2016 Cornell Big Red football team

2016 Cornell Big Red football
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)
Seasons

Template:2016 Ivy League football standings 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). Homecoming coincided with the home opener against Yale on September 24.

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 (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 Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Bucknell

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

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)

Yale

See also: 2016 Yale Bulldogs football team

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 quarter COR – Mays, 28 yard field goal, 11:06 (COR 27–10) YALE – Galland, 23 yard field goal, 4:34 (COR 27–13)

Colgate

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

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 quarter COR – Shaw, 19 yard pass from Banks, conversion failed, 0:28 (COR 39–38)

#22 Harvard

See also: 2016 Harvard Crimson football team

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 quarter 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)

Sacred Heart

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

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 quarter COR – Dalton Banks, 1 yard run, Null XP good, 8:54 (SHU 31–24)

Brown

See also: 2016 Brown Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–36–1	2015	Brown, 44–24

Cornell vs. Brown – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 0 14 0 21 Brown 0 7 7 0 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)

Princeton

See also: 2016 Princeton Tigers football team

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)

Dartmouth

See also: 2016 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry

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)

Columbia

See also: 2016 Columbia Lions football team and Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

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)

Penn

See also: 2016 Penn Quakers football team and Cornell–Penn football rivalry

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 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 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)