1989 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1989 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1989 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1989 record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Drew Fraser
  • Mitch Lee
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Princeton + 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Harvard 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Brown 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In its first and only season under head coach Jack Fouts, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 194 to 158. Drew Fraser and Mitch Lee were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 142 to 114 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Bucknell*
W 20–9 2,433 [3]
September 30 Northeastern*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–20 12,000 [4]
October 7 Lafayette*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–23 8,000 [5]
October 14 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 28–0 21,000 [6]
October 21 at Brown
L 7–28 8,000 [7]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 14–28 11,000 [8]
November 4 at No. 20 Yale
L 19–34 15,638 [9]
November 11 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 19–25 7,000 [10]
November 18 at Princeton
L 7–21 12,505 [11]
November 23 at Penn
W 20–6 10,126 [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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Fox, Mike (September 25, 1989). "Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, Mike (October 2, 1989). "Wishbone Whitewashes Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Dartmouth Spells Deja Vu for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Smith, George (November 5, 1989). "Reese, Kehler Lead Yale Past Cornell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fox, Mike (November 12, 1989). "Columbia Surprises Big Red for 1st Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Goodman, Brett (November 19, 1989). "Princeton Tops Cornell, Ties Yale for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
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