2015 Cornell Big Red football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2015

| team = Cornell Big Red

| sport = football

| image = Cornell "C" logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Ivy League

| short_conf = Ivy

| record = 1–9

| conf_record = 1–6

| head_coach= David Archer

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Roy Istvan

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Jared Backus

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain = JJ Fives

| captain2 = Luke Hagy

| captain3 = Rush Imhotep

| captain4 = Miles Norris

| stadium = Schoellkopf Field

}}

The 2015 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by third-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 1–9 overall and 1–6 in Ivy League play to tie for seventh place. Cornell averaged 8,124 fans per game.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2015

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| tv =

| score = 14–19

| attend = 16,057

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Yale

| site_stadium = Yale Bowl

| site_cityst = New Haven, CT

| tv = ILDN

| score = 26–33

| attend = 15,926

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 21–28

| attend = 9,103

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Harvard

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| tv = ASN

| score = 3–40

| attend = 7,092

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Sacred Heart

| site_stadium = Campus Field

| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT

| tv =

| score = 6–31

| attend = 4,551

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Brown

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| tv =

| score = 24–44

| attend = 5,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| tv = ASN

| score = 21–47

| attend = 4,528

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Dartmouth

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Hanover, NH

| tv = NBCSN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 3–21

| attend = 3,930

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 3–0

| attend = 3,233

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 21–34

| attend = 6,007

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Cornell Big Red Schedule 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/172/season/2015 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 9, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2015 Football Schedule |url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/football/schedule/2015-16 |publisher=Cornell University Athletics |access-date=August 9, 2024 }}

Game summaries

=Bucknell=

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|state=autocollapse

|title= Bucknell vs. Cornell – Game summary

|date=September 19

|time=3:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Bucknell

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=9

|home=Cornell

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Schoellkopf Field

|attendance=16,057

|weather={{convert|73|°F|°C}}; mostly cloudy

|referee=Warren Gillis

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20098 Box Score]

|scoring=

;Second quarter

BUCK – Will Carter, 11 yard pass from R.J. Nitti, John Burdick XP good, 12:34 (BUCK 7–0)
COR – Luke Hagy, 20 yard run, 9:15 (TIE 7–7)

;Third quarter

BUCK – Burdick, 23 yard field goal, 7:08 (BUCK 10–7)

;Fourth quarter

COR – James Hubbard, 21 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP good, 9:46 (COR 14–10)
BUCK – Joey DeFloria, 14 yard pass from Nitti, Burdick XP good, 1:53 (BUCK 17–14)
BUCK – 0 yard safety, 0:00 (BUCK 19–14)

}}

=Yale=

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|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Cornell vs. Yale – Game summary

|date=September 26

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Cornell

|R1=6 |R2=20 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Yale

|H1=0 |H2=13 |H3=3 |H4=17

|stadium=Yale Bowl

|attendance=15,926

|weather={{convert|66|°F|°C}}; partly sunny

|referee=Matt Overton

|TV=Ivy League Digital Network

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20099 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

COR – Julian Gallo, 7 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP no good, 9:25 (COR 6–0)

;Second quarter

COR – Luke Hagy, 2 yard run, Mays XP blocked, 14:57 (COR 12–0)
YALE – Roberts, 7 yard run, Holmes XP good, 12:21 (COR 12–7)
COR – Collin Shaw, 37 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 9:59 (COR 19–7)
COR – Shaw, 13 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 0:47 (COR 26–7)
YALE – Drwal, 6 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP blocked, 0:32 (COR 26–13)

;Third quarter

YALE – Holmes, 26 yard field goal, 11:19 (COR 26–16)

;Fourth quarter

YALE – Holmes, 37 yard field goal, 11:09 (COR 26–19)
YALE – Clemons III, 8 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP good, 1:12 (TIE 26–26)
YALE – Little, 52 yard pass from Roberts, Holmes XP good, 0:32 (YALE 33–26)

}}

=Colgate=

{{see also|2015 Colgate Raiders football team|Colgate–Cornell football rivalry}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title= Colgate vs. Cornell – Game summary

|date=October 2

|time=7:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Colgate

|R1=7 |R2=14 |R3=7 |R4=0

|home=Cornell

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=14

|stadium=Schoellkopf Field

|attendance=9,103

|weather={{convert|49|°F|°C}}; overcast

|referee=Jeff Gray

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20100 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

COL – A. Greenawalt, 12 yard pass from Jake Melville, Jonah Bowman XP good, 1:10 (COL 7–0)

;Second quarter

COL – John Wilkins, 3 yard run, Bowman XP good, 10:23 (COL 14–0)
COR – Luke Hagy, 79 yard run, Joe Pierik XP good, 10:09 (COL 14–7)
COL – John Maddaluna, 17 yard pass from Melville, Bowman XP good, 1:14 (COL 21–7)

;Third quarter

COL – Melville, 2 yard run, Bowman XP good, 8:53 (COL 28–7)

;Fourth quarter

COR – James Hubbard, 27 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Pierik XP good, 12:34 (COL 28–14)
COR – Hagy, 1 yard run, Pierik XP good, 4:03 (COL 28–21)

}}

=Harvard=

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|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary

|date=October 10

|time=Noon EDT

|road=Harvard

|R1=7 |R2=10 |R3=17 |R4=6

|home=Cornell

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Schoellkopf Field

|attendance=7,092

|weather={{convert|51|°F|°C}}; cloudy

|referee=

|TV=ASN

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20101 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

COR – Joe Pierik, 33 yard field goal, 4:54 (COR 3–0)
HAR – Ben Braunecker, 47 yard pass from Scott Hosch, Kenny Smart XP good, 4:37 (HAR 7–3)

;Second quarter

HAR – Anthony Firsker, 19 yard pass from Hosch, Smart XP good, 12:05 (HAR 14–3)
HAR – Smart, 28 yard field goal, 0:39 (HAR 17–3)

;Third quarter

HAR – Paul Stanton, 2 yard run, Smart XP good, 11:19 (HAR 24–3)
HAR – Shelton-Mosley, 46 yard pass from Hosch, Smart XP good, 6:30 (HAR 31–3)
HAR – Smart, 28 yard field goal, 2:15 (HAR 34–3)

;Fourth quarter

HAR – Hosch, 3 yard run, Smart XP no good, 13:53 (HAR 40–3)

}}

=Sacred Heart=

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|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Cornell vs. Sacred Heart – Game summary

|date=October 10

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Cornell

|R1=0 |R2=6 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Sacred Heart

|H1=3 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Campus Field

|attendance=4,551

|weather={{convert|52|°F|°C}}

|referee=Andrew Keenan

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20102 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

SHU – Alec Finney, 35 yard field goal, 12:05 (SHU 3–0)

;Second quarter

SHU – Connor Caveney, 1 yard pass from Tyler Dube, Finney XP good, 13:29 (SHU 10–0)
COR – Josh Sweet, 3 yard run, Joe Pierik XP no good, 11:00 (SHU 10–6)
SHU – Moses Webb, 7 yard pass from RJ Noel, Finney XP good, 3:31 (SHU 17–6)

;Third quarter

SHU – Nate Chavious, 12 yard run, Finney XP good, 5:26 (SHU 24–6)

;Fourth quarter

SHU – Tyler Dube, 80 yard pass from Noel, Finney XP good, 13:46 (SHU 31–6)

}}

=Brown=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary

|date=October 24

|time=12:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Brown

|R1=21 |R2=13 |R3=0 |R4=10

|home=Cornell

|H1=3 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Schoellkopf Field

|attendance=5,138

|weather={{convert|48|°F|°C}}

|referee=Kartlon Derrick

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20103 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

BRWN – Alex Jette, 59 yard pass from Marcus Fuller, Grant Senne XP good, 14:24 (BRWN 7–0)
BRWN – Johnny Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 6:26 (BRWN 14–0)
BRWN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 5:57 (BRWN 21–0)
COR – Joe Pierik, 27 yard field goal, 1:12 (BRWN 21–3)

;Second quarter

BRWN – Brian Strachan, 30 yard pass from Fuller, Senne XP good, 9:45 (BRWN 28–3)
COR – Ben Rogers, 14 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Pierik XP good, 5:20 (BRWN 28–10)
BRN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP no good, 2:39 (BRWN 34–10)

;Third quarter

COR – Matt Sullivan, 4 yard pass from Somborn, Pierik XP good, 2:53 (BRWN 34–17)

;Fourth quarter

COR – Rogers, 49 yard pass from Somborn, Pierik XP good, 14:53 (BRWN 34–24)
BRWN – Senne, 32 yard field goal, 8:20 (BRWN 37–24)
BRWN – Pena, 1 yard run, Senne XP good, 2:49 (BRWN 44–24)

}}

=Princeton=

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|state=autocollapse

|title= Cornell vs. Princeton – Game summary

|date=October 31

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Cornell

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Princeton

|H1=0 |H2=17 |H3=17 |H4=3

|stadium=Princeton Stadium

|attendance=4,528

|weather={{convert|54|°F|°C}}; "beautiful fall day"

|referee=Chris Bloh

|TV=ASN

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20104 Box Score]

|scoring=

;Second quarter

PRIN – S Carpenter, 8 yard pass from Chad Kanoff, Nolan Bieck XP good, 14:01 (PRIN 7–0)
PRIN – John Lovett, 3 yard run, Bieck XP good, 8:06 (PRIN 14–0)
COR – Ben Rogers, 26 yard pass from Robert Somborn, Zach Mays XP good, 0:55 (PRIN 14–7)
PRIN – Bieck, 34 yard field goal, 0:00 (PRIN 17–7)

;Third quarter

PRIN – Dre Nelson, 1 yard run, Bieck XP good, 13:08 (PRIN 24–7)
COR – Luke Hagy, 1 yard run, Mays XP good, 9:59 (PRIN 24–14)
PRIN – Lovett, 1 yard run, Bieck XP good, 5:34 (PRIN 31–14)
PRIN – Bieck, 27 yard field goal, 1:48 (PRIN 34–14)

;Fourth quarter

COR – Chris Lenz, 6 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 13:44 (PRIN 34–21)
PRIN – Dre Nelson, 100 yard kickoff return, conversion failed, 13:28 (PRIN 40–21)
PRIN – Joe Rhattigan, 7 yard run, Bieck XP good, 9:19 (PRIN 47–21)

}}

=Dartmouth=

{{see also|2015 Dartmouth Big Green football team|Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary

|date=November 6

|time=8:00 p.m. EST

|road=Cornell

|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Dartmouth

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Memorial Field

|attendance=3,930

|weather={{convert|60|°F|°C}}; mild, overcast, dark

|referee=Warren Gillis

|TV=NBCSN

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20105 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

COR – Zach Mays, 30 yard field goal, 1:50 (COR 3–0)

;Second quarter

DART – Ryder Stone, 2 yard run, A. Gakenheimer XP good, 9:55 (DART 7–3)
DART – Ryan McManus, 8 yard pass from Dalyn Williams, Gakenheimer XP good, 0:19 (DART 14–3)

;Third quarter

DART – Williams, 4 yard run, Gakenheimer XP good, 3:21 (DART 21–3)

}}

=Columbia=

{{see also|2015 Columbia Lions football team|Columbia–Cornell football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary

|date=November 14

|time=12:30 p.m. EST

|road=Columbia

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Cornell

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Schoellkopf Field

|attendance=3,233

|weather={{convert|39|°F|°C}}; mostly cloudy

|referee=Matt Overton

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20106 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

COR – Zach Mays, 35 yard field goal, 5:55 (COR 3–0)

}}

=Penn=

{{see also|2015 Penn Quakers football team|Cornell–Penn football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#b31b1b; color:#ffffff;text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Cornell vs. Penn – Game summary

|date=November 21

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Cornell

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Penn

|H1=20 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Franklin Field

|attendance=6,007

|weather={{convert|52|°F|°C}}; sunny

|referee=Jeff Gray

|TV=

|reference= [http://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=20107 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

PENN – B. Schoenauer, 6 yard run, conversion failed, 12:36 (PENN 6–0)
PENN – Ryan O'Malley, 14 yard pass from Eric Fiore, Jimmy Gammill XP good, 10:21 (PENN 13–0)
PENN – Justin Watson, 37 yard pass from Alek Torgersen, Gammill XP good, 7:46 (PENN 20–0)

;Second quarter

COR – Robert Somborn, 1 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 13:52 (PENN 20–7)
PENN – Torgersen, 3 yard run, Gammill XP good, 12:08 (PENN 27–7)

;Third quarter

PENN – Watson, 12 yard pass from Togersen, Gammill XP good, 7:22 (PENN 34–7)
COR – James Hubbard, 43 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 0:18 (PENN 34–14)

;Fourth quarter

COR – Luke Hagy, 7 yard pass from Somborn, Mays XP good, 1:11 (PENN 34–21)

}}

References

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