# List of Cornell Big Red football seasons

The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ivy League. In its 130 active years, the team has played in over one thousand games. The Big Red have been awarded 5 national championships, 3 Ivy League conference co-championships, and 5 times received a final ranking in the Associated Press (AP) Poll. Through the 2024 season, the Cornell Big Red have won 659, lost 561, and tied 34 regular season games.
From its first intercollegiate football game in 1887 against Union College through the 1955 season, Cornell played as an independent program before joining the newly formed Ivy League conference for the 1956 season. As members of the Ivy League, the Big Red have accumulated a conference record of 195 wins, 271 losses, and 5 ties. Since 1915, the Cornell Big Red football team have played their home games at Schoellkopf Field on Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, New York.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1887–1893) ||||||||
| 1887 | No coach | 0–2 | | | | |
| 1888 | No coach | 4–2 | | | | |
| 1889 | No coach | 7–2 | | | | |
| 1890 | No coach | 7–4 | | | | |
| 1891 | No coach | 7–3 | | | | |
| 1892 | No coach | 10–1 | | | | |
| 1893 | No coach | 2–5–1 | | | | |
| Marshall Newell (Independent) (1894–1895) ||||||||
| 1894 | Marshall Newell | 6–4–1 | | | | |
| 1895 | Marshall Newell | 3–4–1 | | | | |
| George Sanford (Independent) (1896) ||||||||
| 1896 | George Sanford | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| Pop Warner (Independent) (1897–1898) ||||||||
| 1897 | Pop Warner | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| 1898 | Pop Warner | 10–2 | | | | |
| Percy Haughton (Independent) (1899–1900) ||||||||
| 1899 | Percy Haughton | 7–3 | | | | |
| 1900 | Percy Haughton | 10–2 | | | | |
| Raymond Starbuck (Independent) (1901–1902) ||||||||
| 1901 | Raymond Starbuck | 11–1 | | | | |
| 1902 | Raymond Starbuck | 8–3 | | | | |
| Bill Warner (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | Bill Warner | 6–3–1 | | | | |
| Pop Warner (Independent) (1904–1906) ||||||||
| 1904 | Pop Warner | 7–3 | | | | |
| 1905 | Pop Warner | 6–4 | | | | |
| 1906 | Pop Warner | 8–1–2 | | | | |
| Henry Schoellkopf (Independent) (1907–1908) ||||||||
| 1907 | Henry Schoellkopf | 8–2 | | | | |
| 1908 | Henry Schoellkopf | 7–1–1 | | | | |
| George Walder (Independent) (1909) ||||||||
| 1909 | George Walder | 3–4–1 | | | | |
| Daniel A. Reed (Independent) (1910–1911) ||||||||
| 1910 | Daniel A. Reed | 5–2–1 | | | | |
| 1911 | Daniel A. Reed | 7–3 | | | | |
| Albert Sharpe (Independent) (1912–1918) ||||||||
| 1912 | Albert Sharpe | 3–7 | | | | |
| 1913 | Albert Sharpe | 5–4–1 | | | | |
| 1914 | Albert Sharpe | 8–2 | | | | |
| 1915 | Albert Sharpe | 9–0 | | | | |
| 1916 | Albert Sharpe | 6–2 | | | | |
| 1917 | Albert Sharpe | 3–6 | | | | |
| 1918 | No team | | | | | |
| John H. Rush (Independent) (1919) ||||||||
| 1919 | John H. Rush | 3–5 | | | | |
| Gil Dobie (Independent) (1920–1935) ||||||||
| 1920 | Gil Dobie | 6–2 | | | | |
| 1921 | Gil Dobie | 8–0 | | | | |
| 1922 | Gil Dobie | 8–0 | | | | |
| 1923 | Gil Dobie | 8–0 | | | | |
| 1924 | Gil Dobie | 4–4 | | | | |
| 1925 | Gil Dobie | 6–2 | | | | |
| 1926 | Gil Dobie | 6–1–1 | | | | |
| 1927 | Gil Dobie | 3–3–2 | | | | |
| 1928 | Gil Dobie | 3–3–2 | | | | |
| 1929 | Gil Dobie | 6–2 | | | | |
| 1930 | Gil Dobie | 6–2 | | | | |
| 1931 | Gil Dobie | 7–1 | | | | |
| 1932 | Gil Dobie | 5–2–1 | | | | |
| 1933 | Gil Dobie | 4–3 | | | | |
| 1934 | Gil Dobie | 2–5 | | | | |
| 1935 | Gil Dobie | 0–6–1 | | | | |
| Carl Snavely (Independent) (1936–1944) ||||||||
| 1936 | Carl Snavely | 3–5 | | | | |
| 1937 | Carl Snavely | 5–2–1 | | | | |
| 1938 | Carl Snavely | 5–1–1 | | | | 12 |
| 1939 | Carl Snavely | 8–0 | | | | 4 |
| 1940 | Carl Snavely | 6–2 | | | | 15 |
| 1941 | Carl Snavely | 5–3 | | | | |
| 1942 | Carl Snavely | 3–5–1 | | | | |
| 1943 | Carl Snavely | 6–4 | | | | |
| 1944 | Carl Snavely | 5–4 | | | | |
| Edward McKeever (Independent) (1945–1946) ||||||||
| 1945 | Edward McKeever | 5–4 | | | | |
| 1946 | Edward McKeever | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| George K. James (Independent) (1947–1955) ||||||||
| 1947 | George K. James | 4–5 | | | | |
| 1948 | George K. James | 8–1 | | | | 19 |
| 1949 | George K. James | 8–1 | | | | 12 |
| 1950 | George K. James | 7–2 | | | 20 | |
| 1951 | George K. James | 6–3 | | | | |
| 1952 | George K. James | 2–7 | | | | |
| 1953 | George K. James | 4–3–2 | | | | |
| 1954 | George K. James | 5–4 | | | | |
| 1955 | George K. James | 5–4 | | | | |
| George K. James (Ivy League) (1956–1960) ||||||||
| 1956 | George K. James | 1–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | |
| 1957 | George K. James | 3–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| 1958 | George K. James | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1959 | George K. James | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | | |
| 1960 | George K. James | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | | |
| Tom Harp (Ivy League) (1961–1965) ||||||||
| 1961 | Tom Harp | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | | |
| 1962 | Tom Harp | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 1963 | Tom Harp | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | | |
| 1964 | Tom Harp | 3–5–1 | 3–4 | T–5th | | |
| 1965 | Tom Harp | 4–3–2 | 3–3–1 | 4th | | |
| Jack Musick (Ivy League) (1966–1974) ||||||||
| 1966 | Jack Musick | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4th | | |
| 1967 | Jack Musick | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | | |
| 1968 | Jack Musick | 3–6 | 1–6 | 7th | | |
| 1969 | Jack Musick | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | | |
| 1970 | Jack Musick | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4th | | |
| 1971 | Jack Musick | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | |
| 1972 | Jack Musick | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 1973 | Jack Musick | 3–5–1 | 2–5 | 6th | | |
| 1974 | Jack Musick | 3–5–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | | |
| George Seifert (Ivy League) (1975–1976) ||||||||
| 1975 | George Seifert | 1–8 | 0–7 | 8th | | |
| 1976 | George Seifert | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | | |
| Bob Blackman (Ivy League) (1977–1982) ||||||||
| 1977 | Bob Blackman | 1–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | | |
| 1978 | Bob Blackman | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | | |
| 1979 | Bob Blackman | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | | |
| 1980 | Bob Blackman | 5–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | | |
| 1981 | Bob Blackman | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | | |
| 1982 | Bob Blackman | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| Maxie Baughan (Ivy League) (1983–1988) ||||||||
| 1983 | Maxie Baughan | 3–6–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | | |
| 1984 | Maxie Baughan | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | | |
| 1985 | Maxie Baughan | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | |
| 1986 | Maxie Baughan | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | | |
| 1987 | Maxie Baughan | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | | |
| 1988 | Maxie Baughan | 7–2–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | |
| Jack Fouts (Ivy League) (1989) ||||||||
| 1989 | Jack Fouts | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | | |
| Jim Hofher (Ivy League) (1990–1997) ||||||||
| 1990 | Jim Hofher | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | | |
| 1991 | Jim Hofher | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | | |
| 1992 | Jim Hofher | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | | |
| 1993 | Jim Hofher | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| 1994 | Jim Hofher | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| 1995 | Jim Hofher | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1996 | Jim Hofher | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 1997 | Jim Hofher | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| Pete Mangurian (Ivy League) (1998–2000) ||||||||
| 1998 | Pete Mangurian | 4–6 | 1–6 | T–7th | | |
| 1999 | Pete Mangurian | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | | |
| 2000 | Pete Mangurian | 5–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | | |
| Tim Pendergast (Ivy League) (2001–2003) ||||||||
| 2001 | Tim Pendergast | 2–7 | 2–5 | 6th | | |
| 2002 | Tim Pendergast | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | | |
| 2003 | Tim Pendergast | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | |
| Jim Knowles (Ivy League) (2004–2009) ||||||||
| 2004 | Jim Knowles | 4–6 | 4–3 | 3rd | | |
| 2005 | Jim Knowles | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | | |
| 2006 | Jim Knowles | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| 2007 | Jim Knowles | 5–5 | 2–5 | 7th | | |
| 2008 | Jim Knowles | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | |
| 2009 | Jim Knowles | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | |
| Kent Austin (Ivy League) (2010–2012) ||||||||
| 2010 | Kent Austin | 2–8 | 1–6 | 7th | | |
| 2011 | Kent Austin | 5–5 | 3–4 | 6th | | |
| 2012 | Kent Austin | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | |
| David Archer (Ivy League) (2013–2023) ||||||||
| 2013 | David Archer | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | |
| 2014 | David Archer | 1–9 | 1–6 | 7th | | |
| 2015 | David Archer | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | | |
| 2016 | David Archer | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | |
| 2017 | David Archer | 3–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | | |
| 2018 | David Archer | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | |
| 2019 | David Archer | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| 2020 | No team | | | | | |
| 2021 | David Archer | 2–8 | 1–6 | T-6th | | |
| 2022 | David Archer | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | | |
| 2023 | David Archer | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | |
| Dan Swanstrom (Ivy League) (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024 | Dan Swanstrom | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | |
| Total: | Total: | 659–561–34 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||