Brandon Stott was named quarterbacks coach in the spring of 2001 after serving as a wide receivers coach for the Big Red in 1999 and 2000. Stott joined the Cornell staff in August of 1997 as an assistant coach and also worked with the junior varsity team.
Stott helped in the development of multiple school record holder Ricky Rahne '02. Cornell's all-time leading passer, Rahne closed out his collegiate career with 7,710 passing yards, making him the Big Red's all-time leading passer and ranked second among all Ivy League quarterbacks.
As the receivers coach, Stott worked with one of the Big Red's all-time leading receivers, Joe Splendorio '01. Under Stott's guidance, three receivers also broke into the Big Red's all-time lists for receptions in a season and reception yards in a season. Splendorio's 204 yards in 1999 rank first all-time for reception yards in a game. Splendorio's 204 yards in 1999 rank first all-time for reception yards in a game, while Keith Ferguson '03 had a 164-yard performance vs. Princeton in 2000, tying him for fourth all-time at Cornell. Ferguson finished his career as Cornell's all-time leader in receptions and yards receiving.
Stott has plenty of experience at the quarterback position. A two-year letter winner at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., he threw for over 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns as a backup his senior season. Prior to playing at Cal Poly, he was an all-conference quarterback at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.
After graduating from Cal Poly with a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1996, Stott served as the Mustangs' running backs coach during the 1996 season.
Since graduating from Cal Poly, Stott has played quarterback and coached for the Graz Giants of the American Football Organization in Austria. He returned to quarterback the Graz club in the summer of 1998, finishing the season as the No. 1 rated signal caller in Europe with 66 touchdown passes in 13 games.
Stott and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Ithaca.
