List of Cornell Big Red football seasons

For Cornell's most recent season, see 2016 Cornell Big Red football team.
Schoellkopf Field, where the Cornell Big Red have played their home games since 1915.

The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ivy League. In its 129 active years, the team has played in over one thousand games. The Big Red have been awarded 5 national championships, 3 Ivy League conference co-championships, and 5 times received a final ranking in the Associated Press (AP) Poll. Through the 2016 season, the Cornell Big Red have won 646 games, lost 522 games, and tied 33 regular season games.

From its first intercollegiate football game in 1887 against Union College through the 1955 season, Cornell played as an independent program before joining the newly formed Ivy League conference for the 1956 season. As members of the Ivy League, the Big Red have accumulated a conference record of 183 wins, 242 losses, and 5 ties. Since 1915, the Cornell Big Red football team have played their home games at Schoellkopf Field on Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, New York.

Seasons

Legend

      National Championship 
      Conference Championship 

  • "W" represents wins, "L" losses, and "T" ties.
  • A "†" indicates a conference championship.
  • A "‡" indicates both a national championship and conference championship.
  • A "♦" indicates a tie; the number of "♦"s represents the number of teams tied with Cornell.
(Example: "2nd ♦♦♦" indicates Cornell tied for 2nd place with three other teams)
Cornell Big Red
Season Head coach
Conference
Season results
[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Final ranking
Conference W L T AP Poll Coaches' Poll
2016 David Archer Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
4 6
2015 Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
1 9
2014 Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
1 9
2013 Ivy League 7th
(2–5)
3 7
2012 Kent Austin Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
4 6
2011 Ivy League 6th
(3–4)
5 5
2010 Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
2 8
2009 Jim Knowles Ivy League 8th
(1–6)
2 8
2008 Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
4 6
2007 Ivy League 7th
(2–5)
5 5
2006 Ivy League 4th
(3–4)
5 5
2005 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
6 4
2004 Ivy League 3rd
(4–3)
4 6
2003 Tim Pendergast Ivy League 8th
(0–7)
1 9
2002 Ivy League 5th
(3–4)
4 6
2001 Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
2 7
2000 Pete Mangurian Ivy League 2nd
(5–2)
5 5
1999 Ivy League 3rd
(5–2)
7 3
1998 Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
4 6
1997 Jim Hofher Ivy League 3rd
(4–3)
6 4
1996 Ivy League 3rd
(4–3)
4 6
1995 Ivy League 2nd
(5–2)
6 4 0
1994 Ivy League 4th
(3–4)
6 4 0
1993 Ivy League 4th
(3–4)
4 6 0
1992 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
7 3 0
1991 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
5 5 0
1990 Ivy League 1st
(6–1)
7 3 0
1989 Jack Fouts Ivy League 5th♦♦
(2–5)
4 6 0
1988 Maxie Baughan Ivy League 1st
(6–1)
7 2 0
1987 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
5 5 0
1986 Ivy League 2nd
(6–1)
8 2 0
1985 Ivy League 7th
(2–5)
3 7 0
1984 Ivy League 7th
(2–5)
2 7 0
1983 Ivy League 5th
(3–3–1)
3 6 1
1982 Bob Blackman Ivy League 4th
(3–4)
4 6 0
1981 Ivy League 5th
(2–5)
3 7 0
1980 Ivy League 2nd
(5–2)
5 5 0
1979 Ivy League 3rd
(4–3)
5 4 0
1978 Ivy League 4th
(3–3–1)
5 3 1
1977 Ivy League 8th
(1–6)
1 8 0
1976 George Seifert Ivy League 7th
(2–5)
2 7 0
1975 Ivy League 8th
(0–7)
1 8 0
1974 Jack Musick Ivy League 7th
(1–5–1)
3 5 1
1973 Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
3 5 1
1972 Ivy League 3rd
(4–3)
6 3 0
1971 Ivy League 1st
(6–1)
8 1 0
1970 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
6 3 0
1969 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
4 5 0
1968 Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
3 6 0
1967 Ivy League 3rd
(4–2–1)
6 2 1
1966 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
6 3 0
1965 Tom Harp Ivy League 4th
(3–3–1)
4 3 2
1964 Ivy League 5th
(3–4)
3 5 1
1963 Ivy League 4th
(4–3)
5 4 0
1962 Ivy League 3rd♦♦
(4–3)
4 5 0
1961 Ivy League 6th
(2–5)
3 6 0
1960 George K. James Ivy League 7th
(1–6)
2 7 0
1959 Ivy League 5th
(3–4)
5 4 0
1958 Ivy League 2nd
(5–2)
6 3 0
1957 Ivy League 4th♦♦
(3–4)
3 6 0
1956 Ivy League 8th
(1–6)
1 8 0
1955 Independent 5 4 0
1954 Independent 5 4 0
1953 Independent 4 3 2
1952 Independent 2 7 0
1951 Independent 6 3 0
1950 Independent 7 2 0
1949 Independent 8 1 0 12th
1948 Independent 8 1 0 19th
1947 Independent 4 5 0
1946 Edward McKeever Independent 5 3 1
1945 Independent 5 4 0
1944 Carl Snavely Independent 5 4 0
1943 Independent 6 4 0
1942 Independent 3 5 1
1941 Independent 5 3 0
1940 Independent 6 2 0 15th
1939 Independent 8 0 0 4th
1938 Independent 5 1 1 12th
1937 Independent 5 2 1
1936 Independent 3 5 0
1935 Gil Dobie Independent 0 6 1
1934 Independent 2 5 0
1933 Independent 4 3 0
1932 Independent 5 2 1
1931 Independent 7 1 0
1930 Independent 6 2 0
1929 Independent 6 2 0
1928 Independent 3 3 2
1927 Independent 3 3 2
1926 Independent 6 1 1
1925 Independent 6 2 0
1924 Independent 4 4 0
1923 Independent 8 0 0
1922 Independent 8 0 0
1921 Independent 8 0 0
1920 Independent 6 2 0
1919 John Rush Independent 3 5 0
1918 Cornell did not field a football team in 1918
1917 Albert Sharpe Independent 3 6 0
1916 Independent 6 2 0
1915 Independent 9 0 0
1914 Independent 8 2 0
1913 Independent 5 4 1
1912 Independent 3 7 0
1911 Daniel A. Reed Independent 7 3 0
1910 Independent 5 2 1
1909 George Walder Independent 3 4 1
1908 Henry Schoellkopf Independent 7 1 1
1907 Independent 8 2 0
1906 Glenn Scobey Warner Independent 8 1 2
1905 Independent 6 4 0
1904 Independent 7 3 0
1903 Bill Warner Independent 6 3 1
1902 Raymond Starbuck Independent 8 3 0
1901 Independent 11 1 0
1900 Percy Haughton Independent 10 2 0
1899 Independent 7 3 0
1898 Glenn Scobey Warner Independent 10 2 0
1897 Independent 5 3 1
1896 Joseph Beacham Independent 5 3 1
1895 Marshall Newell Independent 3 4 1
1894 Independent 6 4 1
1893 No coach Independent 3 6 1
1892 Independent 10 1 0
1891 Independent 7 3 0
1890 Independent 8 4 0
1889 Independent 7 2 0
1888 Independent 4 2 0
1887 Independent 0 2 0
Total 646 522 33 Regular season games (1,201)
References: [2][3][4]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Season results include bowl game results where applicable.
  2. In 1996, the NCAA instituted overtime rules which made ties no longer possible.[1]

References

  1. "College Football Gets Tie Breakers". The New York Times. AP. 16 February 1996. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Cornell Big Red". College Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. "College Football Standings: Ivy League". Fox Sports. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. "Cornell University - Archived Statistics". Official Cornell Big Red Website. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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