Matchup Index

Bucknell Bison vs Cornell Big Red

Bucknell Bison 11
Cornell Big Red leads 39-11
wins
1888 to 2025
Cornell Big Red have won 2 straight
Cornell Big Red 39

Series timeline

▼ Cornell Big Red ahead (peak +30)
1888: Cornell Big Red 20-01889: Cornell Big Red 66-01890: Cornell Big Red 26-01891: Bucknell Bison 4-01892: Cornell Big Red 54-01896: Cornell Big Red 54-01900: Cornell Big Red 6-01901: Cornell Big Red 6-01903: Cornell Big Red 6-01904: Cornell Big Red 24-121905: Cornell Big Red 24-01906: Cornell Big Red 24-61912: Cornell Big Red 14-01913: Cornell Big Red 10-71914: Cornell Big Red 48-01915: Cornell Big Red 41-01916: Cornell Big Red 19-01917: Cornell Big Red 20-01943: Cornell Big Red 7-61944: Cornell Big Red 26-01945: Cornell Big Red 19-81946: Cornell Big Red 21-01960: Cornell Big Red 15-71967: Cornell Big Red 23-71974: Cornell Big Red 24-01975: Cornell Big Red 21-61978: Cornell Big Red 24-01979: Bucknell Bison 10-01980: Bucknell Bison 33-161981: Cornell Big Red 22-152002: Bucknell Bison 14-32003: Cornell Big Red 21-192004: Bucknell Bison 15-92005: Cornell Big Red 24-72006: Bucknell Bison 20-52007: Cornell Big Red 38-142008: Cornell Big Red 21-202009: Cornell Big Red 33-92010: Cornell Big Red 21-122011: Cornell Big Red 24-132012: Cornell Big Red 15-102013: Cornell Big Red 45-132014: Bucknell Bison 20-72015: Bucknell Bison 19-142016: Cornell Big Red 24-162017: Bucknell Bison 26-182021: Bucknell Bison 21-102023: Bucknell Bison 21-132024: Cornell Big Red 34-212025: Cornell Big Red 30-20

Bucknell Bison Cornell Big Red Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Bucknell Bison 3 (2017–2023), Cornell Big Red 23 (1892–1978). Current: Cornell Big Red 2.

Splits

SplitBucknell Bison record
Regular season11-39
Hosted by Bucknell Bison6-6
Hosted by Cornell Big Red5-33
Last 10 seasons (2012 to 2025)5-5
Largest Bucknell Bison win33-16 (1980)
Largest Cornell Big Red win66-0 (1889)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Oct 18, 2025 Cornell Big Red 30-20 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
2024 Oct 19, 2024 Cornell Big Red 34-21 at Bucknell Bison Week 8
2023 Oct 14, 2023 Bucknell Bison 21-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
2021 Oct 2, 2021 Bucknell Bison 21-10 at Bucknell Bison Week 6
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2017 Oct 14, 2017 Bucknell Bison 26-18 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
2016 Sep 17, 2016 Cornell Big Red 24-16 at Bucknell Bison Week 4
2015 Sep 19, 2015 Bucknell Bison 19-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
2014 Sep 27, 2014 Bucknell Bison 20-7 at Bucknell Bison Week 5
2013 Sep 21, 2013 Cornell Big Red 45-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
2012 Sep 29, 2012 Cornell Big Red 15-10 at Bucknell Bison Week 5
2011 Sep 17, 2011 Cornell Big Red 24-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
2010 Oct 2, 2010 Cornell Big Red 21-12 at Bucknell Bison Week 5
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Sep 19, 2009 Cornell Big Red 33-9 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
2008 Sep 20, 2008 Cornell Big Red 21-20 at Bucknell Bison Week 4
2007 Sep 15, 2007 Cornell Big Red 38-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
2006 Sep 16, 2006 Bucknell Bison 20-5 at Bucknell Bison Week 3
2005 Sep 17, 2005 Cornell Big Red 24-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
2004 Sep 18, 2004 Bucknell Bison 15-9 at Bucknell Bison Week 4
2003 Sep 20, 2003 Cornell Big Red 21-19 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
2002 Sep 21, 2002 Bucknell Bison 14-3 at Bucknell Bison Week 5
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Oct 31, 1981 Cornell Big Red 22-15 at Cornell Big Red Week 9
1980 Nov 1, 1980 Bucknell Bison 33-16 at Bucknell Bison Week 10
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 6, 1979 Bucknell Bison 10-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1978 Oct 7, 1978 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1975 Oct 4, 1975 Cornell Big Red 21-6 at Bucknell Bison Week 5
1974 Oct 5, 1974 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1967 Sep 30, 1967 Cornell Big Red 23-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1960 Oct 1, 1960 Cornell Big Red 15-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1946 Sep 28, 1946 Cornell Big Red 21-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
1945 Sep 29, 1945 Cornell Big Red 19-8 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1944 Sep 30, 1944 Cornell Big Red 26-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1943 Sep 18, 1943 Cornell Big Red 7-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 2
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1917 Oct 27, 1917 Cornell Big Red 20-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1916 Oct 21, 1916 Cornell Big Red 19-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1915 Oct 16, 1915 Cornell Big Red 41-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1914 Oct 17, 1914 Cornell Big Red 48-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1913 Oct 18, 1913 Cornell Big Red 10-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1912 Oct 26, 1912 Cornell Big Red 14-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1906 Oct 13, 1906 Cornell Big Red 24-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1905 Oct 7, 1905 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1904 Oct 15, 1904 Cornell Big Red 24-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1903 Oct 17, 1903 Cornell Big Red 6-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1901 Oct 5, 1901 Cornell Big Red 6-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
1900 Oct 6, 1900 Cornell Big Red 6-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1896 Nov 7, 1896 Cornell Big Red 54-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 9
1892 Oct 8, 1892 Cornell Big Red 54-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
1891 Oct 10, 1891 Bucknell Bison 4-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 3
1890 Nov 8, 1890 Cornell Big Red 26-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1880s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1889 Oct 5, 1889 Cornell Big Red 66-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 2
1888 Nov 17, 1888 Cornell Big Red 20-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.