1964 Cornell Big Red football team

1964 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–5–1 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Jentes
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Penn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell tied for fifth in the Ivy League .

In its fourth season under head coach Tom Harp, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record but outscored opponents 196 to 139. Clarence Jentes was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 184 to 122.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Buffalo*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 9–9 17,000 [3]
October 3 at Colgate*
L 3–8 11,847 [4]
October 10 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 33–0 14,000 [5]
October 17 at Harvard
L 0–16 8,000 [6]
October 24 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 21–23 18,000 [7]
October 31 at Columbia
W 57–20 11,333 [8]
November 7 at Brown
L 28–31 14,400 [9]
November 14 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 33–15 16,000 [10]
November 21 at Princeton
L 12–17 32,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Buffalo in 9-9 Tie with Cornell Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. S9.
  4. ^ "Colgate Sets Back Cornell Eleven, 8-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. S6.
  5. ^ "Cornell Crushes Penn Eleven, 33-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1964. p. S8.
  6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 18, 1964). "Harvard Defeats Cornell by 16-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Trecker, Jerry (October 25, 1964). "Yale Overtakes Cornell, 23-21". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 1, 1964). "Cornell Downs Columbia; Big Red 57-20 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Brown Vanquishes Cornell, 31 to 28, on 54-Yard Aerial". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. S7.
  10. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1964). "Cornell Catches Up with Indians; Princeton Tussle Real Challenge". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 22, 1964). "Princeton Downs Cornell; Tiger 17-12 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.