1977 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1977 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell tied for last in the Ivy League.

1977 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1977 record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coachBob Blackman (1st season)
Captains
  • Tony Anzalone
  • Terry Lee
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 199 to 86. Tony Anzalone and Terry Lee were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 107 to 50 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Penn
L 7–17 15,886 [3]
September 24 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 22–28 6,500 [4]
October 1 Rutgers*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 14–30 3,500 [5]
October 8 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–17 8,000 [6]
October 15 at Brown
L 3–21 9,500 [7]
October 22 at Dartmouth
L 13–17 15,000 [8]
October 29 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–28 13,000 [9]
November 5 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 20–7 5,000 [10]
November 12 at Princeton
L 0–34 8,677 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Livingston, Bill (September 18, 1977). "Penn Rushes Past Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Outlasts Cornell, 28-22, in Air Duel". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1977. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. O'Brien, Ken (October 2, 1977). "Cornell Eleven Left Seeing Red; Rutgers Romps, 30-14". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Visser, Lesley (October 23, 1977). "Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. Harvin, Al (November 6, 1977). "Cornell Defeats Columbia in Ivy Cellar Battle, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  11. "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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