2016 Cornell Big Red football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
2016 record | 4–6 (2–5 Ivy) |
Head coach | David Archer (4th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Roy Istvan |
Defensive coordinator | Jared Backus |
Home stadium |
Schoellkopf Field (Capacity: 25,597) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 five home and five 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 | |||
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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 (Rivalry) | 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. |
Game summaries
Bucknell
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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42–13 | 2015 | Bucknell, 19–14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Bucknell | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
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Yale
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–47–2 | 2015 | Yale, 33–26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yale | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Cornell | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
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Colgate
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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48–46–3 | 2015 | Colgate, 28–21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 0 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 39 |
Colgate | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
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#22 Harvard
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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32–46–2 | 2015 | Harvard, 40–3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Harvard | 14 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
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Sacred Heart
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2015 | Sacred Heart, 31–6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sacred Heart | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Cornell | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Brown
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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26–36–1 | 2015 | Brown, 44–24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Cornell | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Brown | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Princeton
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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36–60–2 | 2015 | Princeton, 47–21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Princeton | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Cornell | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Dartmouth
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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40–58–1 | 2015 | Dartmouth, 21–3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dartmouth | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Cornell | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
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Columbia
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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64–36–3 | 2015 | Cornell, 3–0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Columbia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
at Wien Stadium
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Penn
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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46–71–5 | 2015 | Penn, 34–21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penn | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Cornell | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 6,333
- TV: Fox College Sports
- Box Score
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References
- ↑ "Cornell University - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Homecoming 2016". Cornell University. Retrieved 11 March 2016.