2000 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2000 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.
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Conference | Ivy League |
2000 record | 5–5 (5–2 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn $ | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown * | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In its third and final season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored 334 to 264. Joe Splendorio and Dan Weyandt were team captains.[1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Despite their winning record, the Big Red were outscored 238 to 217 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | at Bucknell* | L 15–38 | 3,866 | [3] | |||
September 23 | Yale | W 24–23 | 16,634 | [4] | |||
September 30 | at No. 20 Lehigh* | L 16–35 | 11,126 | [5] | |||
October 7 | at Harvard | W 29–28 | [1] | ||||
October 14 | Colgate* |
| L 16–23 | 7,610 | [6] | ||
October 21 | at Brown* | L 40–56 | 15,126 | [7] | |||
October 28 | Princeton |
| W 25–24 | 4,952 | [8] | ||
November 4 | Dartmouth |
| W 49–31 | 4,518 | [9] | ||
November 11 | at Columbia | W 35–31 | 9,102 | [10] | |||
November 18 | Penn |
| L 15–45 | 9,014 | [11] | ||
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References
- "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 38–39. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Feaver, Christopher (September 18, 2000). "Bison Rumble Over Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- Yantz, Tom (September 24, 2000). "Elis Seeing Red After Missed FG". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E12, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- Larimer, Terry (October 1, 2000). "Lehigh Overcomes Frustration, Cornell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- Feaver, Christopher (October 16, 2000). "Red Beaten by Own Trick: Colgate Rallies from Early Deficit, Holds On for Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brown Lights It Up, Thumps Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. October 23, 2000. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- Feaver, Christopher (October 30, 2000). "Another Nail-Biter for Red: Princeton Kicker Falls Down, Cornell Wins by One". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2000). "Fireworks at Schoellkopf". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 9B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cornell Win Sets Stage: Ivy Title on Line vs. Penn". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
- Zolecki, Todd (November 19, 2000). "Penn Crushes Cornell, 45-15, to Win Ivy League Championship". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
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