1979 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1979 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1979 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1979 record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (3rd season)
Captains	Brad Decker Jim DeStefano
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1979 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In its third season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 215 to 152. Brad Decker and Jim DeStefano were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 179 to 121.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 52–13	5,671	[3]
September 29	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 36–21	12,000	[4]
October 6	Bucknell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–10	7,500	[5]
October 13	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 41–14	9,000	[6]
October 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–28	13,500	[7]
October 27	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 21–10	10,600	[8]
November 3	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 20–23	18,500	[9]
November 10	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 24–7	6,000	[10]
November 17	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–26	11,867	[11]
*Non-conference game

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. pp. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Cornell Clobbers Penn in Season Opener, 52-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 23, 1979. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fox, John W. (September 23, 1979). "Big Red Coasts After 36-7". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell Loss Like 1891". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 7, 1979. p. 5-B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Visser, Lesley (October 14, 1979). "Cornell Adds to Harvard Plight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown Destroys Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1979. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roberts, Ernie (October 28, 1979). "Cornell Wears Out Dartmouth at End". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Visser, Lesley (November 4, 1979). "Miracle Catch Keys Yale's 700th Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cornell Beats Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 11, 1979. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Smith, Paul (November 18, 1979). "Princeton Concludes with a 26-14 Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.