1971 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1971 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 8–1 6–1 Jack Musick 6th Tom Albright Bill Ellis Schoellkopf Field Ivy League co-champion The 1971 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Ivy League. The Big Red were led by sixth-year head coach Jack Musick and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red finished the season 8–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to win Cornell's first-ever Ivy League championship, sharing the title with Dartmouth, the only team to defeat the 1971 Big Red.1971 Cornell Big Red Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1971.html Sports Reference 11 October 20171971 Football Schedule http://www.cornellbigred.com/mobile/schedule.aspx?schedule=654 Cornell Athletics 11 October 2017 12 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171012094916/http://www.cornellbigred.com/mobile/schedule.aspx?schedule=654 dead The team was led offensively by future NFL running back Ed Marinaro; during the 1971 season, Marinaro capped his college football career by setting a national collegiate record for career rushing yards at 4,715, which stood until being broken in 1976 by Tony Dorsett of the Pittsburgh Panthers.Jack Musick, 52, Guided Cornell's Football Team To Ivy Crown in 1971 https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/29/archives/jack-musick-52-guided-cornells-football-team-to-ivy-crown-in-1971.html?_r=0 11 October 2017 The New York Times 29 November 1977 Marinaro won first team All-American honors and finished in a close second in voting for the Heisman Trophy. On October 30, 1971, Cornell saw its largest home football crowd in the post-1970 era with 23,000 in attendance at Schoellkopf Field (which had a capacity of 25,597) for the day's rivalry match-up against Columbia.Over A Century of Tradition https://cornellfootballassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/A_Century_of_Tradition.pdf Cornell Football Association 12 October 2017February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule Eastern September 25 w y Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 38–20 16,500 Colgate Defeated: Cornell Goes Back to Marinaro Country Kenny Van Sickle September 27, 1971 20 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70819876/1971-colgate-cornell/ October 2 w y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 31–17 15,000 Cornell Grinds Out Win over Rutgers Kenny Van Sickle October 4, 1971 22 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70821854/1971-cornell-rutgers/ October 9 w Princeton Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 19–8 22,500 Cornell Turns Back Princeton; Big Red Triumphs, 19-8 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10, 1971 S1 October 16 w Harvard Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 21–16 20,000 Cornell Subdues Harvard by 21-16 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17, 1971 S1 October 23 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 31–10 35,168 Cornell Tops Yale, 31-10; Marinaro Excels William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24, 1971 S1 October 30 w Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 24–21 23,000 Marinaro Breaks Record as Cornell Wins, 24-21; Columbia Foiled Gordon S. Jr. White The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31, 1971 S1 November 6 w Brown Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 21–7 15,000 Cornell Tops Ivy by Beating Brown Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7, 1971 S1 November 13 l y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH rivalry 14–24 20,816 Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 24-14; Ivy Lead Shared Neil Amdur The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14, 1971 S1 November 20 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 41–13 43,687 Cornell and Dartmouth Win and Share Ivy Title; Penn 41-13 Loser Gordon S. Jr. White The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21, 1971 S1 Roster 1971 Cornell Big Red f 10 Jr Barrett Rosser QB 12 Sr John Moresko HB 14 Sr Clifford Henry QB 17 So Dana Williams OE 18 So Mark Allen QB 19 Sr Ronald Mower HB 36 Jr Robert Joehl FB 39 So Samuel Costa FB 40 Sr Thomas Albright HB C 41 Sr Douglas Herron HB 42 So Richard Russo HB 44 Sr Ed Marinaro HB y 46 Jr Mark Piscitelli FB 47 So John Corrigan OE 50 Jr Paul Hanley C 52 So Joseph Wasilewski OT 53 Jr James White C 54 So James Popielinski OG 56 So Mark Newton OT 59 So Mike Knuff C 60 So Pat Knuff OT 63 Sr Anthony Orel OG 64 Sr Edward Shay OG 65 Jr Michael Fleming OT 70 So Michael Phillips OG 71 Sr Randy Shayler OG 74 So Philip Genetos OT 75 Sr Craig Lambert OT 77 So Alfred Van Ranst OG 79 Sr John Cushing OT 80 So Willis Bradley OE 81 Jr George Milosevic WR 82 Jr Keith Daub OE 85 So Gary Henderson OE 20 Jr Larry Sherman DB 22 Jr Kenneth Grace LB 24 So Lamont Garnett DE 25 Jr Peter Knight DB 26 Jr James Theodorakos DB 27 So Steven Lahr DB 32 Sr Robert Fleming DB 33 Sr Thomas Rowlands DB 35 Jr John Bozich LB 37 Sr Allen Matuszczak DB 38 So Jon Tracosas LB 43 Sr Donald Jean DB 48 So Kevin Earl DB 49 Sr Danny Smith DB 55 So Charles Pettit DG 57 Jr Ray Van Sweringen LB 58 So Robert Lally LB 61 Sr Thomas Guba DT 66 Sr Richard Miller DG 67 Sr Thomas Rakowski DT 68 So David Fear DG 69 So George Runger DE 72 So Daniel Lombardo DT 73 Jr Reginald Nichols DT 78 So Michael O'Hagan DT 84 Sr Richard Fauntleroy DT 86 Sr William Ellis DE C 88 So Bruce Bozich DE 89 So Russell LaVoy DE 13 Sr John Killian K 16 So Howard Fries K https://cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?roster=895&path=football *Jack Musick *Richard Litchard Terry Mallett Paul Pawlak Carmen Piccone William Spencer Ted Thoren Robert Valesente References External links Cornell vs. Harvard (Oct. 16, 1971) https://web.archive.org/web/20171012094933/https://harvard.cloud.pixcel.com/video/harvard-vs-cornell-1971-4 2017-10-12 game footage from the Harvard Video Archive Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Cornell Big Red football