1994 Cornell Big Red football team

1994 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Hofher (5th season)
Captains	Dick Emmet Terry Golden Mike McKean John Vitullo
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In its fifth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 193 to 190. Team captains were Dick Emmet, Terry Golden, Mike McKean and John Vitullo. ^[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 139 to 130 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

Following a six-game winning streak, Cornell was briefly ranked No. 25 in the nation in Division I-AA, in the poll released October 26. The team then suffered a four-game losing streak and was not ranked any other week.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 31–16	12,573	[3]
September 24	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 13–6	5,527	[4]
October 1	Lehigh *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–17	8,635	[5]
October 8	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 18–13	12,880	[6]
October 15	at Bucknell *	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 29–28	7,126	[7]
October 22	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 17–14	10,863	[8]
October 29	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 3–16	8,294	[9]
November 5	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–24	12,892	[10]
November 12	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	L 33–38	8,825	[11]
November 19	No. 13 Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–18	9,223	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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. pp. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Bruns, John (September 18, 1994). "Cornell Thrashes Princeton". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Read, Dennis (September 26, 1994). "CU Stops Fordham in Final Minute". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Read, Dennis (October 3, 1994). "Red Runs Over Lehigh; Cornell 3-0 and Rolling". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 9, 1994). "Cornell Leaves It to Levitt; Harvard Can't Stop Big Red at Finish". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Carlin, Chris (October 17, 1994). "Late Field Goal Spoils Bison Homecoming". The Danville News . Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Read, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Pulling Out a Last-Minute CU Miracle". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Read, Dennis (October 31, 1994). "Brown Ends Cornell's Winning Streak". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Berlet, Bruce (November 6, 1994). "Yale Doesn't Give In to Cornell". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E12, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Read, Dennis (November 14, 1994). "Fumble Is Fatal for Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 20, 1994). "Penn Defeats Cornell and Saves Streak". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.