Cornell Sprint Football


Cornell Sprint Football has since 1936 provided the opportunity for “average sized” guys to play the game they love as an intercollegiate varsity sport.  However, they quickly realize that it is so much more than just playing four more years of football.  They immediately become part of the Sprint Football Family that consists of players, managers, alumni, and coaches that become friends for life. 

Quick Facts

  • First non-service team to defeat Army or Navy; the first non-service team to win the league

  • Cumulative GPA: 3.617

  • Launched at Cornell University in 1937

  • Over 1,500 program alumni

  • 65-member squad

Often players and alumni are blood relatives

Coaches are always prominently featured in our memories

For our players, Sprint helps them balance the academic workload and campus life for future success

Cornell Sprint Football Board of Directors

The Cornell Sprint Football Board of Directors is a group of approximately 30 alumni ranging from the 1960s to present who serve to ensure our program is financially sound, competitive in an ever-expanding league, and in good standing with the university. The board also connects current students and alumni for mentorship and provides opportunities for alumni to connect with each other.

Mission Statement: Assure the existence of Cornell Sprint Football in perpetuity.

Year / Title
Name
Committee Chair
1968
Mike Hall
1968
Jerry Levitz
1969
Eric Davis
1971
Jay Carter
1973
Mark Clemente
Alumni Engagement
1975
Jim Seeley
1978
Jonathan Clemente
1981
Duane Dyson
1981
Jim Ricotta
1988
Dave Zittel
1991
John Tassone
1993
Evan Williams
1995
Joshua Hamilton
2000
Luis Reformina
2002
Sunil Gupta
Communications
2005
Billy Snider
2006
Alec Macaulay
2007
Jackie McGuinn
Events
2007
John Samuel
2012
Bryan Murray
2013
Will Edmunds
Mentoring
2017
Daniel Ferguson
2021
Aneesh Agrawal
2022
Xavier Martinez
2023
Jacob Wynkoop
Emeritus
Terry Cullen '66
Terry Cullen '66 Head Coach of Sprint Football Michael Huyghue '83

For more information about the CSFL, which is the sprint football league Cornell plays in, go to sprintfootball.com. See midwestsprintfootball.com for a relatively new league created in 2022 that expanded the reach of collegiate sprint football.