2017 Cornell Big Red football team
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.
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Conference | Ivy League |
2017 record | 3–7 (3–4 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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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 (Capacity: 25,597) |
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No. 24 Yale $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
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.[2]
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 |
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September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware* | L 14–41 | 14,714 | ||
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale | ELVN | L 24–49 | 10,926 | |
September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Colgate* | L 7–21 | 3,325 | ||
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Harvard |
| ELVN | W 17–14 | 7,313 |
October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Bucknell* |
| L 18–26 | 4,202 | |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Brown![]() |
| W 34–7 | 13,514 | |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Princeton | NBCSN | W 29–28 | 5,642 | |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | L 0–10 | 4,033 | ||
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Columbia |
| SNY | L 8–18 | 5,613 |
November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Penn | ELVN | L 22–29 | 3,861 | |
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Game summaries
Delaware
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Cornell | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Delaware | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy, humid
- Game attendance: 14,714
- Referee: St. Cadorette
- Box Score
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Yale
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Cornell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Yale | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
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Colgate
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colgate | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Cornell | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 3,325
- Referee: W. Boyd
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Harvard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Harvard | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cornell | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 7,313
- Referee: J. Gansiejewski
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Bucknell
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bucknell | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
Cornell | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,202
- Referee: J. Pumphrey
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Brown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Cornell | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warm
- Game attendance: 13,514
- Referee: C. Bloh
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Princeton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 0 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
Princeton | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Dartmouth
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dartmouth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 4,033
- Referee: S. Cadorette
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Columbia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Columbia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunny
- Game attendance: 5,613
- Referee: H. Johns
- Box Score
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Penn
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornell | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Penn | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); overcast
- Game attendance: 3,861
- Referee: H. Wimber
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References
- "2017 Varsity Football Schedule". Cornell Football Association. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- "Homecoming". Cornell University. Retrieved March 12, 2017.