1997 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 6–4a 4–3 Jim Hofher 8th Chris Allen Justin Bird Scott Carroll Eric Krawczyk Rich Sheerin Schoellkopf Field The 1997 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for third in the Ivy League. In its eighth and final season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 269 to 261. Chris Allen, Justin Bird, Scott Carroll, Eric Krawczyk and Rich Sheerin 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 Despite a 4–3 conference record that tied for third in the Ivy League standings, the Big Red were outscored by Ivy opponents, 170 to 145.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 37 Cornell originally finished in a tie for fourth place, but after the season ended, third-place Penn forfeited all of its league wins, dropping to last place and allowing Brown and Cornell to move up to third. Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule y y 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 20 Princeton Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 14-10 7,127 Big Red Holds Those Tigers Keith McShea September 22, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318494/1997-cornell-princeton/ September 27 Colgate<hc><ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 38-44 <ot> 11,700 A Wild One on Homecoming: Colgate Flies Past Cornell in Overtime Shootout, 44-38 Keith McShea September 29, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59319588/1997-colgate-cornell/ October 4 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 20-24 6,641 A Green Day in Hanover: Dartmouth Rallies Past CU Keith McShea October 6, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59361196/1997-cornell-dartmouth/ October 11 Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 9-34 5,287 Harvard Gets Some Revenge Joe Concannon October 12, 1997 C16, C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59363078/1997-cornell-harvard/ October 18 Lafayette<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 41-34 <2OT> 4,812 Win Has Red Smiling Again Keith McShea October 20, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59375010/1997-cornell-lafayette/ October 25 @ Fordham<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 45-13 878 Opportunistic Red Hammers Fordham Keith McShea October 27, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376900/1997-cornell-fordham/ November 1 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 12-37 2,557 Just a Bad Day: Red Falls, 37-12, at Brown Keith McShea November 3, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378012/1997-brown-cornell/ November 8 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 37-10 3,995 Krawczyk, Big Red Take It to Yale, 37-10 Keith McShea November 27, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59379715/1997-cornell-yale/ November 15 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 33-22 1,158 Sun Shines for Red in Victory Keith McShea November 17, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381041/1997-columbia-cornell/ November 22 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 20-33 a 5,918 Playing for Pride, Penn Tops Cornell Bob Ford November 23, 1997 C8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381344/1997-cornell-penn/ Note a In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case Edward Moran January 3, 1998 39 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59296794/1997-penn-forfeits/ Cornell's and Penn'sFootball Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 159 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx record books regard their 1997 meeting, a 33–20 Penn victory on the field, as a Cornell win, as do the 1997 win–loss records and season standings in the Ivy League record book. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football