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1968 Cornell Big Red football team

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1968 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Kleiber
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Yale + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Penn 5 2 0 7 2 0
Princeton 4 3 0 4 5 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0 4 5 0
Columbia 2 5 0 2 7 0
Cornell 1 6 0 3 6 0
Brown 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished second-from-last in the Ivy League.

In its third season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored 163 to 130. Doug Kleiber was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 147 to 96 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 17–0 18,000 [3]
October 5 Rutgers*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 17–16 15,000 [4]
October 12 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 8–10 16,000 [5]
October 19 at Harvard L 0–10 15,000 [6]
October 26 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 13–25 20,000 [7]
November 2 at Columbia L 25–34 14,377 [8]
November 9 at Brown W 31–0 5,000 [9]
November 16 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 6–27 15,000 [10]
November 23 at Princeton L 13–41 20,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. ^ McGowen, Deane (September 29, 1968). "Cornell Turns Back Colgate, 17-0, as Alert Defense Recovers 3 Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 6, 1968). "Cornell Conquers Rutgers, 17 to 16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  5. ^ Keese, Parton (October 13, 1968). "Penn Team Upsets Cornell, 10-8, with Berry's Field Goal Margin of Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 20, 1968). "Harvard Downs Cornell by 10-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 27, 1968). "Yale Beats Cornell, 25-13; Elis Take 13th Straight". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Koppett, Leonard (November 3, 1968). "Columbia Downs Cornell as Domres Excels, 34-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Keese, Parton (November 10, 1968). "Cornell Vanquishes Brown, 31-0, for First Ivy League Victory of Season". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 17, 1968). "Dartmouth's Eleven, Led by Chasey and Koenig, Turns Back Cornell, 27 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  11. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 25, 1968). "Big Red Closes Dismal Year with 41-13 Setback at Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.