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1968 Cornell Big Red football team

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.

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

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 edit

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 edit

  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.
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