1981 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1981 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Ivy League.

1981 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1981 record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Noyes (1st season)
CaptainDave Kimichik, Steve Ross
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1981 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Dartmouth + 6 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Princeton 5 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Harvard 4 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Brown 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Penn 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Penn
L 22–2915,871[1]
September 26Colgate
L 10–3412,100[2]
October 3at Rutgers
L 17–3110,125[3]
October 10Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 17–3112,500[4]
October 17at Brown
W 14–910,300[5]
October 24at Dartmouth
L 7–4212,054[6]
October 31Bucknell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 22–154,100[7]
November 7Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 17–2313,000[8]
November 14Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 15–93,500[9]
November 21at Princeton
L 14–379,009[10]

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References
  1. Freedman, Lewis (September 20, 1981). "Penn Rallies with Passes, Wins Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Fox, John W. (September 27, 1981). "Colgate Pastes Cornell, 34-10". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Newman, Chuck (October 4, 1981). "Defense Gets Rutgers Attack Rolling for Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-F, 10-F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Taussig, Pete (October 11, 1981). "Harvard Handles Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cornell Nips Brown; Colgate Rolls, 30-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reinert, Bob (October 25, 1981). "Dartmouth Coasts". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 2, 1981). "Harmon Rescues Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Taussig, Pete (November 8, 1981). "Yale Gets Last Chance ... and Last Laugh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1981). "Cornell Goes to the Wire to Beat Columbia". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 23, 1981). "Blackman Sees Better Days Ahead for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1981 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  12. "Cornell University - 1981 Football Schedule". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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