2012 Cornell Big Red football team

2012 Cornell Big Red football
File:Cornell "C" logo.svg
Conference	Ivy League
2012 record	4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Kent Austin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Fela
Defensive coordinator	Kim Dameron
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons « 2011 2013 »

2012 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn †		6	–	1					6	–	4
Harvard		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					7	–	3
Dartmouth		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
† – Conference champion The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kent Austin and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 4–6, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:00 PM	at Fordham*	Coffey Field The Bronx, NY		L 27–34	6,087
September 22	1:00 PM	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 45–6	15,333
September 29	6:00 PM	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		W 15–10	3,417
October 6	1:00 PM	at No. 25 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	NBCSN	L 13–45	7,112
October 13	12:30 PM	Monmouth*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 41–38	6,189
October 20	12:30 PM	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI		L 14–21	4,098
October 27	12:30 PM	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 37–35	4,420
November 3	12:30 PM	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 28–44	4,106
November 10	12:30 PM	at Columbia	Wien Stadium Manhattan, NY		L 17–34	5,620
November 17	12:30 PM	Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 28–35	3,876
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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