Posts Tagged ‘Penn’

With the moon poking through the overcast over the Schoellkopf crescent, Cornell football and Penn butted heads to try and win a nationally televised football game the old-fashioned way: running and defense. But it was Penn which out-ran and out-defended Cornell to come out on top, 20-7, to capture its fifth consecutive Trustees’ Cup. Looking…

ITHACA, N.Y. — Penn used three extended second half scoring drives to rally for a 20-7 victory over Cornell on Friday evening at Schoellkopf Field. The Quakers retained the Trustees’ Cup and improved to 6-2 on the season (3-2 Ivy), while Cornell dropped its second straight to fall to 3-5 (2-3 Ivy). The Quakers scored…

Several Big Red seniors ended their careers with accomplishments that will be hard to match in future season. Senior Chris Fraser will graduate as the Ivy League’s all-time leading punter in terms of average, as his 216 punts (fifth all-time) went for 9,234 yards—an average of 42.75 yards per punt (previous record was 41.6 yards…

They walked off Schoellkopf Field for the very last time as Cornell football players Saturday, and while they didn’t leave victorious, the 26 seniors on the Big Red team left with a feeling of accomplishment. This class has laid the foundation for future success. “These [seniors] have pushed us to where we’re a competitive a…

In a post-game media conference, it might be hard for a coach to be optimistic after a sizeable, but competitive loss. Not so with Cornell Head Coach David Archer. Entering the media confab, Archer came in with a smile. He said, “I really thought we were competitive until the end. We just couldn’t overcome some…