6:42 (DART 17–13)
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Columbia
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
64–36–3 |
2015 |
Cornell, 3–0 |
Cornell vs. Columbia – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cornell |
14 |
7 |
7 | 14 | 42 |
Columbia |
14 |
10 |
3 | 13 | 40 |
at Wien Stadium
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); clear skies
- Game attendance: 5,887
- Referee: Karlton Derrick
- TV: Ivy League Digital Network
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- COR – Chris Walker, 27 yard run, Nickolas Null XP good, 13:25 (COR 7–0)
- COL – J. Wainwright, 33 yard pass from Anders Hill, Oren Milstein XP good, 11:39 (TIE 7–7)
- COL – Tanner Thomas, 2 yard run, Milstein XP good, 7:25 (COL 14–7)
- COR – Ben Rogers, 47 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Null XP good (TIE 14–14)
- Second quarter
- COL – H. Petlansky, 18 yard run, Milstein XP good, 2:31 (COL 21–14)
- COR – Chris Walker, 28 yard run, Null XP good, 1:32 (TIE 21–21)
- COL – Milstein, 44 yard field goal, 0:04 (COL 24–21)
- Third quarter
- COR – Hayes Nolte, 14 yard pass from Banks, Null XP good, 4:52 (COR 28–24)
- COL – Milstein, 37 yard field goal, 1:44 (COR 28–27)
- Fourth quarter
- COR – Banks, 1 yard run, Null XP good, 9:27 (COR 35–27)
- COL – Lynnard Rose, 13 yard pass from Hill, conversion no good, 6:26 (COR 35–33)
- COR – Walker, 71 yard run, Null XP good, 4:53 (COR 42–33)
- COL – Ronald Smith, 11 yard pass from Hill, Milstein XP good, 1:58 (COR 42–40)
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Penn
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
46–71–5 |
2015 |
Penn, 34–21 |
Penn vs. Cornell – Game summary
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Penn |
14 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 42 |
Cornell |
6 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 20 |
at Schoellkopf Field
Game information |
- First quarter
- PENN – Tre Solomon, 1 yard run, Jimmy Gammill XP good, 6:52 (PENN 7–0)
- COR – Collin Shaw, 35 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Nicholas Null XP no good, 6:02 (PENN 7–6)
- PENN – C. Pearson, 22 yard pass from Alek Torgersen, Gammill XP good, 0:23 (PENN 14–6)
- Second quarter
- PENN – Torgersen, 5 yard run, Gammill XP good, 5:43 (PENN 21–6)
- COR – Chris Walker, 58 yard pass from Ben Rogers, Null XP good, 3:38 (PENN 21–13)
- PENN – Solomon, 1 yard run, Gammill XP good, 0:02 (PENN 28–13)
- Third quarter
- PENN – Nick Demes, 7 yard run, Gammill XP good, 6:51 (PENN 35–13)
- Fourth quarter
- COR – Marshall Deutz, 17 yard pass from Banks, Null XP good, 13:59 (PENN 35–20)
- PENN – Torgersen, 1 yard run, Gammill XP good, 4:53 (PENN 42–20)
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