1975 Cornell Big Red football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 1–8 (0–7 Ivy) |
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Captains |
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Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished last in the Ivy League.
In its first season under head coach George Seifert, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 247 to 151. Don Fanelli and Steve Horrigan were the team captains.[1]
Cornell's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 217 to 108 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Colgate* |
| L 22–24 | 14,000 | [3] | ||
October 4 | at Bucknell* | W 21–6 | 9,500 | [4] | |||
October 11 | Princeton |
| L 8–16 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
October 18 | Harvard |
| L 13–34 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
October 25 | at Yale | L 14–20 | 13,988 | [7] | |||
November 1 | Columbia |
| L 19–42 | 11,000 | [8] | ||
November 8 | Brown |
| L 23–45 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
November 15 | at Dartmouth | L 10–33 | 12,300 | [10] | |||
November 22 | at Penn | L 21–27 | 21,112 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 29, 1975). "Big Red Tumbles". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell's First-Half 21 Plenty". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 19, 1975. p. S6.
- ^ Rogers, Thomas (October 26, 1975). "Yale Tops Cornell; Eli 20-14 Victor on Late Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
- ^ Harvin, Al (November 2, 1975). "Columbia Trounces Cornell, 42 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
- ^ Rogers, Thomas (November 9, 1975). "Brown Defeats Cornell, Gains Ivy Lead; Bruin Aerial Attack Keys 45-23 Rout". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Cornell Routed at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. S8.
- ^ Dell, John (November 23, 1975). "Penn Stops Cornell as Graustein Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.