2002 Cornell Big Red football team

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.

2002 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
2002 record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Pendergast (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Strollo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Pletcher (2nd season)
Captains	Nate Archer Nate Spitler
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field (Capacity: 25,597)

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 3–14	6,922	[1]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 23–50	13,224	[2]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Towson*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 34–31	4,242	[3]
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 23–52	6,533	[4]
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 13–42	5,642	[5]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 10–7	7,014	[6]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 25–32		[7]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 21–19		[7]
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 17–14	2,715	[8]
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 0–31	4,090	[9]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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. "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.