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American college football season
The 1995 Cornell Big Red football team was an
American football team that represented
Cornell University during the
1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Cornell tied for second in the
Ivy League .
In its sixth season under head coach
Jim Hofher , the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 261 to 222. Greg Bloedorn, Doug Knopp and John Vitullo were the team captains.
[1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record tied for second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 203 to 159.
[2]
Cornell played its home games at
Schoellkopf Field in
Ithaca, New York .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 at
Princeton
L 22–24 7,039
[3]
September 23
Holy Cross *
W 28–19 11,033
[4]
September 30 at
Dartmouth
W 24–19 8,030
[5]
October 7
Harvard
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 28–27 8,500
[6]
October 14
Bucknell *
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 7–10 4,919
[7]
October 21 at
Lehigh *
L 23–24 7,553
[8]
October 28 at
Brown
W 38–28 2,574
[9]
November 4
Yale
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 38–10 9,148
[10]
November 11
Columbia
Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (
rivalry ) W 35–14 5,673
[11]
November 18 at
Penn
L 18–37 12,118
[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^
"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. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Bruns, John (September 17, 1995).
"Nakielny Passes Princeton to Victory" .
The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (September 25, 1995).
"Big Red Roars to Its First Victory; Pulls Away From Holy Cross for 28-49 Homecoming Triumph" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (October 2, 1995).
"Fourth-Down Toughness Lifts Red" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 8, 1995).
"More Heartbreak for Harvard in Loss to Cornell" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (October 15, 1995).
"Red Comes Up Short Against Bison" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 22, 1995).
"Finally, a Win on Same Day: Abdullah's Record Day Lifts Lehigh" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (October 30, 1995).
"Cornell Piles Up Offense in Victory" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Trecker, Jerry (November 5, 1995).
"Cornell Does the Legwork to Put Away Yale" .
The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D7, D9 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Read, Dennis (November 13, 1995).
"Ivy Crown is One Victory Away; Cornell Beats Columbia, Moves Into First-Place Tie" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1995).
"Penn Blasts Cornell, 37-18, in Season Finale" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via
Newspapers.com .
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