1981 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1981 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 2–5 Bob Blackman 5th Pete Noyes 1st Dave Kimichik Steve Ross Schoellkopf Field The 1981 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Blackman, the Big Red compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Ivy League. Cornell played home games a Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule Eastern September 19 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 22–29 15,871 Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener Lewis Freedman September 20, 1981 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611006/1981-cornell-penn/ September 26 l Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 10–34 12,100 Colgate Pastes Cornell, 34-10 The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. John W. Fox September 27, 1981 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54308219/1981-colgate-cornell Newspapers.com October 3 l yes Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 17–31 10,125 Defense Gets Rutgers Attack Rolling for Win Chuck Newman October 4, 1981 9-F, 10-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56628700/1981-cornell-rutgers/ October 10 l Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 10–27 12,500 Harvard Handles Cornell Pete Taussig October 11, 1981 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310536/1981-cornell-harvard/ October 17 w y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 14–9 10,300 Cornell Nips Brown; Colgate Rolls, 30-0 October 11, 1981 4B Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56632875/1981-brown-cornell/ October 24 l y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH rivalry 7–42 12,054 Dartmouth Coasts Bob Reinert October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310938/1981-cornell-dartmouth/ October 31 w Bucknell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 22–15 4,100 Harmon Rescues Cornell Kenny Van Sickle November 2, 1981 11 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56636046/1981-bucknell-cornell/ November 7 l Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 17–23 13,000 Yale Gets Last Chance ... and Last Laugh Pete Taussig November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311583/1981-cornell-yale/ November 14 w Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 15–9 3,500 Cornell Goes to the Wire to Beat Columbia Kenny Van Sickle November 16, 1981 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56644581/1981-columbia-cornell/ November 21 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 14–37 9,009 Blackman Sees Better Days Ahead for Big Red Kenny Van Sickle November 23, 1981 17 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56645710/1981-cornell-princeton/ 1981 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1981-schedule.html Sports Reference August 25, 2019 Cornell University https://cornellbigred.com/sports/football/schedule/1981-82 Cornell University Athletics August 26, 2019 References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football