1982 Cornell Big Red football team
American college football season
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The 1982 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth place in the Ivy League.
- Bob Blackman (6th season)
- Steve Duca
- Dan Suren
| 1982 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
In its sixth and final season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 4–6 record but outscored opponents 211 to 202. Team captains were Steve Duca and Dan Suren.[1]
Cornell's 3–4 conference record earned it part of a four-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 165 to 164.[2]
This was Cornell's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1887.
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Princeton |
| L 36–41 | 11,118 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | No. 9 Colgate* |
| L 6–21 | 13,013 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Boston University* |
| L 6–17 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Harvard | L 13–25 | 8,000 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Brown |
| L 19–38 | 10,250 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Dartmouth |
| L 13–14 | 5,700 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 34–0 | 3,300 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Yale | W 26–20 | 18,000 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | at Columbia | W 35–26 | 4,150 | [11] | |||
| November 20 | No. 17 Penn |
| W 23–0 | 9,500 | [12] | ||
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