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1994 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1994 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1994 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Emmet
  • Terry Golden
  • Mike McKean
  • John Vitullo
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Columbia 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its fifth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 193 to 190. Team captains were Dick Emmet, Terry Golden, Mike McKean and John Vitullo.[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 139 to 130 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Following a six-game winning streak, Cornell was briefly ranked No. 25 in the nation in Division I-AA, in the poll released October 26. The team then suffered a four-game losing streak and was not ranked any other week.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Princetondagger 
W 31–16 12,573 [3]
September 24 at Fordham*
W 13–6 5,527 [4]
October 1 Lehigh*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–17 8,635 [5]
October 8 at Harvard
W 18–13 12,880 [6]
October 15 at Bucknell*
W 29–28 7,126 [7]
October 22 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 17–14 10,863 [8]
October 29 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 3–16 8,294 [9]
November 5 at Yale
L 14–24 12,892 [10]
November 12 at Columbia
L 33–38 8,825 [11]
November 19 No. 13 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 14–18 9,223 [12]

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. pp. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Bruns, John (September 18, 1994). "Cornell Thrashes Princeton". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Read, Dennis (September 26, 1994). "CU Stops Fordham in Final Minute". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Read, Dennis (October 3, 1994). "Red Runs Over Lehigh; Cornell 3-0 and Rolling". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 9, 1994). "Cornell Leaves It to Levitt; Harvard Can't Stop Big Red at Finish". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Carlin, Chris (October 17, 1994). "Late Field Goal Spoils Bison Homecoming". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Read, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Pulling Out a Last-Minute CU Miracle". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Read, Dennis (October 31, 1994). "Brown Ends Cornell's Winning Streak". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 6, 1994). "Yale Doesn't Give In to Cornell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E12, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Read, Dennis (November 14, 1994). "Fumble Is Fatal for Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 20, 1994). "Penn Defeats Cornell and Saves Streak". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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