1987 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1987 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1987 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1987 record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dave Quarles
  • Lee Reherman
  • Gary Rinkus
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1987 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Penn 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Dartmouth 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its fifth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored 197 to 154. Lee Reherman, Gary Rinkus and Dave Quarles were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 138 to 128 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at No. 19 Penn
W 17–13 21,359 [3]
September 26 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 3–27 18,000 [4]
October 3 Lafayette*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 17–12 9,000 [5]
October 10 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 29–17 21,000 [6]
October 17 at Brown
L 15–23 11,200 [7]
October 24 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–14 10,500 [8]
October 31 Bucknell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 6–20 6,000 [9]
November 7 at Yale
L 9–28 20,188 [10]
November 14 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 31–20 7,500 [11]
November 21 at Princeton
L 6–23 4,134 [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. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Freligh, Sarajane (September 20, 1987). "Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 28, 1987). "2nd Half Explosion Buries Big Red; Colgate Rallies for 27-3 Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 5, 1987). "Cornell Rallies to Defeat Lafayette". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1987). "Cornell Snares Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dupont, Kevin Paul (October 18, 1987). "Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 26, 1987). "Cornell Overcomes Mistakes to Defeat Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 2, 1987). "Bucknell Defeats Cornell, 20-6". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Borges, Ron (November 8, 1987). "Ryan Hoists Yale Into Tie for Ivy League Lead". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1987). "Cornell Extends Columbia's Streak". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Knobelman, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
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