2007 Cornell Big Red football team

The 2007 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play.

2007 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
2007 record	5–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Knowles (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Barnum (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Clayton Carlin (1st season)
Captain	Brian McGuire, Colin Nash
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field (Capacity: 25,597)

2007 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Harvard $		7	–	0					8	–	2
No. 22 Yale		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					5	–	5
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 38–14	10,118	[1]
September 22	12:30 p.m.	No. 21 Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		L 12–51	15,427	[2]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 45–7	3,184	[3]
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		L 15–32	10,619	[4]
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	TWC	W 17–14	12,035	[5]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 38–31	7,345	[6]
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	L 31–34	5,773	[7]
November 3	Noon	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)		L 31–59	3,711	[8]
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)		W 34–14	3,369	[9]
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)		L 9–45	6,838	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Delaney, Brian (September 17, 2007). "Big Red Flexes Defensive Muscles". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
2. Hine, Tommy (September 23, 2007). "Yale Shows Dominant Traits". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cornell Football Team Blows by Georgetown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. October 1, 2007. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
4. Ramsay, Ethan (October 7, 2007). "Crimson Receive Star Efforts". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Thomas, Brandon (October 15, 2007). "Cornell Rides Improbable TD to Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Thomas, Brandon (October 22, 2007). "Randy's Dandy in Cornell Comeback". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 4B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Big Red Comes Up 1 Rally Short". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. October 27, 2007. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. October 28, 2007. p. H19.
8. "Big Red Defense Surrenders 59 Points in Loss to Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. November 5, 2007. pp. 3B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Thomas, Brandon (November 12, 2007). "Special Teams Spur CU Past Columbia". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 18, 2007). "Penn Conquers Cornell in Finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2007 Football Schedule". Retrieved March 11, 2016.