1978 Cornell Big Red football team

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1978 Cornell Big Red football
Cornell "C" logo.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Donahue
  • Dave Kintigh
Home stadium Schoellkopf Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Brown 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 4 –1 –25 –2 –2
Cornell 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Harvard 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Columbia 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Princeton 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Penn 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished in fourth place in the Ivy League.

In its second season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 154. Team captains were Mike Donahue and Dave Kintigh. [1]

Cornell's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 143 to 142. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 14–14 15,000 [3]
September 30 at Colgate *
W 21–12 8,500 [4]
October 7 Bucknell *
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–0 12,500 [5]
October 14 at Harvard
W 25–20 6,000 [6]
October 21 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 13–21 10,524 [7]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 7–14 15,063 [8]
November 4 at Yale
L 14–42 23,000 [9]
November 11 at Columbia
W 35–14 7,105 [10]
November 18 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 35–17 7,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 24, 1978. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Red Grounds Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 1, 1978. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Holland Scores 2, Cornell Unscathed". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1978. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Brown Bumps Cornell from Undefeated Ranks, 21-13". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 22, 1978. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Fox, John W. (October 29, 1978). "Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Ahern, John (November 5, 1978). "QBs Ramble, Yale Crushes Cornell, 42-14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ O'Day, Joe (November 12, 1978). "Cornell's Joe Holland Runs All over Columbia, 35-14". Daily News . New York, N.Y. Sports p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Allen (November 19, 1978). "Cornell's Holland Gains 263 as Penn Loses, 35-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-F – via Newspapers.com.
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