2019 Cornell Big Red football team

The 2019 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by seventh-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fourth place. Cornell averaged 4,295 fans per game in 2019.

2019 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Villapiano (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Backus (7th season)
CaptainGeorge L. Holm III, Jelani Taylor
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Dartmouth +   6 1     9 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 1     9 1  
Princeton   5 2     8 2  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     4 6  
Harvard   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     3 7  
Brown   1 6     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll
Big Red enters Yale Bowl on September 28, 2019

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Big Red were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Yale 119 (9)
2 Dartmouth 111 (2)
3 Princeton 107 (4)
4 Harvard 93 (1)
5 Penn 67
6 Columbia 61 (1)
7 Cornell 29
8 Brown 24

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2112:00 p.m.at Marist*RFNW 21–72,157
September 281:00 p.m.at YaleESPN+L 16–275,723
October 53:00 p.m.Georgetown* ESPN+L 8–148,745
October 121:00 p.m.at HarvardESPN+L 22–357,513
October 191:30 p.m.Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
ESPN+L 20–212,970
October 261:30 p.m.Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPN+W 37–354,271
November 16:00 p.m. No. 12 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
ESPNUL 7-211,745
November 91:30 p.m.at PennESPN+L 20–2111,487
November 161:30 p.m.at No. 11 DartmouthESPN+W 20–173,245
November 231:30 p.m.Columbia
ESPN+W 35–93,744
  • *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

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At Marist

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 7 7 7 0 21
Red Foxes 0 7 0 0 7

At Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 3 7 6 16
Bulldogs 3 0 7 17 27

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 8 0 0 6 14
Big Red 0 0 8 0 8

At Harvard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 7 3 0 12 22
Crimson 7 21 0 7 35

Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 14 7 0 21
Big Red 3 7 7 3 20

Brown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 6 13 10 35
Big Red 6 14 14 3 37

Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Tigers 0 14 7 0 21
Big Red 0 0 7 0 7

At Penn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 7 7 6 20
Quakers 0 7 7 7 21

At Dartmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 3 3 6 8 20
No. 11 Big Green 7 7 0 3 17

Columbia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 9 0 0 9
Big Red 7 14 14 0 35

References

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  1. ^ "Yale Named League Favorite in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". ivyleague.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cornell Big Red Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Cumulative Statistics". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Cornell Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.