2000 Cornell Big Red football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Pete Mangurian (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorGreg Gigantino (3rd season)
| 2000 Cornell Big Red football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–5 (5–2 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Greg Gigantino (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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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Roster
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