1888 Cornell Big Red football team

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1888 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam G. Howell
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Harvard     12 1 0
Princeton     11 1 0
Lehigh     10 2 0
Trinity (CT)     5 1 1
Lafayette     6 3 0
Cornell     4 2 0
Penn     9 7 0
Williams     4 4 0
Bucknell     2 3 0
Fordham     1 2 0
Massachusetts     2 4 0
Stevens     2 7 1
Wesleyan     2 7 0
Amherst     2 8 1
Worcester Tech     1 4 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Penn State     0 2 1
Swarthmore     0 5 0

The 1888 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 96 to 20.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 20 Palmyra Ithaca, NYW 26–0
October 27 Williams Ithaca, NYW 20–0
November 3 Union (NY) Ithaca, NYW 30–0
November 10 Lafayette Ithaca, NYL 0–16
November 17 Bucknell Ithaca, NYW 20–0
December 1at Lehigh Bethlehem, PAL 0–4

References[]

  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1887–1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1888 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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