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
Conference	Ivy League
1981 record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Noyes (1st season)
Captain	Dave Kimichik, Steve Ross
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1981 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 22–29	15,871	[1]
September 26	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 10–34	12,100	[2]
October 3	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 17–31	10,125	[3]
October 10	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 17–31	12,500	[4]
October 17	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 14–9	10,300	[5]
October 24	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–42	12,054	[6]
October 31	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 22–15	4,100	[7]
November 7	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 17–23	13,000	[8]
November 14	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 15–9	3,500	[9]
November 21	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–37	9,009	[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.