2002 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Strollo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Pletcher (2nd season)
Captains
  • Nate Archer
  • Nate Spitler
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Penn $   7 – 0     9 – 1  
Harvard   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Princeton   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Yale   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Cornell   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Brown   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Pendergast and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play, finishing fifth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 217:00 p.m.at Bucknell*
L 3–146,922[1]
September 281:00 p.m.Yale
L 23–5013,224[2]
October 51:00 p.m.Towson*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 34–314,242[3]
October 121:00 p.m.at Harvard
L 23–526,533[4]
October 196:00 p.m.Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 13–425,642[5]
October 261:00 p.m.at Brown
W 10–77,014[6]
November 21:00 p.m.Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 25–32[7]
November 91:00 p.m.Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 21–19[7]
November 1612:30 p.m.at Columbia
W 17–142,715[8]
November 231:00 p.m.Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 0–314,090[9]

References

  1. ^ Housenick, Tom (September 22, 2002). "Bison Get Defensive in Shutting Down Big Red". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hine, Tommy (September 29, 2002). "Carr Steps Up for Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Papuchis, Matt (October 6, 2002). "Towson's Charge Not Enough, 34-31". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harber, Paul (October 13, 2002). "Crimson's Numbers Do Lie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 20, 2002). "Raiders Roll Over Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cornell 10, Brown 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "2002 Football Schedule". Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cornell 17, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 24, 2002). "Penn Wallops Cornell to Wrap Up Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
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