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The 1980 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Cornell finished second in the Ivy League .
In its fourth season under head coach Bob Blackman , the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 191 to 179. Team captains were Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully.[ 1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 144 to 77.[ 2]
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1954 that the Big Red played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Princeton
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 17–7 12,000 [ 3]
September 27 at Colgate *
L 20–38 7,000 [ 4]
October 4 Rutgers *
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 3–44 11,500 [ 5]
October 11 at Harvard
L 12–20 10,000 [ 6]
October 18 Brown
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 25–32 7,000 [ 7]
October 25 Dartmouth
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry ) W 7–3 4,500 [ 8]
November 1 at Bucknell *
L 16–33 2,500 [ 9]
November 8 at Yale
W 24–6 28,000 [ 10]
November 15 at Columbia
W 24–0 5,750 [ 11]
November 22 Penn
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry ) W 31–9 6,000 [ 12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
1980 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
10
Chris Metz
Jr
QB
11
Mike Ryan
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
99
Dave Chalk
Sr
DT
62
John Bohenick
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
4
Ron Rejda
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
^ "Football Record Book" (PDF) . Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ "Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press . September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate 38, Cornell 20" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 28, 1980. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Walsh, David (October 6, 1970). "Battered: Harvard Is Next for Bruised Red" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980). "Harvard Rolls On" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Taussig, Pete (October 19, 1980). "Brown Fells Cornell" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Taussig, Pete (October 26, 1980). "Cornell Tips Dartmouth" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bucknell 33, Cornell 16" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980). "Cornell Halts Yale" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1980). "Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cornell Rides Strong Start to 31-9 Victory over Penn" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 1980. p. 9-F – via Newspapers.com .
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