1982 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1982 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth place in the Ivy League.

1982 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1982 record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Duca
  • Dan Suren
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1982 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard + 5 2 0  7 3 0
Penn + 5 2 0  7 3 0
Dartmouth + 5 2 0  5 5 0
Princeton 3 4 0  3 7 0
Yale 3 4 0  4 6 0
Brown 3 4 0  5 5 0
Cornell 3 4 0  4 6 0
Columbia 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In its sixth and final season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 4–6 record but outscored opponents 211 to 202. Team captains were Steve Duca and Dan Suren.[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record earned it part of a four-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 165 to 164.[2]

This was Cornell's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1887.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 36–41 11,118 [3]
September 25 No. 9 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 6–21 13,013 [4]
October 2 Boston University*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 6–17 10,000 [5]
October 9 at Harvard L 13–25 8,000 [6]
October 16 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 19–38 10,250 [7]
October 23 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 13–14 5,700 [8]
October 30 Merchant Marine*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 34–0 3,300 [9]
November 6 at Yale W 26–20 18,000 [10]
November 13 at Columbia W 35–26 4,150 [11]
November 20 No. 17 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 23–0 9,500 [12]

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. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Cornell Comes Up Short, 41-36". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 19, 1982. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, John W. (September 26, 1982). "Soph QB Leads Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 4C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  5. Cryan, Chris (October 3, 1982). "Not Exciting, but -- BU Gets Past Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Harvard Reigns, Blows off Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 1982. p. 39 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Cryan, Chris (October 17, 1982). "Brown Gets Back in Ivy Race". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 24, 1982). "Winless Cornell Falls Short Once Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hungry Cornell Consumes Div. II Foe". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 31, 1982. pp. 7C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 7, 1982). "Cornell Puts Lid on Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cornell 35, Columbia 26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 1982. p. 50 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Logan, Joe (November 21, 1982). "Penn Falls to Cornell, Settles for Third of Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E via Newspapers.com.
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