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1975 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Fanelli
  • Steve Horrigan
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished last in the Ivy League.

In its first season under head coach George Seifert, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 247 to 151. Don Fanelli and Steve Horrigan were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 217 to 108 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 22–24 14,000 [3]
October 4 at Bucknell*
W 21–6 9,500 [4]
October 11 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 8–16 15,000 [5]
October 18 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 13–34 18,000 [6]
October 25 at Yale
L 14–20 13,988 [7]
November 1 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 19–42 11,000 [8]
November 8 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 23–45 10,000 [9]
November 15 at Dartmouth
L 10–33 12,300 [10]
November 22 at Penn
L 21–27 21,112 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 29, 1975). "Big Red Tumbles". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell's First-Half 21 Plenty". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 19, 1975. p. S6.
  7. ^ Rogers, Thomas (October 26, 1975). "Yale Tops Cornell; Eli 20-14 Victor on Late Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. ^ Harvin, Al (November 2, 1975). "Columbia Trounces Cornell, 42 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  9. ^ Rogers, Thomas (November 9, 1975). "Brown Defeats Cornell, Gains Ivy Lead; Bruin Aerial Attack Keys 45-23 Rout". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Cornell Routed at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. S8.
  11. ^ Dell, John (November 23, 1975). "Penn Stops Cornell as Graustein Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
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