1966 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1966 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 6–3 4–3 Jack Musick 1st Fred Devlin Schoellkopf Field The 1966 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished fourth in the Ivy League. In its first season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 181 to 157. Fred Devlin was the team captain.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 placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 138 to 122.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 23 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes AP yes 1966 September 24 @ Buffalo<ncg> Rotary Field Buffalo, NY W 28-21 10,958 4 Cornell Surges Beat Buffalo, 28-21 United Press International The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 25, 1966 S7 October 1 @ Colgate<ncg> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry) W 15-14 20,000 Cornell Triumphs Over Colgate, 15-14 Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 2, 1966 S1 October 8 Penn Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 45-28 18,000 Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9, 1966 S1 October 15 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-21 23,000 Crimson Defeats Cornell; Passes Pace 21-0 Victory Allison Danzig The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16, 1966 S1 October 22 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 16-14 20,000 Cornell Beats Yale on Late Field Goal by Zogby, 16 to 14 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23, 1966 S1 October 29 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) W 31-6 10,084 Cornell Whips Columbia, 31-6, as Lion Errors Lead to 6th Loss Leonard Koppett The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30, 1966 S1 November 5 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23-14 6,100 Cornell Defeats Brown, 23 to 14 Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6, 1966 S1 November 12 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 23-32 23,000 Cornell Defeated by Indians, 32-23, on Beard's Passes Joseph Durso The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13, 1966 S1 November 19 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-7 28,000 Big Red Stymied by Tiger Defenses; 6-3 Record Best in Eight Seasons Kenny Van Sickle November 21, 1966 17 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69155228/1966-cornell-princeton/ References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football