List of Cornell Big Red football seasons

The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ivy League. In its 130 active years, the team has played in over one thousand games. The Big Red have been awarded 5 national championships, 3 Ivy League conference co-championships, and 5 times received a final ranking in the Associated Press (AP) Poll. Through the 2018 season, the Cornell Big Red have won 652, lost 536, and tied 33 regular season games.

Schoellkopf Field, where the Cornell Big Red have played their home games since 1915.

From its first intercollegiate football game in 1887 against Union College through the 1955 season, Cornell played as an independent program before joining the newly formed Ivy League conference for the 1956 season. As members of the Ivy League, the Big Red have accumulated a conference record of 189 wins, 256 losses, and 5 ties. Since 1915, the Cornell Big Red football team have played their home games at Schoellkopf Field on Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, New York.

Seasons

Legend

      National Championship 
      Conference Championship 

  • "W" represents wins, "L" losses, and "T" ties.
  • A "†" indicates a conference championship.
  • A "‡" indicates both a national championship and conference championship.
  • A "♦" indicates a tie; the number of "♦"s represents the number of teams tied with Cornell.
(Example: "2nd ♦♦♦" indicates Cornell tied for 2nd place with three other teams)
Cornell Big Red
Season Head coach
Conference
Season results
[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Final ranking
Conference W L T AP Poll Coaches' Poll
2018David ArcherIvy League7th
(2–5)
37
2017Ivy League5th
(3–4)
37
2016Ivy League6th
(2–5)
46
2015Ivy League7th
(1–6)
19
2014Ivy League7th
(1–6)
19
2013Ivy League7th
(2–5)
37
2012Kent AustinIvy League6th
(2–5)
46
2011Ivy League6th
(3–4)
55
2010Ivy League7th
(1–6)
28
2009Jim KnowlesIvy League8th
(1–6)
28
2008Ivy League6th
(2–5)
46
2007Ivy League7th
(2–5)
55
2006Ivy League4th
(3–4)
55
2005Ivy League4th
(4–3)
64
2004Ivy League3rd
(4–3)
46
2003Tim PendergastIvy League8th
(0–7)
19
2002Ivy League5th
(3–4)
46
2001Ivy League6th
(2–5)
27
2000Pete MangurianIvy League2nd
(5–2)
55
1999Ivy League3rd
(5–2)
73
1998Ivy League7th
(1–6)
46
1997Jim HofherIvy League3rd
(4–3)
64
1996Ivy League3rd
(4–3)
46
1995Ivy League2nd
(5–2)
640
1994Ivy League4th
(3–4)
640
1993Ivy League4th
(3–4)
460
1992Ivy League4th
(4–3)
730
1991Ivy League4th
(4–3)
550
1990Ivy League1st
(6–1)
730
1989Jack FoutsIvy League5th♦♦
(2–5)
460
1988Maxie BaughanIvy League1st
(6–1)
720
1987Ivy League4th
(4–3)
550
1986Ivy League2nd
(6–1)
820
1985Ivy League7th
(2–5)
370
1984Ivy League7th
(2–5)
270
1983Ivy League5th
(3–3–1)
361
1982Bob BlackmanIvy League4th
(3–4)
460
1981Ivy League5th
(2–5)
370
1980Ivy League2nd
(5–2)
550
1979Ivy League3rd
(4–3)
540
1978Ivy League4th
(3–3–1)
531
1977Ivy League8th
(1–6)
180
1976George SeifertIvy League7th
(2–5)
270
1975Ivy League8th
(0–7)
180
1974Jack MusickIvy League7th
(1–5–1)
351
1973Ivy League6th
(2–5)
351
1972Ivy League3rd
(4–3)
630
1971Ivy League1st
(6–1)
810
1970Ivy League4th
(4–3)
630
1969Ivy League4th
(4–3)
450
1968Ivy League7th
(1–6)
360
1967Ivy League3rd
(4–2–1)
621
1966Ivy League4th
(4–3)
630
1965Tom HarpIvy League4th
(3–3–1)
432
1964Ivy League5th
(3–4)
351
1963Ivy League4th
(4–3)
540
1962Ivy League3rd♦♦
(4–3)
450
1961Ivy League6th
(2–5)
360
1960George K. JamesIvy League7th
(1–6)
270
1959Ivy League5th
(3–4)
540
1958Ivy League2nd
(5–2)
630
1957Ivy League4th♦♦
(3–4)
360
1956Ivy League8th
(1–6)
180
1955Independent540
1954Independent540
1953Independent432
1952Independent270
1951Independent630
1950Independent720
1949Independent81012th
1948Independent81019th
1947Independent450
1946Edward McKeeverIndependent531
1945Independent540
1944Carl SnavelyIndependent540
1943Independent640
1942Independent351
1941Independent530
1940Independent62015th
1939Independent8004th
1938Independent51112th
1937Independent521
1936Independent350
1935Gil DobieIndependent061
1934Independent250
1933Independent430
1932Independent521
1931Independent710
1930Independent620
1929Independent620
1928Independent332
1927Independent332
1926Independent611
1925Independent620
1924Independent440
1923Independent800
1922Independent800
1921Independent800
1920Independent620
1919John RushIndependent350
1918Cornell did not field a football team in 1918 due to flu epidemic
1917Albert SharpeIndependent360
1916Independent620
1915Independent900
1914Independent820
1913Independent541
1912Independent370
1911Daniel A. ReedIndependent730
1910Independent521
1909George WalderIndependent341
1908Henry SchoellkopfIndependent711
1907Independent820
1906Glenn Scobey WarnerIndependent812
1905Independent640
1904Independent730
1903Bill WarnerIndependent631
1902Raymond StarbuckIndependent830
1901Independent1110
1900Percy HaughtonIndependent1020
1899Independent730
1898Glenn Scobey WarnerIndependent1020
1897Independent531
1896Joseph BeachamIndependent531
1895Marshall NewellIndependent341
1894Independent641
1893No coachIndependent361
1892Independent1010
1891Independent730
1890Independent840
1889Independent720
1888Independent420
1887Independent020
Total 652 536 33 Regular season games (1,211)
References: [2][3][4]

Footnotes

  1. Season results include bowl game results where applicable.
  2. In 1996, the NCAA instituted overtime rules which made ties no longer possible.[1]

References

  1. "College Football Gets Tie Breakers". The New York Times. AP. 16 February 1996. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Cornell Big Red". College Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. "College Football Standings: Ivy League". Fox Sports. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. "Cornell University - Archived Statistics". Official Cornell Big Red Website. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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