The 2025 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dan Swanstrom and played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Preseason Preseason poll On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Big Red were selected to finish in the seventh position.
Schedule The Cornell Big Red's 2024 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Cornell will host Ivy League opponents Brown, Princeton, and Columbia, and will travel to Yale, Harvard, Penn, and Dartmouth. Cornell's non-conference opponents will be Albany of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, rival Colgate of the Patriot League, and Bucknell, also of the Patriot League. Homecoming will coincide with the Big Red's home opener against Colgate on October 4.
In 2024, Cornell finished 4–6 overall and 3–4 in conference play.
Game summaries
at Albany
Statistics COR ALB First downs 15 17 Total yards 260 268 Rushing yards 107 153 Passing yards 153 115 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:18 33:42 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Devin Page 8/12, 90 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devin Page 10 carries, 57 yards Receiving Ryder Kurtz 6 receptions, 68 yards, TDAlbany Passing Jack Shields 7/19, 70 yards, INT Rushing Jojo Uga 18 carries, 126 yards, TD Receiving Kylen Austin 3 receptions, 34 yards
at Yale
Statistics COR YALE First downs 25 12 Total yards 400 297 Rushing yards 133 158 Passing yards 267 139 Turnovers 5 3 Time of possession 35:52 24:08 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Devin Page 24/51, 2 TD, 4 INT Rushing Robert Tucker III 15 carries, 53 yards Receiving Ryder Kurtz 5 receptions, 91 yards, TDYale Passing Dante Reno 14/23, 139 yards, TD, INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 28 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD Receiving Mason Shipp 7 receptions, 85 yards
Colgate (rivalry)
Statistics COLG COR First downs 19 26 Total yards 384 458 Rushing yards 178 233 Passing yards 206 225 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 28:45 31:15 Team Category Player StatisticsColgate Passing Jake Stearney 16/25, 206 yards, 4 TD Rushing Danny Shaban 11 carries, 91 yards Receiving Treyvhon Saunders 6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TDCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 23/38, 225 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 18 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Doryn Smith 7 receptions, 64 yards, TD
at No. 22 Harvard
Statistics COR HARV First downs 14 22 Total yards 193 413 Rushing yards 66 176 Passing yards 127 237 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:05 33:55 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 18/30, 127 yards, INT Rushing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 16 carries, 30 yards, TD Receiving Johntu Reed 4 receptions, 45 yardsHarvard Passing Jaden Craig 21/37, 237 yards, TD, INT Rushing Xaviah Bascon 23 carries, 94 yards Receiving Brady Blackburn 5 receptions, 101 yards
Bucknell
Statistics BUCKCOR First downs 19 26 Total yards 322 396 Rushing yards 87 232 Passing yards 235 164 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:21 32:39 Team Category Player StatisticsBucknell Passing Christopher Dietrich 19/32, 220 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Logan Bush 9 carries, 29 yards, TD Receiving Sam Milligan 7 receptions, 78 yards, TDCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 14/22, 164 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Triplett 22 carries, 107 yards Receiving Doryn Smith 5 receptions, 46 yards
Brown
Statistics BRWNCOR First downs 20 31 Total yards 503 503 Rushing yards 32 157 Passing yards 471 346 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:42 32:18 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 31/49, 471 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Matt Childs 11 carries, 22 yards Receiving Ty Pezza 9 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TDCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 28/48, 346 yards Rushing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 19 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Matulevich 6 receptions, 100 yards
Princeton
Statistics PRINCOR First downs 19 18 Total yards 342 330 Rushing yards 123 213 Passing yards 219 117 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:32 30:28 Team Category Player StatisticsPrinceton Passing Kai Colón 16/32, 219 yards, TD Rushing Ethan Clark 19 carries, 89 yards, TD Receiving Roman Laurio 4 receptions, 97 yardsCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 15/25, 117 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Triplett 16 carries, 72 yards Receiving Doryn Smith 5 receptions, 39 yards, TD
at Penn (rivalry)
Statistics COR PENN First downs 25 15 Total yards 448 304 Rushing yards 183 192 Passing yards 265 112 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 31:19 28:41 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 24/31, 265 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Triplett 17 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving TJ Hamilton 5 receptions, 123 yardsPenn Passing Liam O'Brien 15/22, 112 yards Rushing Donte West 15 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Jared Richardson 5 receptions, 42 yards
at Dartmouth (rivalry)
Statistics COR DART First downs 21 20 Total yards 369 376 Rushing yards 41 254 Passing yards 328 122 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:54 35:06 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 37/45, 328 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Triplett 12 carries, 46 yards Receiving Ryder Kurtz 9 receptions, 91 yardsDartmouth Passing Grayson Saunier 13/23, 122 yards Rushing D.J. Crowther 31 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chris Corbo 5 receptions, 53 yards
Columbia (rivalry)
Statistics COLU COR First downs 25 19 Total yards 423 313 Rushing yards 253 88 Passing yards 170 225 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 34:36 25:24 Team Category Player StatisticsColumbia Passing Chase Goodwin 12/26, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Griffin Johnson 29 carries, 203 yards, TD Receiving Beckett Robinson 5 receptions, 66 yardsCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 19/34, 225 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Triplett 11 carries, 67 yards, TD Receiving Brendan Lee 6 receptions, 78 yards
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