1981 Cornell Big Red football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 3–7 (2–5 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Noyes (1st season) |
Captain | Dave Kimichik, Steve Ross |
Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Blackman, the Big Red compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Ivy League. Cornell played home games a Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Penn | L 22–29 | 15,871 | [1] | |
September 26 | Colgate | L 10–34 | 12,100 | [2] | |
October 3 | at Rutgers | L 17–31 | 10,125 | [3] | |
October 10 | Harvard |
| L 10–27 | 12,500 | [4] |
October 17 | at Brown | W 14–9 | 10,300 | [5] | |
October 24 | at Dartmouth | L 7–42 | 12,054 | [6] | |
October 31 | Bucknell |
| W 22–15 | 4,100 | [7] |
November 7 | Yale |
| L 17–23 | 13,000 | [8] |
November 14 | Columbia |
| W 15–9 | 3,500 | [9] |
November 21 | at Princeton | L 14–37 | 9,009 | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ Freedman, Lewis (September 20, 1981). "Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John W. (September 27, 1981). "Colgate Pastes Cornell, 34-10". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (October 4, 1981). "Defense Gets Rutgers Attack Rolling for Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-F, 10-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taussig, Pete (October 11, 1981). "Harvard Handles Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Nips Brown; Colgate Rolls, 30-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (October 25, 1981). "Dartmouth Coasts". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 2, 1981). "Harmon Rescues Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taussig, Pete (November 8, 1981). "Yale Gets Last Chance ... and Last Laugh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1981). "Cornell Goes to the Wire to Beat Columbia". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 23, 1981). "Blackman Sees Better Days Ahead for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Cornell University". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.