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1989 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Drew Fraser
  • Mitch Lee
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons← 19881990 →
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its first and only season under head coach Jack Fouts, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 194 to 158. Drew Fraser and Mitch Lee were the team captains.

Cornell's 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 142 to 114 by Ivy opponents.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Bucknell* W 20–9 2,433
September 30 Northeastern*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–20 12,000
October 7 Lafayette*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–23 8,000
October 14 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 28–0 21,000
October 21 at Brown L 7–28 8,000
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 14–28 11,000
November 4 at No. 20 Yale L 19–34 15,638
November 11 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 19–25 7,000
November 18 at Princeton L 7–21 12,505
November 23 at Penn W 20–6 10,126

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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Fox, Mike (September 25, 1989). "Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, Mike (October 2, 1989). "Wishbone Whitewashes Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fox, Mike (October 9, 1989). "Cornell Hangs On, Dodges Lafayette Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Dartmouth Spells Deja Vu for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Smith, George (November 5, 1989). "Reese, Kehler Lead Yale Past Cornell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fox, Mike (November 12, 1989). "Columbia Surprises Big Red for 1st Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Goodman, Brett (November 19, 1989). "Princeton Tops Cornell, Ties Yale for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Juliano, Joe (November 24, 1989). "Penn Ends Season with Another Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
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