1978 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–3–1 3–3–1 Bob Blackman 2nd Mike Donahue Dave Kintigh Schoellkopf Field The 1978 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished in fourth place in the Ivy League. In its second season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 154. Team captains were Mike Donahue and Dave Kintigh.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 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 143 to 142.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 1978 September 23 Princeton Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 14-14 15,000 Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14 United Press International September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 @ Colgate<ncg> Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry) W 21-12 8,500 Red Grounds Colgate Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 1, 1978 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54297321/1978-colgate-cornell-p3b Newspapers.com October 7 Bucknell<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 24-0 12,500 Holland Scores 2, Cornell Unscathed Associated Press Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 8, 1978 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56395735/1978-bucknell-cornell Newspapers.com October 14 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 25-20 6,000 Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20 John Powers October 15, 1978 58 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies October 21 Brown Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 13-21 10,524 Brown Bumps Cornell from Undefeated Ranks, 21-13 October 22, 1978 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398135/1978-o21-ivies October 28 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7-14 15,063 Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser John W. Fox Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 1978 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56407338/1978-cornell-dartmouth Newspapers.com November 4 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 14-42 23,000 QBs Ramble, Yale Crushes Cornell, 42-14 John Ahern November 5, 1978 63 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56409571/1978-cornell-yale November 11 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) W 35-14 7,105 Cornell's Joe Holland Runs All over Columbia, 35-14 Joe O'Day November 12, 1978 Sports p. 8 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413141/1978-columbia-cornell November 18 Penn Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 35-17 7,000 Cornell's Holland Gains 263 as Penn Loses, 35-17 Allen Lewis November 19, 1978 8-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413962/1978-cornell-penn References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football