1977 Cornell Big Red football team
American college football season
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The 1977 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell tied for last in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Bob Blackman (1st season)
Captains
- Tony Anzalone
- Terry Lee
| 1977 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
In its first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 199 to 86. Tony Anzalone and Terry Lee were the team captains.[1]
Cornell's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 107 to 50 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 17 | at Penn | L 7–17 | 15,886 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | Colgate* |
| L 22–28 | 6,500 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | Rutgers* |
| L 14–30 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | Harvard |
| L 7–17 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at Brown | L 3–21 | 9,500 | [7] | |||
| October 22 | at Dartmouth | L 13–17 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | Yale
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| L 0–28 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | Columbia |
| W 20–7 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | at Princeton | L 0–34 | 8,677 | [11] | |||
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