1963 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season

The 1963 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League .

In its third season under head coach Tom Harp, the team compiled a 5–4 record but was outscored 165 to 152. Gary Wood was the team captain.

Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 144 to 111 by Ivy opponents.

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 17–21	21,000
October 5	Lehigh*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 24–0	10,000
October 12	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–21	16,500
October 19	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 13–10	21,000
October 26	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–51	28,000
November 2	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 18–17	13,000
November 9	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–25	10,000
November 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–12	12,000
November 28	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 17–8	8,794
*Non-conference game

"Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"Colgate Triumphs over Cornell, 21-17, with a Late Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1963. p. S6.
"Cornell Scores over Lehigh, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 6, 1963. p. S4.
Danzig, Allison (October 13, 1963). "Harvard Checks Cornell; Crimson Wins by 21-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (October 20, 1963). "Cornell Field Goal in Last 45 Seconds Defeats Yale, 13-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Adams, Frank S. (October 27, 1963). "Princeton Whips Cornell, 51 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Werden, Lincoln A. (November 3, 1963). "Cornell Trips Columbia with Late Gamble, 18-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
"Cornell Beats Brown, 28-25, on Wood's Pass to Ponzer in Last 25 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. November 10, 1963. p. S3.
Strauss, Michael (November 17, 1963). "Dartmouth Sinks Cornell, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Werden, Lincoln A. (November 29, 1963). "Wood Tallies Two Touchdowns as Cornell Beats Penn, 17 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 51.

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