1980 Cornell Big Red football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 5–5 (5–2 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Yale $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.
In its fourth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 191 to 179. Team captains were Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully.[1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 144 to 77.[2]
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1954 that the Big Red played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | Princeton |
| W 17–7 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
September 27 | at Colgate* | L 20–38 | 7,000 | [4] | |||
October 4 | Rutgers* |
| L 3–44 | 11,500 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at Harvard | L 12–20 | 10,000 | [6] | |||
October 18 | Brown![]() |
| L 25–32 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
October 25 | Dartmouth |
| W 7–3 | 4,500 | [8] | ||
November 1 | at Bucknell* | L 16–33 | 2,500 | [9] | |||
November 8 | at Yale | W 24–6 | 28,000 | [10] | |||
November 15 | at Columbia | W 24–0 | 5,750 | [11] | |||
November 22 | Penn |
| W 31–9 | 6,000 | [12] | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate 38, Cornell 20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 1980. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walsh, David (October 6, 1970). "Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980). "Harvard Rolls On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taussig, Pete (October 19, 1980). "Brown Fells Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taussig, Pete (October 26, 1980). "Cornell Tips Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell 33, Cornell 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980). "Cornell Halts Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1980). "Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Rides Strong Start to 31-9 Victory over Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 1980. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.