2008 Cornell Big Red football team

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The 2008 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell finished 4–6 overall, 2–5 in the Ivy League, placing sixth. The team averaged about 7,075 fans per game.

Team staff and captains
- Head coach: Jim Knowles (5th season)
- Offensive coordinator: Bruce Barnum (2nd season)
- Offensive scheme: Pistol
- Defensive coordinator: Clayton Carlin (2nd season)
- Base defense: 4–3
- Captains: Tommy Bleymaier, Nathan Ford, Graham Rihn

Key players and style
- The Big Red used a pistol offense and a 4–3 defense, with leadership from captains and a veteran coaching staff.

Schedule recap
- Sept 20 at Bucknell: Cornell won 21–20
- Sept 27 Yale: Cornell won 17–14
- Oct 4 at Lehigh: Cornell won 25–24
- Oct 11 at Harvard: Cornell lost 17–38
- Oct 18 Colgate: Cornell lost 22–38
- Oct 25 at Brown: Cornell lost 7–27
- Nov 1 Princeton: Cornell lost 26–31
- Nov 8 Dartmouth: Cornell won 37–14
- Nov 15 at Columbia: Cornell lost 7–17
- Nov 22 Penn: Cornell lost 6–23

Understanding the results
- Ivy League record: 2–5 (wins over Yale and Dartmouth)
- Non-conference games: Bucknell, Lehigh, Colgate
- Overall finish: 4–6, sixth place in the Ivy League