1973 Cornell Big Red football team

1973 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1973 record	3–5–1 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Jack Musick (8th season)
Captain	Bob Lally
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Princeton	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In its eighth season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record but outscored opponents 170 to 154. Bob Lally was the team captain. ^[1]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 128 to 126. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Colgate *	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 35–21	10,500	[3]
October 6	Lehigh *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	T 7–7	14,000	[4]
October 13	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 37–6	21,000	[5]
October 20	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 15–21	20,000	[6]
October 27	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 3–20	22,585	[7]
November 3	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 44–14	13,000	[8]
November 10	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–17	9,000	[9]
November 17	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 0–17	15,300	[10]
November 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 22–31	24,559	[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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Cornell Runs Sink Colgate by 35 to 21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S9.
4. Larimer, Terry (October 7, 1973). "Lehigh Ties Cornell 7-7". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1973). "Cornell Downs Princeton 4th Time in Row, 37-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S10.
6. "Harvard Downs Cornell; Crimson Triumphs, 21-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
7. "Yale Halts Cornell, 20-3, on Doyle's Touchdowns". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 28, 1973. p. S3.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1973). "Columbia Bows, 44-14, to Cornell". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
9. McGowen, Deane (November 11, 1973). "Brown Triumphs over Cornell, 17-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
10. Keese, Parton (November 18, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Cornell Stopped, 17-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. McGowen, Deane (November 25, 1973). "Penn Wins, 31-22; Quakers Down Cornell". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.