1987 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1987 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1987 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
1987 record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Maxie Baughan (5th season)
Captains	Dave Quarles Lee Reherman Gary Rinkus
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1987 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In its fifth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored 197 to 154. Lee Reherman, Gary Rinkus and Dave Quarles were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 138 to 128 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 19 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 17–13	21,359	[3]
September 26	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 3–27	18,000	[4]
October 3	Lafayette*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 17–12	9,000	[5]
October 10	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 29–17	21,000	[6]
October 17	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 15–23	11,200	[7]
October 24	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–14	10,500	[8]
October 31	Bucknell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–20	6,000	[9]
November 7	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 9–28	20,188	[10]
November 14	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 31–20	7,500	[11]
November 21	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 6–23	4,134	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. p. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Freligh, Sarajane (September 20, 1987). "Cornell Surprises Quakers, 17-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 28, 1987). "2nd Half Explosion Buries Big Red; Colgate Rallies for 27-3 Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 5, 1987). "Cornell Rallies to Defeat Lafayette". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1987). "Cornell Snares Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Dupont, Kevin Paul (October 18, 1987). "Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 26, 1987). "Cornell Overcomes Mistakes to Defeat Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 2, 1987). "Bucknell Defeats Cornell, 20-6". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Borges, Ron (November 8, 1987). "Ryan Hoists Yale Into Tie for Ivy League Lead". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1987). "Cornell Extends Columbia's Streak". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Knobelman, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.