1976 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1976 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 2–7 2–5 George Seifert 2nd Schoellkopf Field The 1976 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the Ivy League during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its second and final season under head coach George Seifert, the Big Red compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored 177 to 109. Team captains were chosen on a game-by-game basis,Football Record Book Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. July 3, 2020 https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170 and home games were played on campus at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 131 to 75 by Ivy opponents.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 27–28 With an overall record of 3 15 y, Seifert was fired days after the final game,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c-QRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1509%2C76903 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Seifert thumbed November 16, 1976 16 a 31–13 win over Penn,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c8otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8aAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5403%2C2214747 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Penn bombed November 14, 1976 87 and returned to Stanford as the defensive backs coach under new head coach Bill Walsh. Schedule yes yes AP yes 1976 September 18 Princeton Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-3 14,000 Princeton Beats Cornell on Howe's Kick, 3-0; Recovery of Fumbled Punt Sets Up Tiger 23-Yarder September 19, 1976 S6, S7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 25 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 20-25 10,000 Relph Flings Cornell Loss Charlie Jaworski September 26, 1976 1B The Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56221118/1976-colgate-cornell October 2 @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 14-21 16,000 Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated Parton Keese October 3, 1976 S1, S8 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 9-3 8,000 Penn and Cornell Score First Victories in Upsets; 9-3 Loss to Big Red First of Season for Harvard Deane McGowen October 10, 1976 S7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16 Brown<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 12-28 12,000 Bruising Bruins Put Ground Game in Gear -- Crush Cornell, 28-12 Ken Van Sickle October 17, 1976 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56223769/1976-ivy-10-15 October 23 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 0-35 11,000 Dartmouth Strikes Early, Trounces Cornell Michael Strauss October 24, 1976 S10 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 6-14 22,519 Brown and Yale Triumph, Tie for Ivy Lead; Cornell Bids Halted by Eli in 14-6 Game October 31, 1976 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) L 17-35 5,120 Columbia 35-17 Victor over Cornell Al Harvin November 7, 1976 S8 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13 Penn Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 31-13 9,000 Cornell Sinks Penn, 31-13; Big Red Averts Sole Spot in Cellar for 4-Way Share of It November 14, 1976 S8, S9 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football