American college football season
2017 Cornell Big Red football Conference Ivy League Record 3–7 (3–4 Ivy) Head coach Offensive coordinator Joe Villapiano (1st season) Defensive coordinator Jared Backus (5th season) Captain Kurt Frimel, Jack Gellatly, Nick Gesualdi, Miles Norris Home stadium Schoellkopf Field Seasons
Cornell vs. Brown, Oct 21, 2017 (Homecoming game)
The 2017 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League . They were led by fifth-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field . Cornell finished the season 3–7 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fifth place. Cornell averaged 6,793 fans per gam.
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Big Red hosted Ivy League foes Harvard , Brown , and Columbia , and traveled to Yale , Princeton , Dartmouth , and Penn .[ 1] Homecoming coincided with the game against Brown on October 21.
In 2017, Cornell's non-conference opponents were Delaware of the Colonial Athletic Association , and Colgate and Bucknell of the Patriot League .[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 3:30 p.m. at Delaware * L 14–4114,714
September 23 1:00 p.m. at Yale ELVN L 24–4910,926
September 30 1:30 p.m. Colgate * L 7–213,325
October 7 1:30 p.m. Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY ELVN W 17–147,313
October 14 1:30 p.m. Bucknell * Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 18–264,202
October 21 3:00 p.m. Brown Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 34–713,514
October 28 7:00 p.m. at Princeton NBCSN W 29–285,642
November 4 1:30 p.m. at Dartmouth L 0–104,033
November 11 1:30 p.m. Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry ) SNY L 8–185,613
November 18 1:30 p.m. at Penn ELVN L 22–293,861
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Cornell vs. Delaware – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cornell
0
0
7 7 14
Delaware
10
17
7 7 41
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
Date : September 16Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : 83 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy, humidGame attendance : 14,714Referee : St. CadoretteBox Score
Game information
First quarter
DEL – Kani Kane, 3 yard run, Frank Raggo XP good, 14:07 (DEL 7–0)
DEL – Raggo, 37 yard field goal, 1:48 (DEL 10–0)
Second quarter
DEL – Kane, 1 yard run, Raggo XP good, 11:42 (DEL 17–0)
DEL – Kane, 3 yard run, Jake Roth XP good, 1:04 (DEL 24–0)
DEL – Raggo, 34 yard field goal, 0:04 (DEL 27–0)
Third quarter
DEL – Jamie Jarmon, 12 yard pass from Joe Walker, Raggo XP good, 11:28 (DEL 34–0)
COR – Eric Gallman, 27 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Zach Mays XP good, 8:14 (DEL 34–7)
Fourth quarter
DEL – Charles Scarff, 6 yard pass from Walker, Raggo XP good, 4:32 (DEL 41–7)
COR – Josh Sweet, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 0:14 (DEL 41–14)
Cornell vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cornell
3
7
0 14 24
Yale
7
7
14 21 49
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
Date : September 23Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); sunny, warmGame attendance : 10,926Referee : T. KichlineTV : ELVN Box Score
Game information
First quarter
COR – Zach Mays, 21 yard field goal, 10:11 (COR 3–0)
YALE – Carlson Hayden, 19 yard interception return, Alex Galland XP good, 1:45 (YALE 7–3)
Second quarter
COR – Chris Walker, 14 yard pass from Dalton Banks, Mays XP good, 4:13 (COR 10–7)
YALE – Kurt Rawlings, 14 yard run, Galland XP good, 0:37 (YALE 14–10)
Third quarter
YALE – Deshawn Salter, 3 yard run, Galland XP good, 11:50 (YALE 21–10)
YALE – Salter, 1 yard run, Galland XP good, 1:18 (YALE 28–10)
Fourth quarter
YALE – Jaeden Graham, 4 yard pass from Rawlings, Galland XP good, 14:56 (YALE 35–10)
COR – Harold Coles, 90 yard run, Mays XP no good, 14:33 (YALE 35–16)
COR – James Hubbard, 57 yard pass from Banks, Hubbard pass from Banks for 2-point conversion, 8:23 (YALE 35–24)
YALE – Salter, 82 yard run, Galland XP good, 8:12 (YALE 42–24)
YALE – Zane Dudek, 14 yard run, Galland XP good, 5:38 (YALE 49–24)
Colgate vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colgate
0
14
0 7 21
Cornell
0
0
7 0 7
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : September 30Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game attendance : 3,325Referee : W. BoydBox Score
Game information
Second quarter
COL – Thomas Ives, 7 yard pass from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi XP good, 10:42 (COL 7–0)
COL – Breneman, 8 yard run, Puzzi XP good, 4:43 (COL 14–0)
Third quarter
COR – Dalton Banks, 1 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 1:25 (COL 14–7)
Fourth quarter
COL – Malik Twyman, 7 yard pass from Breneman, Puzzi XP good, 9:39 (COL 21–7)
Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Harvard
7
7
0 0 14
Cornell
0
7
7 3 17
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 7Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 7,313Referee : J. GansiejewskiBox Score
Game information
First quarter
HAR – L. Northington, 1 yard run, Jake McIntyre XP good, 5:50 (HAR 7–0)
Second quarter
HAR – Jake Barann, 36 yard pass from Jake Smith, McIntyre XP good, 9:43 (HAR 14–0)
COR – Jake Jatis, 2 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 3:02 (HAR 14–7)
Third quarter
COR – Jatis, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 5:45 (TIE 14–14)
Fourth quarter
COR – Mays, 27 yard field goal, 9:58 (COR 17–14)
Bucknell vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bucknell
7
3
13 3 26
Cornell
0
3
7 8 18
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 14Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 4,202Referee : J. PumphreyBox Score
Game information
First quarter
BUCK – Jack Horan, 64 yard pass from J. Chiarolanzio (John Burdick XP good), 8:20 (BUCK 7–0)
Second quarter
BUCK – Burdick, 19 yard field goal, 3:17 (BUCK 10–0)
COR – Zach Mays, 35 yard field goal, 0:38 (BUCK 10–3)
Third quarter
COR – Davy Lizana, 9 yard pass from Jake Jatis, (Mays XP good), 12:15 (TIE 10–10)
BUCK – Burdick, 38 yard field goal, 10:04 (BUCK 13–10)
BUCK – Burdick, 33 yard field goal, 6:33 (BUCK 16–10)
BUCK – Alan Butler, 22 yard pass from Chiarolanzio (Burdick XP good), 0:35 (BUCK 23–10)
Fourth quarter
BUCK – Burdick, 28 yard field goal, 3:16 (BUCK 26–10)
COR – Owen Peters, 4 yard pass from Dalton Banks (2-pt. conversion good) 0:39 (BUCK 23–18)
Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
0
0
0 7 7
Cornell
3
10
7 14 34
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 21Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warmGame attendance : 13,514Referee : C. BlohBox Score
Game information
First quarter
COR – Zach Mays, 24 yard field goal, 9:19 (COR 3–0)
Second quarter
COR – Mays, 30 yard field goal, 12:11 (COR 6–0)
COR – Harold Coles, 3 yard run (Mays XP good), 7:47 (COR 13–0)
Third quarter
COR – Chris Walker, 3 yard run (Nickolas Null XP good), 0:24 (COR 20–0)
Fourth quarter
COR – Coles, 42 yard run (Null XP good), 13:39 (COR 27–0)
COR – Jack Gellatly, 3 yard run (Null XP good), 11:01 (COR 34–0)
BRWN – Anton Casey, 3 yard pass from Nick Duncan (Ben Rosenblatt XP good), 8:13 (COR 34–7)
Game information
First quarter
PRIN – Chad Kanoff, 14 yard run (Tavish Rice XP good), 5:58 (PRIN 7–0)
Second quarter
COR – Hayes Nolte, 12 yard pass from Dalton Banks (Nickolas Null XP good), 14:34 (TIE 7–7)
PRIN – S. Carlson, 23 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 11:47 (PRIN 14–7)
PRIN – Carlson, 20 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 4:58 (PRIN 21–7)
COR – Null, 23 yard field goal, 0:14 (PRIN 21–10)
Third quarter
COR – Chris Walker, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 8:42 (PRIN 21–16)
PRIN – Ryan Quigley, 7 yard run (Rice XP good), 1:37 (PRIN 28–16)
Fourth quarter
COR – Null, 28 yard field goal, 11:00 (PRIN 28–19)
COR – Jake Jatis, 8 yard run (Null XP good), 7:13 (PRIN 28–26)
COR – Null, 43 yard field goal, 0:48 (COR 29–28)
Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cornell
0
0
0 0 0
Dartmouth
7
0
0 3 10
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : November 4Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 4,033Referee : S. CadoretteBox Score
Game information
First quarter
DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 23 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 6:22 (DART 7–0)
Fourth quarter
DART – Smith, 33 yard field goal, 1:19 (DART 10–0)
Cornell vs. Columbia – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Columbia
3
3
5 7 18
Cornell
0
0
0 8 8
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : November 11Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunnyGame attendance : 5,613Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
Game information
First quarter
COL – Oren Milstein, 26 yard field goal, 5:05 (COL 3–0)
Second quarter
COL – Milstein, 33 yard field goal, 0:22 (COL 6–0)
Third quarter
COL – safety (Connor Heeb), 9:04 (COL 8–0)
COL – Milstein, 28 yard field goal, 2:23 (COL 11–0)
Fourth quarter
COL – Chris Schroer, 2 yard run (Milstein XP good), 3:28 (COL 18–0)
COR – Josh Sweet, 7 yard run (2-pt conversion good), 1:09 (COL 18–8)
Cornell vs. Penn – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cornell
10
0
6 6 22
Penn
7
14
0 8 29
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
Date : November 18Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 51 °F (11 °C); overcastGame attendance : 3,861Referee : H. WimberBox Score
Game information
First quarter
COR – Nickolas Null, 32 yard field goal, 9:39 (COR 3–0)
PENN – Karekin Brooks, 38 yard run (Jack Soslow XP good), 5:37 (PENN 7–3)
COR – Collin Shaw, 35 yard pass from Dalton Banks (Null XP good), 2:08 (COR 10–7)
Second quarter
PENN – Brooks, 6 yard run (Soslow XP good), 11:14 (PENN 14–10)
PENN – Justin Watson, 22 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Soslow XP good), 0:24 (PENN 21–10)
Third quarter
COR – Mac Pope, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 4:37 (PENN 21–16)
Fourth quarter
COR – Banks, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion failed), 13:46 (COR 22–21)
PENN – Tre Solomon, 3 yard run (2-pt. conversion good), 2:06 (PENN 29–22)
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