2011 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season

2011 Cornell Big Red football

Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Kent Austin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Fela (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone (2nd season)
Captain	Bob Bullington, Rashad Campbell, Brad Greenway, Zack Imhoff, Jeff Mathews, Luke Tasker
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons← 2010 2012 →

2011 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Harvard $	7	–	0	9	–	1
Brown	4	–	3	7	–	3
Dartmouth	4	–	3	5	–	5
Penn	4	–	3	5	–	5
Yale	4	–	3	5	–	5
Cornell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Columbia	1	–	6	1	–	9
Princeton	1	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by second-year head coach Kent Austin and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to place sixth. Cornell averaged 7,145 fans per game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 24–13	14,032
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	Versus	L 17–37	14,345
October 1	12:30 p.m.	Wagner*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 31–7	4,244
October 8	12:30 p.m.	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 31–41	6,471
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)		L 28–35	3,817
October 22	12:30 p.m.	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 24–35	4,851
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ		W 24–7	5,036
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)		L 33–24	3,137
November 12	12:30 p.m.	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)		W 62–41	6,128
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)		W 48–38	7,609
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	6	0	13
Big Red	10	0	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	3	14	0	17
Bulldogs	17	0	13	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
Big Red	7	17	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	7	13	7	14	41
Big Red	7	10	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Big Red	3	7	7	11	0	28
Raiders	7	7	14	0	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	14	0	35
Big Red	10	3	3	8	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	3	7	7	7	24
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	7	10	7	24
Big Green	10	6	7	10	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	27	0	7	41
Big Red	7	21	17	17	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	14	7	13	14	48
Quakers	14	10	7	7	38

2011 Cornell Big Red football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`79`	J. C. Tretter	Jr
WR	`88`	Davis Austin	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

"Cornell Big Red Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
"2011 Football Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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Venues	Schoellkopf Field (1915–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colgate Columbia Dartmouth Penn
Culture & lore	Big Red Bear "Give My Regards to Davy" Fifth Down Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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