1996 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 4–6 4–3 Jim Hofher 7th Steve Busch Chad Levitt Seth Payne Brian Weidel Schoellkopf Field The 1996 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for third in the Ivy League. In its seventh season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 280 to 221. Steve Busch, Chad Levitt, Seth Payne and Brian Weidel were 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 third place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 178 to 157 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 36–37 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule y y 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 21 Princeton<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 33-27 <2OT> 14,120 Princeton Bows to Cornell in Ivy's First Overtime Game Associated Press September 22, 1996 C14 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165679/1996-cornell-princeton/ September 28 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 19-30 5,828 Lafayette's Moore, Quincy Solve Cornell Ted Meixell September 29, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59167686/1996-cornell-lafayette/ October 5 @ Buffalo<ncg> University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY L 24-41 9,177 Bulls Turn Back Big Red, 41-24 Keith McShea October 7, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59178920/1996-cornell-buffalo/ October 12 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 20-13 8,700 Levitt, CU Top Harvard Keith McShea October 14, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179286/1996-cornell-harvard/ October 19 Colgate<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 21-31 5,943 'New' Red Raiders Overtake Cornell Keith McShea October 21, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59181883/1996-colgate-cornell/ October 26 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 21-38 8,226 Big Red Falls Back with Loss Keith McShea October 28, 1996 4B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59183412/1996-cornell-dartmouth/ November 2 Brown Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 21-35 8,202 CU's Ivy Title Hopes Take a Severe Hit Keith McShea November 4, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184108/1996-brown-cornell/ November 9 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 28-20 7,655 Turnovers Ruin Yale's Turnaround Bruce Berlet November 10, 1996 E11 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59185219/1996-cornell-yale/ November 16 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry) L 10-24 7,055 A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls Keith McShea November 18, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187623/1996-columbia-cornell/ November 23 Penn Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 24-21 5,223 Cornell Ends Penn's Season on Sour Note Joe Juliano November 24, 1996 C15 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30125410/cornell-ends-penns-season-on-sour-note/ References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football