1995 Cornell Big Red football team

1995 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Hofher (6th season)
Captains	Greg Bloedorn Doug Knopp John Vitullo
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Harvard	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1995 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for second in the Ivy League.

In its sixth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 261 to 222. Greg Bloedorn, Doug Knopp and John Vitullo were the team captains. ^[1]

Cornell's 5–2 conference record tied for second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 203 to 159. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 22–24	7,039	[3]
September 23	Holy Cross *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–19	11,033	[4]
September 30	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 24–19	8,030	[5]
October 7	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–27	8,500	[6]
October 14	Bucknell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–10	4,919	[7]
October 21	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 23–24	7,553	[8]
October 28	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 38–28	2,574	[9]
November 4	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 38–10	9,148	[10]
November 11	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 35–14	5,673	[11]
November 18	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 18–37	12,118	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Bruns, John (September 17, 1995). "Nakielny Passes Princeton to Victory". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Read, Dennis (September 25, 1995). "Big Red Roars to Its First Victory; Pulls Away From Holy Cross for 28-49 Homecoming Triumph". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Read, Dennis (October 2, 1995). "Fourth-Down Toughness Lifts Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 8, 1995). "More Heartbreak for Harvard in Loss to Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Read, Dennis (October 15, 1995). "Red Comes Up Short Against Bison". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. Blockus, Gary R. (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Abdullah's Record Day Lifts Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Read, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Cornell Piles Up Offense in Victory". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Trecker, Jerry (November 5, 1995). "Cornell Does the Legwork to Put Away Yale". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D7, D9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Read, Dennis (November 13, 1995). "Ivy Crown is One Victory Away; Cornell Beats Columbia, Moves Into First-Place Tie". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1995). "Penn Blasts Cornell, 37-18, in Season Finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.