1973 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1973 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1973 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1973 record3–5–1 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coachJack Musick (8th season)
CaptainBob Lally
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1973 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Penn 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –0  4 –3 –1
Cornell 2 –5 –0  3 –5 –1
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –7 –1
Princeton 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its eighth season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record but outscored opponents 170 to 154. Bob Lally was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 128 to 126.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at Colgate*
W 35–21 10,500 [3]
October 6 Lehigh*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 7–7 14,000 [4]
October 13 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 37–6 21,000 [5]
October 20 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 15–21 20,000 [6]
October 27 at Yale
L 3–20 22,585 [7]
November 3 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 44–14 13,000 [8]
November 10 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–17 9,000 [9]
November 17 at Dartmouth
L 0–17 15,300 [10]
November 24 at Penn
L 22–31 24,559 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Cornell Runs Sink Colgate by 35 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S9.
  4. Larimer, Terry (October 7, 1973). "Lehigh Ties Cornell 7-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1973). "Cornell Downs Princeton 4th Time in Row, 37-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  6. "Harvard Downs Cornell; Crimson Triumphs, 21-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
  7. "Yale Halts Cornell, 20-3, on Doyle's Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1973. p. S3.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1973). "Columbia Bows, 44-14, to Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  9. McGowen, Deane (November 11, 1973). "Brown Triumphs over Cornell, 17-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  10. Keese, Parton (November 18, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Cornell Stopped, 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 25, 1973). "Penn Wins, 31-22; Quakers Down Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
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