2011 Cornell Big Red football team

2011 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
2011 record	5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Kent Austin (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Fela
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

2011 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#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 The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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

Schedule

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