1890 Cornell Big Red football team

1890 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainEdwin Yawger
Seasons
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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
Lehigh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 6 – 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 a 7–4 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 342 to 134. Cornell's 77–0 loss to Harvard remains the worst defeat in the program's history. The second-worst loss came 128 years later, a 66–0 defeat to Princeton during the 2018 season.[1]

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[2]
November 3at AmherstAmherst, MAL 0–18[3]
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[4][5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ Silver, Zachary; Gendler, Raphy (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.
  2. ^ "Good Old Points: Touch 'Em Down and Kick Your Goals". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Very Little Punting". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Turkey And Football". The Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 27, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "1890 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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