| 1977 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Penn | L 7–17 | 15,886 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | Colgate* |
| L 22–28 | 6,500 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | Rutgers* |
| L 14–30 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | Harvard |
| L 7–17 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at Brown | L 3–21 | 9,500 | [7] | |||
| October 22 | at Dartmouth | L 13–17 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | Yale
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| L 0–28 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | Columbia |
| W 20–7 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | at Princeton | L 0–34 | 8,677 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ "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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Outlasts Cornell, 28-22, in Air Duel". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1977. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Visser, Lesley (October 23, 1977). "Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harvin, Al (November 6, 1977). "Cornell Defeats Columbia in Ivy Cellar Battle, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
- ^ "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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