2015 Cornell Big Red football team

2015 Cornell Big Red football
File:Cornell "C" logo.svg
Conference	Ivy League
2015 record	1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	David Archer (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Istvan
Defensive coordinator	Jared Backus
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field (Capacity: 25,597)
Seasons « 2014 2016 »

Template:2015 Ivy League football standings The 2015 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 1–9, 1–6 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	3:00 PM	Bucknell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 14–19	16,057
September 26	1:00 PM	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ILDN	L 26–33	15,926
October 2	7:00 PM	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (Rivalry)		L 21–28	9,103
October 10	12:00 PM	No. 24 Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ASN	L 3–40	7,092
October 17	1:00 PM	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		L 6–31	4,551
October 24	12:30 PM	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 24–44	5,138
October 31	3:30 PM	at Princeton	Princeton University Stadium Princeton, NJ	ASN	L 21–47	4,528
November 6	8:00 PM	at No. 24 Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (Rivalry)	NBCSN	L 3–21	3,930
November 14	12:30 PM	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (Empire State Bowl)		W 3–0	3,233
November 21	1:00 PM	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (Trustees' Cup)		L 21–34	6,007
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Bucknell

See also: 2015 Bucknell Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–12	2014	Bucknell, 20–7

Bucknell vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bucknell 0 7 3 9 19 Cornell 0 7 0 7 14 at Schoellkopf Field Date: September 19 Game time: 3:00 PM EDT Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); mostly cloudy Game attendance: 16,057 Referee: Warren Gillis Box Score Game information Second quarter BUCK – Will Carter, 11 yard pass from R.J. Nitti, John Burdick XP good, 12:34 (BUCK 7–0) COR – Luke Hagy, 20 yard run, 9:15 (TIE 7–7) Third quarter BUCK – Burdick, 23 yard field goal, 7:08 (BUCK 10–7) Fourth quarter COR – James Hubbard, 21 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP good, 9:46 (COR 14–10) BUCK – Joey DeFloria, 14 yard pass from Nitti, Burdick XP good, 1:53 (BUCK 17–14) BUCK – 0 yard safety, 0:00 (BUCK 19–14)

Yale

See also: 2015 Yale Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–46–2	2014	Yale, 51–13

Cornell vs. Yale – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 6 20 0 0 26 Yale 0 13 3 17 33 at Yale Bowl Date: September 26 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); partly sunny Game attendance: 15,926 Referee: Matt Overton TV: Ivy League Digital Network Box Score Game information First quarter COR – Julian Gallo, 7 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP no good, 9:25 (COR 6–0) Second quarter COR – Luke Hagy, 2 yard run, Mays XP blocked, 14:57 (COR 12–0) YALE – Roberts, 7 yard run, Holmes XP good, 12:21 (COR 12–7) COR – Collin Shaw, 37 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 9:59 (COR 19–7) COR – Shaw, 13 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 0:47 (COR 26–7) YALE – Drwal, 6 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP blocked, 0:32 (COR 26–13) Third quarter YALE – Holmes, 26 yard field goal, 11:19 (COR 26–16) Fourth quarter YALE – Holmes, 37 yard field goal, 11:09 (COR 26–19) YALE – Clemons III, 8 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP good, 1:12 (TIE 26–26) YALE – Little, 52 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP good, 0:32 (YALE 33–26)

Colgate

See also: 2015 Colgate Raiders football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–45–3	2015	Colgate, 27–12

Colgate vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colgate 7 14 7 0 28 Cornell 0 7 0 14 21 at Schoellkopf Field Date: October 2 Game time: 7:00 PM EDT Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); overcast Game attendance: 9,103 Referee: Jeff Gray Box Score Game information First quarter COL – A. Greenawalt, 12 yard pass from Jake Melville, Jonah Bowman XP good, 1:10 (COL 7–0) Second quarter COL – John Wilkins, 3 yard run, Bowman XP good, 10:23 (COL 14–0) COR – Luke Hagy, 79 yard run, Joe Pierik XP good, 10:09 (COL 14–7) COL – John Maddaluna, 17 yard pass from Melville, Bowman XP good, 1:14 (COL 21–7) Third quarter COL – Melville, 2 yard run, Bowman XP good, 8:53 (COL 28–7) Fourth quarter COR – James Hubbard, 27 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Pierik XP good, 12:34 (COL 28–14) COR – Hagy, 1 yard run, Pierik XP good, 4:03 (COL 28–21)

#24 Harvard

See also: 2015 Harvard Crimson football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–45–2	2014	Harvard, 24–7

Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Harvard 7 10 17 6 40 Cornell 3 0 0 0 3 at Schoellkopf Field Date: October 10 Game time: 12:00 PM EDT Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); cloudy Game attendance: 7,092 TV: ASN Box Score Game information First quarter COR – Joe Pierik, 33 yard field goal, 4:54 (COR 3–0) HAR – Ben Braunecker, 47 yard pass from Scott Hosch, Kenny Smart XP good, 4:37 (HAR 7–3) Second quarter HAR – Anthony Firsker, 19 yard pass from Hosch, Smart XP good, 12:05 (HAR 14–3) HAR – Smart, 28 yard field goal, 0:39 (HAR 17–3) Third quarter HAR – Paul Stanton, 2 yard run, Smart XP good, 11:19 (HAR 24–3) HAR – Shelton-Mosley, 46 yard pass from Hosch, Smart XP good, 6:30 (HAR 31–3) HAR – Smart, 28 yard field goal, 2:15 (HAR 34–3) Fourth quarter HAR – Hosch, 3 yard run, Smart XP no good, 13:53 (HAR 40–3)

Sacred Heart

See also: 2015 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0	—	—

Cornell vs. Sacred Heart – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 6 0 0 6 Sacred Heart 3 14 7 7 31 at Campus Field Date: October 10 Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) Game attendance: 4,551 Referee: Andrew Keenan Box Score Game information First quarter SHU – Alec Finney, 35 yard field goal, 12:05 (SHU 3–0) Second quarter SHU – Connor Caveney, 1 yard pass from Tyler Dube, Finney XP good, 13:29 (SHU 10–0) COR – Josh Sweet, 3 yard run, Joe Pierik XP no good, 11:00 (SHU 10–6) SHU – Moses Webb, 7 yard pass from RJ Noel, Finney XP good, 3:31 (SHU 17–6) Third quarter SHU – Nate Chavious, 12 yard run, Finney XP good, 5:26 (SHU 24–6) Fourth quarter SHU – Tyler Dube, 80 yard pass from Noel, Finney XP good, 13:46 (SHU 31–6)

Brown

See also: 2015 Brown Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–35–1	2014	Brown, 42–16

Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 21 13 0 10 44 Cornell 3 7 7 7 24 at Schoellkopf Field Date: October 24 Game time: 12:30 PM EDT Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) Game attendance: 5,138 Referee: Kartlon Derrick Box Score Game information First quarter BRWN – Alex Jette, 59 yard pass from Marcus Fuller, Grant Senne XP good, 14:24 (BRWN 7–0) BRWN – Johnny Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 6:26 (BRWN 14–0) BRWN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 5:57 (BRWN 21–0) COR – Joe Pierik, 27 yard field goal, 1:12 (BRWN 21–3) Second quarter BRWN – Brian Strachan, 30 yard pass from Fuller, Senne XP good, 9:45 (BRWN 28–3) COR – Ben Rogers, 14 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Pierik XP good, 5:20 (BRWN 28–10) BRN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP no good, 2:39 (BRWN 34–10) Third quarter COR – Matt Sullivan, 4 yard pass from Somborn, Pierik XP good, 2:53 (BRWN 34–17) Fourth quarter COR – Rogers, 49 yard pass from Somborn, Pierik XP good, 14:53 (BRWN 34–24) BRWN – Senne, 32 yard field goal, 8:20 (BRWN 37–24) BRWN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 2:49 (BRWN 44–24)

Princeton

See also: 2015 Princeton Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–59–2	2014	Princeton, 38–27

Cornell vs. Princeton – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 7 7 7 21 Princeton 0 17 17 3 37 at Princeton University Stadium Date: October 31 Game time: 3:30 PM EDT Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); "beautiful fall day" Game attendance: 4,528 Referee: Chris Bloh TV: ASN Box Score Game information Second quarter PRIN – S Carpenter, 8 yard pass from Chad Kanoff, Nolan Bieck XP good, 14:01 (PRIN 7–0) PRIN – John Lovett, 3 yard run, Bieck XP good, 8:06 (PRIN 14–0) COR – Ben Rogers, 26 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP good, 0:55 (PRIN 14–7) PRIN – Bieck, 34 yard field goal, 0:00 (PRIN 17–7) Third quarter PRIN – Dre Nelson, 1 yard run, Bieck XP good, 13:08 (PRIN 24–7) COR – Luke Hagy, 1 yard run, Mays XP good, 9:59 (PRIN 24–14) PRIN – Lovett, 1 yard run, Bieck XP good, 5:34 (PRIN 31–14) PRIN – Bieck, 27 yard field goal, 1:48 (PRIN 34–14) Fourth quarter COR – Chris Lenz, 6 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 13:44 (PRIN 34–21) PRIN – Dre Nelson, 100 yard kickoff return, conversion failed, 13:28 (PRIN 40–21) PRIN – Joe Rhattigan, 7 yard run, Bieck XP good, 9:19 (PRIN 47–21)

#24 Dartmouth

See also: 2015 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–57–1	2014	Dartmouth, 42–7

Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 3 0 0 0 3 Dartmouth 0 14 7 0 21 at Memorial Field Date: November 6 Game time: 8:00 PM EST Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); mild, overcast, dark Game attendance: 3,930 Referee: Warren Gillis TV: NBCSN Box Score Game information First quarter COR – Zach Mays, 30 yard field goal, 1:50 (COR 3–0) Second quarter DART – Ryder Stone, 2 yard run, A. Gakenheimer XP good, 9:55 (DART 7–3) DART – Ryan McManus, 8 yard pass from Dalyn Williams, Gakenheimer XP good, 0:19 (DART 14–3) Third quarter DART – Williams, 4 yard run, Gakenheimer XP good, 3:21 (DART 21–3)

Columbia

See also: 2015 Columbia Lions football team and Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
63–36–3	2014	Cornell, 30–27

Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Cornell 3 0 0 0 3 at Schoellkopf Field Date: November 14 Game time: 12:30 PM EST Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); mostly cloudy Game attendance: 3,233 Referee: Matt Overton Box Score Game information First quarter COR – Zach Mays, 35 yard field goal, 5:55 (COR 3–0)

Penn

See also: 2015 Penn Quakers football team and Cornell–Penn football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–70–5	2014	Penn, 34–26

Cornell vs. Penn – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 7 7 7 21 Penn 20 7 7 0 34 at Franklin Field Date: November 21 Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); sunny Game attendance: 6,007 Referee: Jeff Gray Box Score Game information First quarter PENN – B. Schoenauer, 6 yard run, conversion failed, 12:36 (PENN 6–0) PENN – Ryan O'Malley, 14 yard pass from Eric Fiore, Jimmy Gammill XP good, 10:21 (PENN 13–0) PENN – Justin Watson, 37 yard pass from Alek Torgersen, Gammill XP good, 7:46 (PENN 20–0) Second quarter COR – Robert Somborn, 1 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 13:52 (PENN 20–7) PENN – Torgersen, 3 yard run, Gammill XP good, 12:08 (PENN 27–7) Third quarter PENN – Watson, 12 yard pass from Togersen, Gammill XP good, 7:22 (PENN 34–7) COR – James Hubbard, 43 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 0:18 (PENN 34–14) Fourth quarter COR – Luke Hagy, 7 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 1:11 (PENN 34–21)