Cornell football 2024

Cornell 2024 football schedule as of December 2023. No kickoff times yet. All games currently listed as Saturday: We open on the road 1 game, 3 at home, 3 on the road, 2 at home, 1 on the road (Columbia is the continuing season-ender).

Cornell Fall 2024 Football Schedule 
Sep 21 TBA  @Colgate  <-- With a new coach 
Sep 28 TBA   Yale     <-- Homecoming so likely 2pm kickoff 
Oct 05 TBA   Albany   <-- NCAA FCS semifinalist 
Oct 12 TBA   Harvard 
Oct 19 TBA  @Bucknell <-- "Battle of the Nells" (Cornell can't help but say it)* 
Oct 26 TBA  @Brown 
Nov 02 TBA  @Princeton 
Nov 09 TBA   Penn
Nov 16 TBA   Dartmouth 
Nov 23 TBA  @Columbia

The Ivy League this past year (2023) described football on broadcast/cable TV as a "long-term partnership with ESPN." 2023 was six games with Princeton aired 3X, Harvard 2X including Cornell, Yale 2X. The package goes back 15 years. Every team has been in the rotation the last 5. Nothing yet on 2024.

* And given our records in recent years, it could as well be the Battle of the Little Nells. Hopefully the slide has ended.

Coach Swanstrom’s staff is now set, with 5 additions & several holdovers. Looks intriguing. Looking forward to next season!

Let me be the first to question the direction of the program under Swanstrom and call for his firing.

No offensive coordinator, but a passing game coordinator. Apparently, as a former QB, Swanstrom is taking on play calling.

George64
No offensive coordinator, but a passing game coordinator. Apparently, as a former QB, Swanstrom is taking on play calling.

Correct. Both Hatch and Reeder ran his offense at Ithaca as OC's when he left. Reeder was in the pressbox at Penn as Swanstrom called the plays, so that working relationship will continue. Cornell's offense the last decade under Archer was disjointed to say the least, and the in-game adjustments were almost non-existent. Glad he brought Penn's DB coach Eric Franklin with him, as pass defense was a problem the last few years as well.

ugarte
Let me be the first to question the direction of the program under Swanstrom and call for his firing.

We can only hope you’re the first and last for many years.

scoop85

ugarte
Let me be the first to question the direction of the program under Swanstrom and call for his firing.

We can only hope you’re the first and last for many years.

don't want the tone of the page to change. doing this for stability.

Set the tone, boys.

I don't think we've mentioned it but Bill Lazor's son (a 6'5" QB) committed to play for Brown:

[twitter.com]

Son of a ...

pfibiger
I don't think we've mentioned it but Bill Lazor's son (a 6'5" QB) committed to play for Brown:

[twitter.com]

He wasn't heavily recruited. Best I can tell, he only received one offer from Brown. He played soccer for a few years before switching to football.

Not worth a new thread but former Cornellian Jalyx Hunt was drafted in the third round tonight. He finished his career with two years at... Houston Christian.

Chris '03
Not worth a new thread but former Cornellian Jalyx Hunt was drafted in the third round tonight. He finished his career with two years at... Houston Christian.

Yep. Go Birds!

Chris '03
Not worth a new thread but former Cornellian Jalyx Hunt was drafted in the third round tonight. He finished his career with two years at... Houston Christian.

As was C Hunter Nourzad, in the fifth round. Transferred to Penn State as a graduate for his last two years of eligiblity.

Gosh, with 2 of our players drafted by the pros, it's remarkable that our record during their time here was so abysmal.

Swampy
Gosh, with 2 of our players drafted by the pros, it's remarkable that our record during their time here was so abysmal.

Look no further than this. Head coach David Archer and OC Joe villapiano have yet to get new coaching roles elsewhere.

Swampy
Gosh, with 2 of our players drafted by the pros, it's remarkable that our record during their time here was so abysmal.

Unlike basketball, football has so many players on the field at once that one or two players can't influence the outcome by themselves. Look, for example, at Barry Sanders and the Detroit Lions.

Swampy
Gosh, with 2 of our players drafted by the pros, it's remarkable that our record during their time here was so abysmal.

Jalyx Hunt, a DE at Houston Christian and expected to be an OLB in Philly, was a Safety for Archer. Nourzad was RT at Cornell and switched to C for Penn State but that seems more a function of where you'd expect an Ivy tackle to move when transferring to a top B1G program. He also apparently wasn't much of a recruit but stepped right into the starting lineup at Cornell and was so good in two years with us that he got yanked up to his level.

Former Cornell kicker/punter Jackson Kennedy will transfer to Syracuse, he announced on Monday night. Kennedy was an All-Ivy Second Team kicker last year, handling placekicking, punting and field goal duties for the Big Red.

Ken711
Former Cornell kicker/punter Jackson Kennedy will transfer to Syracuse, he announced on Monday night. Kennedy was an All-Ivy Second Team kicker last year, handling placekicking, punting and field goal duties for the Big Red.

CornellBigRed says he is a senior. His post on X says he's a grad transfer with two years of eligibility.

He had covid YR and didn't play 1 year so those years don't count. he has 2 years left for the NCAA

However, he is a SR at Cornell since he graduated most likely this year since he can't be a grad student.

the nicest way i can put this is i wouldn't use the class year on cornellbigred dot com as evidence in court

Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Of course. They're getting ready for the fall.

Swampy

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Of course. They're getting ready for the fall.

Would be nice to have a decent football team this year.

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Tough audience.

mike1960

Swampy

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Of course. They're getting ready for the fall.

Would be nice to have a decent football team this year.

Couldn't agree more.

Ken711

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.
[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Tough audience.

We still have the Ivies' best homecoming fireworks. Friday 9/27 before the Yale game. Maybe I'll stream The Miracle Worker to get in a positive mood.

billhoward

Ken711

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.
[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Tough audience.

We still have the Ivies' best homecoming fireworks. Friday 9/27 before the Yale game. Maybe I'll stream The Miracle Worker to get in a positive mood.

Sorry, but I just don't understand the fireworks show. I've gone to a lot of homecoming weekends, and I've never had a desire to go to that. Maybe save the money they literally set on fire and save it for a Schoellkopf renovation that's being discussed in another thread.

mike1960

Swampy

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.

[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Of course. They're getting ready for the fall.

Would be nice to have a decent football team this year.

It's the Ivies. None of us have had a decent football team since the 60s.

Trotsky
It's the Ivies. None of us have had a decent football team since the 60s.

To me, decent means being competitive in the Ivy and Patriot Leagues. A low bar, to be sure.

Trotsky
It's the Ivies. None of us have had a decent football team since the 60s.

Pretty spot on. Dartmouth went 9-0 in 1970, won the Lambert Trophy as the best football team (any size) in the Northeast, and was ranked 14th in the final AP poll.

As of the 1982 season, the Ivies were relegated to Division I-AA, now known as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There have been a number of years when the best Ivy team would have fared well in the FCS playoffs if only the Ivy presidents hadn't picked football as the one NCAA sport where the team can't take part in the playoff system.

George64

Trotsky
It's the Ivies. None of us have had a decent football team since the 60s.

To me, decent means being competitive in the Ivy and Patriot Leagues. A low bar, to be sure.

That's what I meant: competitive in the Ivy League, fun to watch, etc.

mike1960

George64

Trotsky
It's the Ivies. None of us have had a decent football team since the 60s.

To me, decent means being competitive in the Ivy and Patriot Leagues. A low bar, to be sure.

That's what I meant: competitive in the Ivy League, fun to watch, etc.

That's what I hope to see. A better offense, and a defense that doesn't collapse late in the games, and less dumb penalites as has been the norm for the last decade under Archer. I realize the new staff will need some time to recruit the players for their new system though.

RichH

billhoward

Ken711

CU2007

Ken711
Cornell had their spring game yesterday. Now it's waiting until training camp begins in August.
[cornellbigred.com]

And somehow Cornell still couldn’t come away with a win

Tough audience.

We still have the Ivies' best homecoming fireworks. Friday 9/27 before the Yale game. Maybe I'll stream The Miracle Worker to get in a positive mood.

Sorry, but I just don't understand the fireworks show. I've gone to a lot of homecoming weekends, and I've never had a desire to go to that. Maybe save the money they literally set on fire and save it for a Schoellkopf renovation that's being discussed in another thread.

I had the same complaint and thought, but was told the fireworks are funded by a private donation specifically for that use. I have no way of knowing if this is true.

RichH

billhoward
We still have the Ivies' best homecoming fireworks. Friday 9/27 before the Yale game. Maybe I'll stream The Miracle Worker to get in a positive mood.

Sorry, but I just don't understand the fireworks show. I've gone to a lot of homecoming weekends, and I've never had a desire to go to that. Maybe save the money they literally set on fire and save it for a Schoellkopf renovation that's being discussed in another thread.

It's fall. No exams or papers due yet. The weather may be warm. Women in tank tops. Guys with lingering summer tans. Circa 9 pm no one is yet falling-down drunk. What's not to love? And families and kids love it, too. Ditto alums who remember the feeling of being free of academic burdens for another week or two. Plus the picnic-party-rides next day in the Schoellkopf parking lot, alumni tailgates and (they put the rest of us to shame) the CBAA tailgate.

If you want to be gloomy and borderline suicidal, one should accept the offer from Chicago or Columbia.

Speaking of Cornell football...............I spoke with some players during the Cornell vs. Penn lax game on Friday evening and they seemed super excited about the new Coach Dan Swanstrom. Did any posters watch the spring game this past weekend and any take away regarding the team, new offense, defense, etc.?

billhoward

RichH

billhoward
We still have the Ivies' best homecoming fireworks. Friday 9/27 before the Yale game. Maybe I'll stream The Miracle Worker to get in a positive mood.

Sorry, but I just don't understand the fireworks show. I've gone to a lot of homecoming weekends, and I've never had a desire to go to that. Maybe save the money they literally set on fire and save it for a Schoellkopf renovation that's being discussed in another thread.

It's fall. No exams or papers due yet. The weather may be warm. Women in tank tops. Guys with lingering summer tans. Circa 9 pm no one is yet falling-down drunk. What's not to love? And families and kids love it, too. Ditto alums who remember the feeling of being free of academic burdens for another week or two. Plus the picnic-party-rides next day in the Schoellkopf parking lot, alumni tailgates and (they put the rest of us to shame) the CBAA tailgate.

If you want to be gloomy and borderline suicidal, one should accept the offer from Chicago or Columbia.

Poor last paragraph.

What’s not to love? Herding people into a stadium to watch a 15 minute explosion. Meh. Not fun to me. How about having a couple bands play music on the Arts or Ag quad? Much more communal and more open for opportunities for mingling, running into old friends (or old horn-dudes like you ogling students in tank/crop tops, apparently).

I love fireworks. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the homecoming ones but if you get out to a Syracuse Mets or Binghamton rumbleponies game on a Friday or Saturday night you’ll see a ridiculous fireworks show and there’s no better way to spend a warm evening.

chimpfood
I love fireworks. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the homecoming ones but if you get out to a Syracuse Mets or Binghamton rumbleponies game on a Friday or Saturday night you’ll see a ridiculous fireworks show and there’s no better way to spend a warm evening.

Has anyone reading this ever bought commercial fireworks on the order of what is used (blown away) at the Syracuse Mets or whatever minor league team? I have often wondered why it is done there as it wouldn't seem to sell many tickets and can't be less than a thousand dollars or so. I guess those teams have money to burn. Does Cornell buy a carbon offset when they blow things up like this?

1K more like 100K for a show like that

CU2007
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I had the same complaint and thought, but was told the fireworks are funded by a private donation specifically for that use. I have no way of knowing if this is true.

Image if that private entity put that money towards a donation pool to renovate Schoellkopf to modern standards rather than a mass of gunpowder that goes up in smoke.

There used to be a homecoming parade, too. Surely that’s cheaper and more participatory and engaging in the student community.

marty

chimpfood
I love fireworks. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the homecoming ones but if you get out to a Syracuse Mets or Binghamton rumbleponies game on a Friday or Saturday night you’ll see a ridiculous fireworks show and there’s no better way to spend a warm evening.

Has anyone reading this ever bought commercial fireworks on the order of what is used (blown away) at the Syracuse Mets or whatever minor league team? I have often wondered why it is done there as it wouldn't seem to sell many tickets and can't be less than a thousand dollars or so. I guess those teams have money to burn. Does Cornell buy a carbon offset when they blow things up like this?

The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs also have weekend fireworks. It does actually seem to get butts into the seats. So I'd have to think it's cost effective.

Jeff Hopkins '82

marty

chimpfood
I love fireworks. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen the homecoming ones but if you get out to a Syracuse Mets or Binghamton rumbleponies game on a Friday or Saturday night you’ll see a ridiculous fireworks show and there’s no better way to spend a warm evening.

Has anyone reading this ever bought commercial fireworks on the order of what is used (blown away) at the Syracuse Mets or whatever minor league team? I have often wondered why it is done there as it wouldn't seem to sell many tickets and can't be less than a thousand dollars or so. I guess those teams have money to burn. Does Cornell buy a carbon offset when they blow things up like this?

The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs also have weekend fireworks. It does actually seem to get butts into the seats. So I'd have to think it's cost effective.

The Tri-City Valley Cats also use fireworks as a draw and I'd love to know their cost for semi-regular fireworks for the season. I agree that they must think it puts more butts in the seats. I just don't see it.