1890 Cornell Big Red football team

1890 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainEdwin Yawger
Seasons
← 1889
1891 →
1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   11 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 5 – 1
Army   –   0 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1890 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled an 7–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 342 to 134.[1] Cornell's 77–0 loss to Harvard holds the record as the worst defeat in Cornell football history. In second place is a 66–0 loss to Princeton in 2018, 128 years later.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1RochesterIthaca, NYW 98–0
October 4at Union (NY)Schenectady, NYW 32–0
October 8at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 8–18
October 18at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTW 26–0
November 1at Harvard
L 0–77[3]
November 3at AmherstAmherst, MAL 0–18[4]
November 5at WesleyanMiddletown, CTL 2–4
November 8BucknellIthaca, NYW 26–0
November 153:00 p.m.vs. Michigan
W 20–52,000
November 22ColumbiaIthaca, NY (rivalry)W 36–0
November 272:05 p.m.at Chicago All-University
W 12–86,000[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "1890 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Zachary Silver, Raphy Gendler (October 27, 2018). "Football Embarrassed by Princeton, 66-0, for Worst Loss in 128 Years". Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved October 29, 2018. The last time Cornell suffered a loss this demoralizing was Nov. 1, 1890 – a 77–0 thrashing at the hands of Harvard.
  3. ^ "Good Old Points: Touch 'Em Down and Kick Your Goals". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Very Little Punting". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turkey And Football". The Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 27, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cornell Wins The Game". The Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 28, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cornell Wins The Game (continued)". The Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 28, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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