1986 Cornell Big Red football team

1986 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom Bernardo
  • Erik Bernstein
  • Ken Johnson
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cornell 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Brown 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.

In its fourth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 202 to 103. Team captains were Tom Bernardo, Erik Bernstein and Ken Johnson.[1]

Cornell's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 153 to 55.[2] Cornell's only league loss was to the league champion, Penn, in a title-deciding game on the last week of the season.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 39–8 13,500 [3]
September 27 at Colgate*
W 21–12 8,000 [4]
October 4 at Lafayette*
L 22–33 4,500 [5]
October 11 at Harvard
W 3–0 17,531 [6]
October 18 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–9 12,300 [7]
October 25 at Dartmouth
W 10–7 8,137 [8]
November 1 Bucknell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 16–3 7,000 [9]
November 8 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 15–0 17,000 [10]
November 15 at Columbia
W 28–0 4,720 [11]
November 22 No. 6 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 21–31 22,000 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cornell Tames Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 21, 1986. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fox, John W. (September 28, 1986). "Alert Thinking Helps Cornell; Colgate's Strategy Is Foiled". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Groller, Keith (October 5, 1986). "Lafayette Surprises Cornell 33-22". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 12, 1986). "Harvard Left Blank, 3-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Cornell Sacks Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 3, 1986). "Cornell Just Three Wins Away from Title". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Sudyk, Bob (November 9, 1986). "Mistakes, Cornell Give Yale Fits, 15-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1986). "Cornell to Play for the Ivy Title; Red Pound Columbia, Ready for the Showdown with Penn Saturday". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Newman, David (November 23, 1986). "Penn Tops Cornell for Perfect Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.