1975 Cornell Big Red football team

1975 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	George Seifert (1st season)
Captains	Don Fanelli Steve Horrigan
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 22–24	14,000	[3]
October 4	at Bucknell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 21–6	9,500	[4]
October 11	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 8–16	15,000	[5]
October 18	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 13–34	18,000	[6]
October 25	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–20	13,988	[7]
November 1	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 19–42	11,000	[8]
November 8	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 23–45	10,000	[9]
November 15	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 10–33	12,300	[10]
November 22	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 21–27	21,112	[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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 29, 1975). "Big Red Tumbles". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell's First-Half 21 Plenty". The Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 19, 1975. p. S6.
7. 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.
8. Harvin, Al (November 2, 1975). "Columbia Trounces Cornell, 42 to 19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
9. 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.
10. "Cornell Routed at Hanover". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. S8.
11. Dell, John (November 23, 1975). "Penn Stops Cornell as Graustein Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.