ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell sprint football will look to bounce back this weekend when Princeton visits Schoellkopf Field for Friday night contest under the lights. The matchup is the Big Red's final home game of the season.

GAME INFORMATION
GAME #5: Cornell Big Red vs. Princeton Tigers
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Schoellkopf Field — Ithaca, N.Y.
2015 RECORDS: Cornell 2-2 (2-2 CSFL), Princeton 0-2 (0-1 CSFL)
LIVE STATS: CornellBigRed.com
STREAMING VIDEO ($): Ivy League Digital Network
 
ABOUT THE BIG RED
After starting the season 2-0, the Big Red has dropped two straight, falling to Army, 33-0, and Penn, 29-12. Cornell was down 26-6 at the break against the Quakers on Friday, but outscored Penn, 6-3, in the second half. … The week before, Cornell held the Black Knights 27 points under the 60-point scoring average Army West Point had entering the contest. The Big Red also held the Black Knights to their lowest total yardage on the season. … Cornell's 2-0 start to the season was its best since 2012 and its first back-to-back wins in the same span. The team also scored more than 30 points in each of its first two contests for the first time since 1995, picking up wins over Mansfield (33-7) and Franklin Pierce (36-15). In the season opener, Cornell maintained its perfect 12-0 record over the Mounties. Against Franklin Pierce, the Big Red was down early, with the Ravens leading 15-7 at the half, but Cornell mounted a comeback and held Franklin Pierce scoreless in the second half. … Senior Trevor Marrero has emerged as the Big Red's leading receiver with 11 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
 
PRODUCTIVE PANNULLO
Junior quarterback Rob Pannullo has picked up right where he left off last season. Through four games, he has passed for 439 yards and thrown three touchdown passes while rushing for 377 yards and two touchdown runs.  In 2014, his first season as the Big Red's starting quarterback, Pannullo made an impression, notching 408 rushing yards and 982 passing yards, averaging just under 200 all-purpose yards per game. He also threw 12 touchdown passes and ran for four touchdowns on the ground.
 
D'AMBROSIO'S DEFENSE
Junior linebacker Christopher D'Ambrosio has consistently led the defense this season, posting 19 solo tackles, 11 assisted and two sacks through four games. He was named CSFL Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29 for his instrumental role in the Big Red's comeback win against Franklin Pierce. He scored Cornell's first touchdown of the game, recovering a fumble 32 yards, and allowed the Big Red to take control of the game, helping the defense hold Franklin Pierce scoreless in the second half. He posted eight assisted tackles and six solo hits in the win, including two sacks for a loss of 10 yards.
 
IT'S GOOD
With Michael Zazzara's pair of field goals against Penn this past weekend, the Big Red is the only team in CSFL that has made 100 percent of its field goals.
 
FRESH FACES
Cornell boasts one of the largest incoming classes the team has had in recent years. Co-head coach Bart Guccia has noted that this young group is one of the best he's seen in terms of athletic ability. Two members of the incoming class, quarterback Connor Ostrander and defensive back Conrad McCarthy come to Cornell from Longmeadow High School, where they played for the Massachusetts state championship. Ostrander scored his first collegiate touchdown when he replaced Rob Pannullo late in the fourth quarter in the Big Red's 36-15 win over Franklin Pierce. McCarthy had a breakout performance against Penn, notching six solo tackles, including a sack for a loss of seven yards. In addition, the group includes two athletes who are natural centers and played the position in high school, something Guccia notes is difficult to find in an incoming sprint football class.
 
CAPTAIN QUARTET
Cornell will be led by four captains this season, two offensive and two defensive. Seniors Benjamin Herrera and Trevor Marrero have been tabbed to lead the offense, as both return playing experience and leadership skills to the Big Red's roster. On the other side of the ball, seniors Evan Zittel and Jared Meichner will head the defense.
 
ABOUT HEAD COACH TERRY CULLEN
Cullen, The Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football, has been the patriarch of the program at Cornell for over half a century after joining his father, former head coach Bob Cullen, in 1964. In his 51-year tenure, Terry Cullen has posted a 173-145-7 record, including two undefeated seasons and six league championships. His title was endowed in 2001 and, in 2008, he requested to relinquish some everyday coaching duties to co-head coach Bart Guccia.
 
ABOUT CO-HEAD COACH BART GUCCIA
Now in his eleventh season on the Cornell sprint football coaching staff and his eighth as co-head coach, Guccia's teams have amassed a 39-29 record since he joined the program in 2005. Typically offensive-minded, Guccia has developed the Big Red's balanced offensive attack.
 
ABOUT PRINCETON
Princeton has struggled so far this season, opening the season with a 48-13 loss to fledgling sprint football team, Chestnut Hill. In the Tigers' only contest that counts for CSFL standings, they fell 86-0 to Army West Point. … Chad Cowden has seen most of the load at quarterback, passing for 244 yards and a 46.5 completion percentage through two games. Tyler Kaye has been the leading receiver, with seven receptions for a total of 120 yards.
 
THE SERIES WITH PRINCETON
Since Cornell introduced the program in 1937, the Big Red is 62-27-4 over the Tigers. Last season, Cornell set a program record with 48 points in the first half en route to a 55-0 victory. Princeton's hasn't beaten the Big Red since Oct. 1, 1999 in New Jersey, a 12-7 win in a non-league game.
 
UP NEXT
After concluding its home slate, sprint football will travel to Annapolis, Md., to face Navy at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.