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1977 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1977 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell tied for last in the Ivy League.

1977 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tony Anzalone
  • Terry Lee
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 199 to 86. Tony Anzalone and Terry Lee were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 107 to 50 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Penn
L 7–17 15,886 [3]
September 24 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 22–28 6,500 [4]
October 1 Rutgers*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 14–30 3,500 [5]
October 8 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–17 8,000 [6]
October 15 at Brown
L 3–21 9,500 [7]
October 22 at Dartmouth
L 13–17 15,000 [8]
October 29 Yale 
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–28 13,000 [9]
November 5 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 20–7 5,000 [10]
November 12 at Princeton
L 0–34 8,677 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colgate Outlasts Cornell, 28-22, in Air Duel". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1977. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 2, 1977). "Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Visser, Lesley (October 23, 1977). "Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. ^ Harvin, Al (November 6, 1977). "Cornell Defeats Columbia in Ivy Cellar Battle, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  11. ^ "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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