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ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell Sprint Football opens the 2013 season on the road this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Post University in Connecticut. The team will play the first two games of the season on the road before returning to Schoellkopf Field for a three-game home stand.
 
GAME INFORMATION
GAME #1: Cornell vs. Post
GAME TIME: Saturday, Sept. 14, 1 p.m.
GAME SITE: LaMoy Field (Waterbury, Conn.)
SERIES RECORD: Post leads 1-2-0
LAST MEETING: Cornell lost 13-6 (OT) on Oct. 26, 2012
2012 RECORDS: Cornell (0-0), Post (0-0)
LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/post/sprtftb
LIVE VIDEO: http://www.posteagles.com/showcase/
 
ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell finished the 2012 season fourth in the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) with a 3-3 record against league opponents (4-3 overall). The Big Red has finished in the middle of the pack the past four seasons, and will look to get back to the top of the league in 2013. The coaching staff named five captains for the season: Kyle Higgins, Brendan Miller, Michael Monahan, Chris Sitko and Bennett Winters.

THE HEAD COACH
Coach Terry Cullen is now in his 50th season with the sprint football program at Cornell and has amassed a 168-134-7 career record. Cullen has been a member of the coaching staff since 1964 and spent 13 years as an assistant to his father, Bob Cullen, before the two shared head coaching responsibilities through the 1995 season. From 1996 to 2007, Terry served as the sole head coach of the program. He officially became the Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football in 2001.

THE CO-HEAD COACH
In August 2008, Cornell announced that Bart Guccia would assume a majority of the on-field coaching and gameday decisions for the Big Red. Guccia is now in his eighth year with the team and has posted a 21-14 record.

ABOUT POST
The Eagles closed out 2012 on a five-game win streak for 5-2 record and a third place CSFL finish. Saturday's game at LaMoy Field will be the first true home game for the program, which has played only two "home" games since joining the league three years ago. Both of those games were played at Municipal Stadium.
 
A WIN OVER THE EAGLES WOULD…
…give the Big Red its fourth consecutive victory in a season opener. The last time Cornell lost the first game of a Sprint Football season was in 2009, losing to Penn 20-14.
 
UNDER CENTER
Senior quarterback Brendan Miller has served as the primary option for the Big Red under center for the past two seasons; missing only one game in that time span because of a concussion. Through his first three seasons Miller has accumulated 3,133 passing yards and thrown for 26 touchdowns, while rushing for another 10 scores. He finished second in the league in passing in 2012 and was the CSFL First Team Quarterback.
 
ALL-CSFL RETURNERS
Following the 2012 season 16 Cornell athletes were recognized by the CSFL as all-league players; first team, second team and honorable mention. Of the five named to the CSFL First Team only two are back for the 2013 campaign: Miller and senior punter/kicker John Rodriguez. Three of the second-teamers – Kyle Higgins, John Kelder and Michael Monahan – will suit up again for the Big Red, as will two of the honorable mention selections: Spenser Gruenenfelder and Bennett Winters.
 
UP NEXT
The Big Red will face Franklin Pierce at Saratoga High School on Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. in the 2013 installment of the Adirondack Trust Allegiance Bowl.