ITHACA, N.Y. – David Archer '05, the Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Cornell Football, has signed a contract extension with additional performance-based incentives to remain at his alma mater.

"I am enthusiastic that Coach Archer will continue to lead our football program into the future," said Andy Noel, the Meakem*Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. "David's plan to rebuild our Big Red football from the ground up has gained momentum with Ivy wins this past season over Harvard, Brown and Princeton. He has my full support."

"Coach Archer's tenure has embodied the values of Cornell and the Ivy League by promoting a holistic student-athlete experience. I am pleased at the progress that is being made on the field as well as the positive culture that he has established in the program and among the student-athletes" said Vice President for Student & Campus Life Ryan Lombardi. "I am pleased that David will continue to lead our program and build upon the progress that has been made."

Archer has shown significant progress in improving the Big Red's Ivy League record each of the past three seasons, with an upward trajectory that has methodically improved the program. In the process, Archer and his staff have developed 30 All-Ivy selections, two Ivy League Rookies of the Year, three Academic All-Americans and four FCS All-Americans in his five seasons.

In 2016, Cornell earned its first top 25 win since 2007 and first road victory over a ranked team in 66 seasons when it defeated No. 25 Colgate. The team's three Ivy wins in 2017 were the most since 2011 and tied for the best Ivy record in more than a decade. The Big Red defeated both Ivy League preseason co-favorites, Princeton and Harvard, defeating the Crimson for the first time in 12 years. The Big Red's non-conference schedule (Delaware, Patriot League co-champ Colgate and Bucknell) also proved to be the most challenging in the conference, with those three teams posting a 19-14 record. The 2018 season will open at the University of Delaware on September 15.