1985 Cornell Big Red football team

1985 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1985 record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Maxie Baughan (3rd season)
Captains	Stuart Mitchell John Tagliaferri Dave Van Metre
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1985 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its third season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 178 to 157. Stuart Mitchell, John Tagliaferri and Dave Van Metre were the team captains. ^[1] The second win of the year, at Yale on November 9, was the 500th victory in the history of Cornell football. ^[2]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 108. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–10	21,027	[4]
September 28	Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 20–21	12,300	[5]
October 5	Lafayette *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 3–17	10,008	[6]
October 12	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 17–20	15,300	[7]
October 19	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–22	9,800	[8]
October 26	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 17–20	16,000	[9]
November 2	at Bucknell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 26–13	2,260	[10]
November 9	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 20–14	19,029	[2]
November 16	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 21–8	1,000	[11]
November 23	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 27–33	8,917	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Apple, Ginny (November 10, 1985). "A Storybook Ending Is Fumbled". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 23, 1985). "Big Red's Penn Loss a Big Letdown". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bernstein, Viv (September 29, 1985). "Interception Saves Colgate, 21-20". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Meixell, Ted (October 6, 1985). "McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 13, 1985). "Harvard, Steinberg Kick Cornell, 20-17". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 4, 1985). "Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W'". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 18, 1985). "Red Rips Lions Under the Lights". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.