1888 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam G. Howell
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wesleyan   –   2 – 7 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   1 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Penn State   –   0 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 24.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20 Union Foot Ball Team of Palmyra Ithaca, NYW 26–0[3]
October 27 Williams Ithaca, NYW 20–0[4]
November 3 Union (NY) Ithaca, NYW 30–4[5]
November 10 Lafayette Ithaca, NYL 0–16[6]
November 17 Bucknell Ithaca, NYW 20–0[7]
November 29vs. Lehigh Elmira, NYL 0–42,500[8]

References

  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1887–1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1888 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "untitled". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College Football". The Sun. October 28, 1888. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornell and Union". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. November 11, 1888. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell vs. Bucknell University". The Sun. November 18, 1888. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dribble and brace: Lehigh Varsity Eleven Defeats Cornell -- Score, 4 to 0". The Boston Globe. November 30, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.


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