1985 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1985 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 2–5 Maxie Baughan 3rd Stuart Mitchell John Tagliaferri Dave Van Metre Schoellkopf Field The 1985 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second-to-last in the Ivy League. In its third season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 178 to 157. Stuart Mitchell, John Tagliaferri and Dave Van Metre 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 The second win of the year, at Yale on November 9, was the 500th victory in the history of Cornell football. Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 108.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 31 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 21 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 6-10 21,027 Big Red's Penn Loss a Big Letdown Kenny Van Sickle September 23, 1985 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57209022/1985-cornell-penn/ September 28 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 20-21 12,300 Interception Saves Colgate, 21-20 Viv Bernstein September 29, 1985 1D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57212012/1985-colgate-cornell/ October 5 Lafayette<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 3-17 10,008 McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3 Ted Meixell October 6, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57213484/1985-cornell-lafayette/ October 12 Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 17-20 15,300 Harvard, Steinberg Kick Cornell, 20-17 Joe Concannon October 13, 1985 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57215521/1985-cornell-harvard/ October 19 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-22 9,800 Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing Martin Pave October 20, 1985 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57216726/1985-o19-ivies/ October 26 Dartmouth<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 17-20 16,000 Cornell Falls Short Again Kenny Van Sickle October 27, 1985 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57219473/1985-cornell-dartmouth/ November 2 @ Bucknell<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 26-13 2,260 Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W' Kenny Van Sickle November 4, 1985 11 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57221119/1985-bucknell-cornell/ November 9 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 20-14 19,029 A Storybook Ending Is Fumbled Ginny Apple November 10, 1985 E7 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57222780/1985-cornell-yale/ November 16 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 21-8 1,000 Red Rips Lions Under the Lights Kenny Van Sickle November 18, 1985 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57225533/1985-cornell-columbia/ November 23 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 27-33 8,917 Tigers Defeat Cornell Sue Esterman November 24, 1985 D1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57227652/1985-cornell-princeton/ References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football