1979 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 4–3 Bob Blackman 3rd Brad Decker Jim DeStefano Schoellkopf Field The 1979 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League. In its third season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 215 to 152. Brad Decker and Jim DeStefano were the team captains.Football Record Book Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. July 3, 2020 https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170 Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 179 to 121.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 28–29 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division I-AA AP y y September 22 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 52-13 5,671 Cornell Clobbers Penn in Season Opener, 52-13 United Press International September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 36-21 12,000 Big Red Coasts After 36-7 John W. Fox Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. September 23, 1979 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54299174/1979-colgate-cornell Newspapers.com October 6 No. T–6 Bucknell<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-10 7,500 Cornell Loss Like 1891 October 7, 1979 5-B The Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56458822/1979-bucknell-cornell October 13 Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 41-14 9,000 Cornell Adds to Harvard Plight Lesley Visser Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 14, 1979 50 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460414/1979-o13-ivies Newspapers.com October 20 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7-28 13,500 Brown Destroys Cornell Associated Press October 21, 1979 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462114/1979-brown-cornell October 27 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 21-10 10,600 Cornell Wears Out Dartmouth at End Ernie Roberts October 28, 1979 82 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462412/1979-cornell-dartmout November 3 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 20-23 18,500 Miracle Catch Keys Yale's 700th Win Lesley Visser November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 24-7 6,000 Cornell Beats Columbia United Press International November 11, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56466959/1979-columbia-cornell November 17 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 14-26 11,867 Princeton Concludes with a 26-14 Triumph Paul Smith November 18, 1979 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468041/1979-n17-ivies References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football