1985 Cornell Big Red football team

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1985 Cornell Big Red football
Conference Ivy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Stuart Mitchell
  • John Tagliaferri
  • Dave Van Metre
Home stadium Schoellkopf Field
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn $ 6 1 07 2 1
Harvard 5 2 07 3 0
Princeton 5 2 05 5 0
Brown 4 3 05 4 1
Yale 3 3 14 4 1
Dartmouth 2 4 12 7 1
Cornell 2 5 03 7 0
Columbia 0 7 00 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Penn 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 L 0–22 9,800 [8]
October 26 Dartmouth Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 17–20 16,000 [9]
November 2 at Bucknell *W 26–13 2,260 [10]
November 9 at Yale W 20–14 19,029 [2]
November 16 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 21–8 1,000 [11]
November 23 at Princeton L 27–33 8,917 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. 1 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.
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  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.