2016 Cornell Big Red football team

2016 Cornell Big Red football
2016 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	David Archer (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Roy Istvan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jared Backus (4th season)
Captain	Miles Norris, Ben Rogers, Matt Sullivan, Jackson Weber
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Princeton +	6	–	1	8	–	2
Penn +	6	–	1	7	–	3
Harvard	5	–	2	7	–	3
Brown	3	–	4	4	–	6
Yale	3	–	4	3	–	7
Cornell	2	–	5	4	–	6
Columbia	2	–	5	3	–	7
Dartmouth	1	–	6	4	–	6

+ – Conference co-champions

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 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to 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 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	CI	W 24–16	4,628
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ILDN	W 27–13	15,493
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	TWCSC	W 39–38	8,010
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	OWSPN	L 13–29	11,509
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ILDN	L 24–31	6,739
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	FCS	L 21–28 ^2OT	3,013
October 29	12:30 p.m.	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	OWSPN	L 7–56	4,879
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ILDN	L 13–17	3,783
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	ILDN	W 42–40	5,887
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	FCS	L 20–42	6,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Bucknell

Cornell vs. Bucknell – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Yale vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Cornell vs. Colgate – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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)

Harvard

Cornell vs. Harvard – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Sacred Heart vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Cornell vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Cornell	0	0	14	0	7	0	21
Brown	0	7	7	0	7	7	28

at Brown Stadium

Date: October 22
Game time: Noon 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

Princeton vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Dartmouth vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Cornell vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	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 p.m. 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

Penn vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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: Noon 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)

References

^ "Cornell Big Red Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[1] "Cornell Big Red Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[2] "2016 Football Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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Schedule

Game summaries

Bucknell

Yale

Colgate

Harvard

Sacred Heart

Brown

Princeton

Dartmouth

Columbia

Penn

References

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