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American college football season
The 1980 Cornell Big Red football team was an
American football team that represented
Cornell University during the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Cornell finished second in the
Ivy League .
In its fourth season under head coach
Bob Blackman , the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 191 to 179. Team captains were Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully.
[1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 144 to 77.
[2]
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since
1954 that the Big Red played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
Cornell played its home games at
Schoellkopf Field in
Ithaca, New York .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20
Princeton
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 17–7 12,000
[3]
September 27 at
Colgate *
L 20–38 7,000
[4]
October 4
Rutgers *
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 3–44 11,500
[5]
October 11 at
Harvard
L 12–20 10,000
[6]
October 18
Brown
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 25–32 7,000
[7]
October 25
Dartmouth
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (
rivalry ) W 7–3 4,500
[8]
November 1 at
Bucknell *
L 16–33 2,500
[9]
November 8 at
Yale
W 24–6 28,000
[10]
November 15 at
Columbia
W 24–0 5,750
[11]
November 22
Penn
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (
rivalry ) W 31–9 6,000
[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
Roster
1980 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
10
Chris Metz
Jr
QB
11
Mike Ryan
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
99
Dave Chalk
Sr
DT
62
John Bohenick
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
4
Ron Rejda
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
^
"Football Record Book" (PDF) . Ithaca, N.Y.:
Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^
"Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Colgate 38, Cornell 20" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 28, 1980. p. 80 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Walsh, David (October 6, 1970).
"Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980).
"Harvard Rolls On" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Taussig, Pete (October 19, 1980).
"Brown Fells Cornell" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Taussig, Pete (October 26, 1980).
"Cornell Tips Dartmouth" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Bucknell 33, Cornell 16" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980. p. 48 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980).
"Cornell Halts Yale" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1980).
"Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Cornell Rides Strong Start to 31-9 Victory over Penn" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 1980. p. 9-F – via
Newspapers.com .
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