1986 Cornell Big Red football team

1986 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1986 record	8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Maxie Baughan (4th season)
Captains	Tom Bernardo Erik Bernstein Ken Johnson
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Cornell	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.

In its fourth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 202 to 103. Team captains were Tom Bernardo, Erik Bernstein and Ken Johnson. ^[1]

Cornell's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 153 to 55. ^[2] Cornell's only league loss was to the league champion, Penn, in a title-deciding game on the last week of the season.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 39–8	13,500	[3]
September 27	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 21–12	8,000	[4]
October 4	at Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 22–33	4,500	[5]
October 11	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 3–0	17,531	[6]
October 18	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–9	12,300	[7]
October 25	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 10–7	8,137	[8]
November 1	Bucknell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 16–3	7,000	[9]
November 8	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 15–0	17,000	[10]
November 15	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 28–0	4,720	[11]
November 22	No. 6 Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 21–31	22,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Cornell Tames Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 21, 1986. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fox, John W. (September 28, 1986). "Alert Thinking Helps Cornell; Colgate's Strategy Is Foiled". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Groller, Keith (October 5, 1986). "Lafayette Surprises Cornell 33-22". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Monahan, Bob (October 12, 1986). "Harvard Left Blank, 3-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Reinert, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Cornell Sacks Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 3, 1986). "Cornell Just Three Wins Away from Title". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Sudyk, Bob (November 9, 1986). "Mistakes, Cornell Give Yale Fits, 15-0". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1986). "Cornell to Play for the Ivy Title; Red Pound Columbia, Ready for the Showdown with Penn Saturday". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Newman, David (November 23, 1986). "Penn Tops Cornell for Perfect Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.