1975 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1975 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished last in the Ivy League.

1975 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1975 record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Fanelli
  • Steve Horrigan
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Brown 5 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Princeton 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Cornell 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its first season under head coach George Seifert, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 247 to 151. Don Fanelli and Steve Horrigan were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 217 to 108 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 22–24 14,000 [3]
October 4 at Bucknell*
W 21–6 9,500 [4]
October 11 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 8–16 15,000 [5]
October 18 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 13–34 18,000 [6]
October 25 at Yale
L 14–20 13,988 [7]
November 1 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 19–42 11,000 [8]
November 8 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 23–45 10,000 [9]
November 15 at Dartmouth
L 10–33 12,300 [10]
November 22 at Penn
L 21–27 21,112 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Colgate Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1975. p. S8.
  4. "Cornell's First-Half 21 Plenty". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 19, 1975. p. S6.
  7. Rogers, Thomas (October 26, 1975). "Yale Tops Cornell; Eli 20-14 Victor on Late Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. Harvin, Al (November 2, 1975). "Columbia Trounces Cornell, 42 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  9. Rogers, Thomas (November 9, 1975). "Brown Defeats Cornell, Gains Ivy Lead; Bruin Aerial Attack Keys 45-23 Rout". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. "Cornell Routed at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. S8.
  11. "Dartmouth and Penn Also Win; Cornell Loses 8th, 27-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 23, 1975. p. S6.
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