1977 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1977 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 1–8 1–6 Bob Blackman 1st Tony Anzalone Terry Lee Schoellkopf Field The 1977 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell tied for last in the Ivy League. In its first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 199 to 86. Tony Anzalone and Terry Lee 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 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 107 to 50 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 28 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes yes AP yes 1977 September 17 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 7-17 15,886 Penn Rushes Past Cornell Bill Livingston September 18, 1977 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56249445/1977-cornell-penn September 24 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 22-28 6,500 Colgate Outlasts Cornell, 28-22, in Air Duel September 25, 1977 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250256/1977-ivies-9-24 October 1 Rutgers<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 14-30 3,500 Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14 Ken O'Brien October 2, 1977 A1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56252464/1977-cornell-rutgers October 8 Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 7-17 8,000 Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7 Ernie Roberts October 9, 1977 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56253611/1977-cornell-harvard October 15 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 3-21 9,500 Brown Too Much for Green Cornell Jack Craig October 16, 1977 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56254482/1977-brown-cornell October 22 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 13-17 15,000 Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13 Lesley Visser October 23, 1977 72 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56256534/1977-cornell-dartmouth October 29 Yale<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-28 13,000 Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30, 1977 S6 November 5 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 20-7 5,000 Cornell Defeats Columbia in Ivy Cellar Battle, 20-7 Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6, 1977 S8 November 12 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-34 8,677 Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977 S8 References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football