1985 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Stuart Mitchell
  • John Tagliaferri
  • Dave Van Metre
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its third season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 178 to 157. Stuart Mitchell, John Tagliaferri and Dave Van Metre were the team captains.[1] The second win of the year, at Yale on November 9, was the 500th victory in the history of Cornell football.[2]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 108.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Penn
L 6–10 21,027 [4]
September 28 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 20–21 12,300 [5]
October 5 Lafayette*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 3–17 10,008 [6]
October 12 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 17–20 15,300 [7]
October 19 at Brown
L 0–22 9,800 [8]
October 26 Dartmouthdagger
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 17–20 16,000 [9]
November 2 at Bucknell*
W 26–13 2,260 [10]
November 9 at Yale
W 20–14 19,029 [2]
November 16 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 21–8 1,000 [11]
November 23 at Princeton
L 27–33 8,917 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Apple, Ginny (November 10, 1985). "A Storybook Ending Is Fumbled". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 23, 1985). "Big Red's Penn Loss a Big Letdown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Viv (September 29, 1985). "Interception Saves Colgate, 21-20". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 6, 1985). "McIntyre Rallies Lafayette 17-3". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 13, 1985). "Harvard, Steinberg Kick Cornell, 20-17". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 4, 1985). "Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W'". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 18, 1985). "Red Rips Lions Under the Lights". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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