1980 Cornell Big Red football team

1980 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom Rohlfing
  • Dan Scully
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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.[1]

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

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

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.