1987 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1987 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–5 4–3 Maxie Baughan 5th Dave Quarles Lee Reherman Gary Rinkus Schoellkopf Field The 1987 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League. In its fifth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored 197 to 154. Lee Reherman, Gary Rinkus and Dave Quarles 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 4–3 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 138 to 128 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 32 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 19 @ #19 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 17-13 21,359 Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13 Sarajane Freligh September 20, 1987 1-C The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357515/1987-cornell-penn/ September 26 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 3-27 18,000 2nd Half Explosion Buries Big Red; Colgate Rallies for 27-3 Win Kenny Van Sickle September 28, 1987 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57360120/1987-colgate-cornell/ October 3 Lafayette<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 17-12 9,000 Cornell Rallies to Defeat Lafayette Kenny Van Sickle October 5, 1987 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27244655/ October 10 Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 29-17 21,000 Cornell Snares Harvard Joe Concannon October 11, 1987 75 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57363621/1987-cornell-harvard/ October 17 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 15-23 11,200 Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15 Kevin Paul Dupont October 18, 1987 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57364249/1987-brown-cornell/ October 24 Dartmouth<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 21-14 10,500 Cornell Overcomes Mistakes to Defeat Dartmouth Kenny Van Sickle October 26, 1987 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27207784/ October 31 Bucknell<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 6-20 6,000 Bucknell Defeats Cornell, 20-6 Kenny Van Sickle November 2, 1987 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367658/1987-bucknell-cornell/ November 7 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 9-28 20,188 Ryan Hoists Yale Into Tie for Ivy League Lead Ron Borges November 8, 1987 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367811/1987-cornell-yale/ November 14 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 31-20 7,500 Cornell Extends Columbia's Streak Kenny Van Sickle November 16, 1987 B1 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57369265/1987-columbia-cornell/ November 21 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 6-23 4,134 Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4 Bob Knobelman November 22, 1987 E11 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57370134/1987-cornell-princeton/ References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football