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1977 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tony Anzalone
  • Terry Lee
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell tied for last in the Ivy League.

In its first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 199 to 86. Tony Anzalone and Terry Lee were the team captains.

Cornell's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 107 to 50 by Ivy opponents.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Penn L 7–17 15,886
September 24 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 22–28 6,500
October 1 Rutgers*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 14–30 3,500
October 8 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–17 8,000
October 15 at Brown L 3–21 9,500
October 22 at Dartmouth L 13–17 15,000
October 29 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–28 13,000
November 5 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 20–7 5,000
November 12 at Princeton L 0–34 8,677
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Outlasts Cornell, 28-22, in Air Duel". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1977. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. O'Brien, Ken (October 2, 1977). "Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Visser, Lesley (October 23, 1977). "Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. Harvin, Al (November 6, 1977). "Cornell Defeats Columbia in Ivy Cellar Battle, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  11. "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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