1966 Cornell Big Red football team

1966 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainFred Devlin
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In its first season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 181 to 157. Fred Devlin was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 138 to 122.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Buffalo*
W 28–21 10,958 [3]
October 1 at Colgate*
W 15–14 20,000 [4]
October 8 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 45–28 18,000 [5]
October 15 at Harvard
L 0–21 23,000 [6]
October 22 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 16–14 20,000 [7]
October 29 at Columbia
W 31–6 10,084 [8]
November 5 at Brown
W 23–14 6,100 [9]
November 12 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 23–32 23,000 [10]
November 19 at Princeton
L 0–7 28,000 [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. ^ "4 Cornell Surges Beat Buffalo, 28-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 25, 1966. p. S7.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 2, 1966). "Cornell Triumphs Over Colgate, 15-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 9, 1966). "Penn Crushed by Cornell; Big Red Romps, 45-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 16, 1966). "Crimson Defeats Cornell; Passes Pace 21-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1966). "Cornell Beats Yale on Late Field Goal by Zogby, 16 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Koppett, Leonard (October 30, 1966). "Cornell Whips Columbia, 31-6, as Lion Errors Lead to 6th Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Cady, Steve (November 6, 1966). "Cornell Defeats Brown, 23 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Durso, Joseph (November 13, 1966). "Cornell Defeated by Indians, 32-23, on Beard's Passes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 21, 1966). "Big Red Stymied by Tiger Defenses; 6-3 Record Best in Eight Seasons". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.