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The 1999 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished third in the Ivy League.

ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorGreg Gigantino (2nd season)
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1999 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (2nd season)
Captains
  • Nate Fischer
  • Deon Harris
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1998
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1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brown + 6–1  9–1 
Yale + 6–1  9–1 
Cornell 5–2  7–3 
Penn 4–3  5–5 
Harvard 3–4  5–5 
Dartmouth 2–5  2–8 
Columbia 1–6  3–7 
Princeton 1–6  3–7 
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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In its second season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 254 to 235. Nate Fischer and Deon Harris were the team captains.[1]

The Big Red's 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Cornell outscored Ivy opponents, 165 to 152.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Princeton W 20–3 15,288 [3]
September 25 Fordham* W 42–14 11,697 [4]
October 2 at Brown W 33–28 13,260 [5]
October 9 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–23 9,218 [6]
October 16 at Colgate* L 16–55 8,155 [7]
October 23 at Dartmouth L 17–20 8,023 [8]
October 30 Wagner*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 31–14 8,124 [9]
November 6 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 20–37 16,071 [10]
November 13 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 31–29 5,870 [11]
November 20 at Penn W 20–12 6,928 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
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