1965 Cornell Big Red football team

1965 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1965 record	4–3–2 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Tom Harp (5th season)
Captain	Phil Ratner
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Harvard	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished fourth in the Ivy League .

In its fifth and final season under head coach Tom Harp, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record and outscored opponents 192 to 137. Phil Ratner was the team captain. ^[1]

Cornell's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 143 to 124. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	T 0–0	19,000	[3]
October 2	at Lehigh *	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 49–13	8,622	[4]
October 9	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 27–36	21,000	[5]
October 16	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	T 3–3	20,000	[6]
October 23	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–24	33,545	[7]
October 30	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 20–6	13,000	[8]
November 6	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 41–21	13,000	[9]
November 13	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 0–20	12,000	[10]
November 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 38–14	10,543	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

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. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Colgate Halts Cornell on Goal, Game Ends, 0-0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell Clue: 7 Points--After". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Princeton Rolls, 36-27 by Cornell". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 10, 1965. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Danzig, Allison (October 17, 1965). "Harvard in 3-3 Tie; Zogby of Cornell Kicks Tying Goal". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Wallace, William N. (October 24, 1965). "Yale Turns Back Cornell, 24 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1965). "Cornell Beats Columbia, 20-6, as Wilson Scores Twice and Gains 150 Yards". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
9. "Cornell's Passes Sink Brown, 41-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 7, 1965. p. S7.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 14, 1965). "Indians Top Cornell, 20-0, in Rain for 8th in a Row". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1965). "Cornell Beats Penn Fifth Straight Time, 38-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 51.