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The Cornell Big Red sprint football team competes against Caldwell on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 on Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, NY.
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Sprint Football Finishes Season as Home Against Army

11/4/2021 2:30:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y.— The Cornell sprint football team plays its final game of the season Friday as it hosts Army at Schoellkopf Field.

Game Information

Army at Cornell | Friday, Nov. 5  at 7 p.m.
RECORDS:  Cornell: 2-4
                     Army 5-1
SERIES RECORD: Cornell is 18-62 all-time against Army
BROADCAST: ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com

About Cornell

  • The Big Red are led by Jacob Wynkoop who averages 106.40 yards per game.
  • Under center, Xavier Martinez has collected 655 passing yards this season along with four touchdown passes and averages 131 yards/game.
  • On defense, Will Anderson leads Cornell with 26 tackles (18 solo, 8 assisted), while Nate Roy follows with 23 (17 solo, 6 assisted).
  • The Big Red won its last game by a score of just 6-0 after Xavier Matinez ran in a three-yard touchdown. Durinng the muddy and rainy contest against Chestnut Hill, the Big Red had just eight passing yards while the Griffins had 0.

About Army

  • Chestnut Hill College added sprint football as a varsity sport in the fall of 2015.
  • The Griffins are led by Gio Thomas in his second stint with the program.
  • Anthony Broderick broke the CHC record for longest run from scrimmage when he scored a 79-yard touchdown against Penn in the Griffins' 56-7 loss to Penn on Oct. 15.
  • The Griffins and the Big Red both hold a 1-4 record with Chestnut Hill's lone win coming over Alderson Broaddus in its season opener. 
  • Anthony Broderi leads the Griffins in rushing yards per game with 58.50, while Connor Rohrbach avergaes 114 yards a game passing. 
  • Banden Moye has the Griffins lone touchdown reception of the year.

The Series vs. Army

  • Cornell is 1-1 all-time against Chestnut Hill
  • Cornell won the first meeting, 29-24, while dropping the second, 49-41
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