The 1978 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished in fourth place in the Ivy League.
| 1978 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In its second season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 154. Team captains were Mike Donahue and Dave Kintigh.[1]
Cornell's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 143 to 142.[2]
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 23 | Princeton |
| T 14–14 | 15,000 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | at Colgate* | W 21–12 | 8,500 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | Bucknell* |
| W 24–0 | 12,500 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at Harvard | W 25–20 | 6,000 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | Brown |
| L 13–21 | 10,524 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–14 | 15,063 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at Yale | L 14–42 | 23,000 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | at Columbia | W 35–14 | 7,105 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | Penn |
| W 35–17 | 7,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 24, 1978. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Grounds Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 1, 1978. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holland Scores 2, Cornell Unscathed". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1978. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown Bumps Cornell from Undefeated Ranks, 21-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 22, 1978. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, John W. (October 29, 1978). "Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ahern, John (November 5, 1978). "QBs Ramble, Yale Crushes Cornell, 42-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Day, Joe (November 12, 1978). "Cornell's Joe Holland Runs All over Columbia, 35-14". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lewis, Allen (November 19, 1978). "Cornell's Holland Gains 263 as Penn Loses, 35-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-F – via Newspapers.com.