1978 Cornell Big Red football team

1978 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Donahue
  • Dave Kintigh
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Cornell 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Harvard 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Columbia 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Princeton 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Penn 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished in fourth place in the Ivy League.

In its second season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 154. Team captains were Mike Donahue and Dave Kintigh.[1]

Cornell's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 143 to 142.[2]

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 14–14 15,000 [3]
September 30 at Colgate*
W 21–12 8,500 [4]
October 7 Bucknell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–0 12,500 [5]
October 14 at Harvard
W 25–20 6,000 [6]
October 21 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 13–21 10,524 [7]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 7–14 15,063 [8]
November 4 at Yale
L 14–42 23,000 [9]
November 11 at Columbia
W 35–14 7,105 [10]
November 18 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 35–17 7,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 24, 1978. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Grounds Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 1, 1978. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Holland Scores 2, Cornell Unscathed". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1978. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brown Bumps Cornell from Undefeated Ranks, 21-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 22, 1978. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fox, John W. (October 29, 1978). "Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ahern, John (November 5, 1978). "QBs Ramble, Yale Crushes Cornell, 42-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ O'Day, Joe (November 12, 1978). "Cornell's Joe Holland Runs All over Columbia, 35-14". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Lewis, Allen (November 19, 1978). "Cornell's Holland Gains 263 as Penn Loses, 35-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-F – via Newspapers.com.
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