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1980 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom Rohlfing
  • Dan Scully
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.

In its fourth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 191 to 179. Team captains were Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully.

Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 144 to 77.

Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1954 that the Big Red played three games against non-Ivy opponents.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 17–7 12,000
September 27 at Colgate* L 20–38 7,000
October 4 Rutgers*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 3–44 11,500
October 11 at Harvard L 12–20 10,000
October 18 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 25–32 7,000
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 7–3 4,500
November 1 at Bucknell* L 16–33 2,500
November 8 at Yale W 24–6 28,000
November 15 at Columbia W 24–0 5,750
November 22 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 31–9 6,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Roster

1980 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Chris Metz Jr
QB 11 Mike Ryan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Dave Chalk Sr
DT 62 John Bohenick
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Ron Rejda Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate 38, Cornell 20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 1980. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Walsh, David (October 6, 1970). "Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980). "Harvard Rolls On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Taussig, Pete (October 19, 1980). "Brown Fells Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Taussig, Pete (October 26, 1980). "Cornell Tips Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bucknell 33, Cornell 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980). "Cornell Halts Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1980). "Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cornell Rides Strong Start to 31-9 Victory over Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 1980. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com.
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