1979 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1979 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1979 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1979 record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Brad Decker
  • Jim DeStefano
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1979 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Harvard 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Penn 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its third season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 215 to 152. Brad Decker and Jim DeStefano were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 179 to 121.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Penn
W 52–13 5,671 [3]
September 29 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 36–21 12,000 [4]
October 6 Bucknell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–10 7,500 [5]
October 13 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 41–14 9,000 [6]
October 20 at Brown
L 7–28 13,500 [7]
October 27 at Dartmouth
W 21–10 10,600 [8]
November 3 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 20–23 18,500 [9]
November 10 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 24–7 6,000 [10]
November 17 at Princeton
L 14–26 11,867 [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. pp. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Cornell Clobbers Penn in Season Opener, 52-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 23, 1979. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, John W. (September 23, 1979). "Big Red Coasts After 36-7". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cornell Loss Like 1891". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 7, 1979. p. 5-B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Visser, Lesley (October 14, 1979). "Cornell Adds to Harvard Plight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brown Destroys Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1979. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Roberts, Ernie (October 28, 1979). "Cornell Wears Out Dartmouth at End". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Visser, Lesley (November 4, 1979). "Miracle Catch Keys Yale's 700th Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cornell Beats Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 11, 1979. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Smith, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Princeton Concludes with a 26-14 Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
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