1989 Cornell Big Red football team

1989 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Jack Fouts (1st season)
Captains	Drew Fraser Mitch Lee
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its first and only season under head coach Jack Fouts, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 194 to 158. Drew Fraser and Mitch Lee were the team captains. ^[1]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 142 to 114 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Bucknell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 20–9	2,433	[3]
September 30	Northeastern *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–20	12,000	[4]
October 7	Lafayette *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 24–23	8,000	[5]
October 14	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–0	21,000	[6]
October 21	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–28	8,000	[7]
October 28	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 14–28	11,000	[8]
November 4	at No. 20 Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–34	15,638	[9]
November 11	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 19–25	7,000	[10]
November 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–21	12,505	[11]
November 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 20–6	10,126	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Fox, Mike (September 25, 1989). "Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fox, Mike (October 2, 1989). "Wishbone Whitewashes Big Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Dartmouth Spells Deja Vu for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Smith, George (November 5, 1989). "Reese, Kehler Lead Yale Past Cornell". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fox, Mike (November 12, 1989). "Columbia Surprises Big Red for 1st Win". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Goodman, Brett (November 19, 1989). "Princeton Tops Cornell, Ties Yale for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.