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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 3–7 (2–5 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In its third season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 178 to 157. Stuart Mitchell, John Tagliaferri and Dave Van Metre were the team captains.[1] The second win of the year, at Yale on November 9, was the 500th victory in the history of Cornell football.[2]
Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 108.[3]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Penn | L 6–10 | 21,027 | [4] | |||
September 28 | Colgate* |
| L 20–21 | 12,300 | [5] | ||
October 5 | Lafayette* |
| L 3–17 | 10,008 | [6] | ||
October 12 | Harvard |
| L 17–20 | 15,300 | [7] | ||
October 19 | at Brown | L 0–22 | 9,800 | [8] | |||
October 26 | Dartmouth![]() |
| L 17–20 | 16,000 | [9] | ||
November 2 | at Bucknell* | W 26–13 | 2,260 | [10] | |||
November 9 | at Yale | W 20–14 | 19,029 | [2] | |||
November 16 | Columbia |
| W 21–8 | 1,000 | [11] | ||
November 23 | at Princeton | L 27–33 | 8,917 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Apple, Ginny (November 10, 1985). "A Storybook Ending Is Fumbled". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 23, 1985). "Big Red's Penn Loss a Big Letdown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bernstein, Viv (September 29, 1985). "Interception Saves Colgate, 21-20". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 6, 1985). "McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 13, 1985). "Harvard, Steinberg Kick Cornell, 20-17". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 4, 1985). "Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W'". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 18, 1985). "Red Rips Lions Under the Lights". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.