1993 Cornell Big Red football team

1993 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Hofher (4th season)
Captains	Bill Lazor Chris Zingo
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Dartmouth	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Harvard	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In its fourth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 4–6 record and outscored opponents 213 to 158. Bill Lazor and Chris Zingo were the team captains. ^[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 146 to 95. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 12–18	10,276	[3]
September 25	Colgate *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 6–22	10,000	[4]
October 2	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–35	14,400	[5]
October 9	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–0	6,092	[6]
October 16	Fordham *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 48–6	7,517	[7]
October 23	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 27–28	7,023	[8]
October 30	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 21–3	2,174	[9]
November 6	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–0	9,453	[10]
November 13	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 24–29	5,196	[11]
November 20	at No. 15 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–17	22,618	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network 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. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Bruns, John (September 19, 1993). "Elias Saves Tigers; 2 TDs, 188 Yards Help Sink Cornell". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Read, Dennis (September 28, 1993). "Miscues Drop CU to an 0-2 Record". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Read, Dennis (October 4, 1993). "Lehigh Roughs Up the Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 10, 1993). "Harvard Blown Out by Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Read, Dennis (October 17, 1993). "Easy Victory for the Big Red, 48-6". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth Burns Cornell in 4th Quarter". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1993. pp. 5D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Read, Dennis (November 1, 1993). "CU Shuts Down Brown". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Berlet, Bruce (November 7, 1993). "Yale Ill-Equipped Against Cornell". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Read, Dennis (November 15, 1993). "Lions Growl Again Surprises Big Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 21, 1993). "Penn Rallies to Ivy Title and 10-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.