2006 Cornell Big Red football team

The 2006 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League. They were led by third-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Hamilton, New York. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play.

2006 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
2006 record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jonathan Lucas
  • Anthony Macaluso
  • Jaime McManamon
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
(Capacity: 25,597)
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 18 Princeton +  6 –1     9 –1  
No. 25 Yale +  6 –1     8 –2  
Harvard  4 –3     7 –3  
Penn  3 –4     5 –5  
Cornell  3 –4     5 –5  
Dartmouth  2 –5     2 –8  
Columbia  2 –5     5 –5  
Brown  2 –5     3 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 167:00 p.m.at Bucknell*
L 5–206,152[1]
September 231:00 p.m.Yale
L 9–214,882[2]
September 307:00 p.m.Albany*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–216,571[3]
October 712:30 p.m.at Harvard
L 23–3313,287[4]
October 141:00 p.m.Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 38–149,142[5]
October 211:00 p.m.at Brown
L 7–288,875[6]
October 281:00 p.m.No. 18 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 14–72,852[7]
November 4NoonDartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 28–253,788[8]
November 1112:30 p.m.at Columbia
L 14–214,454[9]
November 181:00 p.m.Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 28–272,809[10]

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References
  1. Housenick, Tom (September 17, 2006). "Bison Rough Up Big Red". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Hine, Tommy (September 24, 2006). "McLeod Bursts: Scores 3 TDs; Defense Strong". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Feaver, Christopher (October 2, 2006). "Fake Punt Leads Cornell to First Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell Edges Albany on Late Field Goal, 23-21". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. October 1, 2006. p. E2 – via NewsBank.
  4. Vega, Michael (October 8, 2006). "Dawson Leaves Cornell Red-Faced". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Feaver, Christopher (October 16, 2006). "A Homecoming Victory: Cornell Snaps Losing Streak Against Rival Colgate". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Szostak, Mike (October 22, 2006). "In Second Half, It All Clicks for Brown". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C10 – via NewsBank.
  7. Feaver, Christopher (October 30, 2006). "Cornell Pulls Off Upset of Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2006). "Strong Ground Game from QBs Powers CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lions End Ivy Slide". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2006. pp. 72, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Feaver, Christopher (November 20, 2006). "Cornell Ends Season with Bizzare Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell 28, Penn 27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 19, 2006. p. C15.
  11. "2006 Football Schedule". Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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