List of Cornell Big Red football seasons

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Schoellkopf Field, where the Cornell Big Red have played their home games since 1915.

The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ivy League. In its 130 active years, the team has played in over one thousand games. The Big Red have been awarded 5 national championships, 3 Ivy League conference co-championships, and 5 times received a final ranking in the Associated Press (AP) Poll.[1] Through the 2018 season, the Cornell Big Red have won 645, lost 535, and tied 34 regular season games.[2]

From its first intercollegiate football game in 1887 against Union College through the 1955 season, Cornell played as an independent program before joining the newly formed Ivy League conference for the 1956 season. As members of the Ivy League, the Big Red have accumulated a conference record of 189 wins, 256 losses, and 5 ties. Since 1915, the Cornell Big Red football team have played their home games at Schoellkopf Field on Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, New York.

Seasons[]

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1887–1893)
1887 No coach 0–2
1888 No coach 4–2
1889 No coach 7–2
1890 No coach 7–4
1891 No coach 7–3
1892 No coach 10–1
1893 No coach 2–5–1
Marshall Newell (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894 Marshall Newell 6–4–1
1895 Marshall Newell 3–4–1
Joseph Beacham (Independent) (1896)
1896 Joseph Beacham 5–3–1
Pop Warner (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 Pop Warner 5–3–1
1898 Pop Warner 10–2
Percy Haughton (Independent) (1899–1900)
1899 Percy Haughton 7–3
1900 Percy Haughton 10–2
Raymond Starbuck (Independent) (1901–1902)
1901 Raymond Starbuck 11–1
1902 Raymond Starbuck 8–3
Bill Warner (Independent) (1903)
1903 Bill Warner 6–3–1
Pop Warner (Independent) (1904–1906)
1904 Pop Warner 7–3
1905 Pop Warner 6–4
1906 Pop Warner 8–1–2
Henry Schoellkopf (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907 Henry Schoellkopf 8–2
1908 Henry Schoellkopf 7–1–1
George Walder (Independent) (1909)
1909 George Walder 3–4–1
Daniel A. Reed (Independent) (1910–1911)
1910 Daniel A. Reed 5–2–1
1911 Daniel A. Reed 7–3
Albert Sharpe (Independent) (1912–1918)
1912 Albert Sharpe 3–7
1913 Albert Sharpe 5–4–1
1914 Albert Sharpe 8–2
1915 Albert Sharpe 9–0
1916 Albert Sharpe 6–2
1917 Albert Sharpe 3–6
1918 No team 0–0
John H. Rush (Independent) (1919)
1919 John H. Rush 3–5
Gil Dobie (Independent) (1920–1935)
1920 Gil Dobie 6–2
1921 Gil Dobie 8–0
1922 Gil Dobie 8–0
1923 Gil Dobie 8–0
1924 Gil Dobie 4–4
1925 Gil Dobie 6–2
1926 Gil Dobie 6–1–1
1927 Gil Dobie 3–3–2
1928 Gil Dobie 3–3–2
1929 Gil Dobie 6–2
1930 Gil Dobie 6–2
1931 Gil Dobie 7–1
1932 Gil Dobie 5–2–1
1933 Gil Dobie 4–3
1934 Gil Dobie 2–5
1935 Gil Dobie 0–6–1
Carl Snavely (Independent) (1936–1944)
1936 Carl Snavely 3–5
1937 Carl Snavely 5–2–1
1938 Carl Snavely 5–1–1 12
1939 Carl Snavely 8–0 4
1940 Carl Snavely 6–2 15
1941 Carl Snavely 5–3
1942 Carl Snavely 3–5–1
1943 Carl Snavely 6–4
1944 Carl Snavely 5–4
Edward McKeever (Independent) (1945–1946)
1945 Edward McKeever 5–4
1946 Edward McKeever 5–3–1
George K. James (Independent) (1947–1955)
1947 George K. James 4–5
1948 George K. James 8–1 19
1949 George K. James 8–1 12
1950 George K. James 7–2 20
1951 George K. James 6–3
1952 George K. James 2–7
1953 George K. James 4–3–2
1954 George K. James 5–4
1955 George K. James 5–4
George K. James (Ivy League) (1956–1960)
1956 George K. James 1���8 1–6 8th
1957 George K. James 3–6 3–4 T–4th
1958 George K. James 6–3 5–2 T–2nd
1959 George K. James 5–4 3–4 T–5th
1960 George K. James 2–7 1–6 T–7th
Tom Harp (Ivy League) (1961–1965)
1961 Tom Harp 3–6 2–5 6th
1962 Tom Harp 4–5 4–3 T–3rd
1963 Tom Harp 5–4 4–3 T–4th
1964 Tom Harp 3–5–1 3–4 T–5th
1965 Tom Harp 4–3–2 3–3–1 4th
Jack Musick (Ivy League) (1966–1974)
1966 Jack Musick 6–3 4–3 4th
1967 Jack Musick 6–2–1 4–2–1 3rd
1968 Jack Musick 3–6 1–6 7th
1969 Jack Musick 4–5 4–3 4th
1970 Jack Musick 6–3 4–3 4th
1971 Jack Musick 8–1 6–1 T–1st
1972 Jack Musick 6–3 4–3 T–3rd
1973 Jack Musick 3–5–1 2–5 6th
1974 Jack Musick 3–5–1 1–5–1 7th
George Seifert (Ivy League) (1975–1976)
1975 George Seifert 1–8 0–7 8th
1976 George Seifert 2–7 2–5 T–5th
Bob Blackman (Ivy League) (1977–1982)
1977 Bob Blackman 1–8 1–6 T–7th
1978 Bob Blackman 5–3–1 3–3–1 4th
1979 Bob Blackman 5–4 4–3 T–4th
1980 Bob Blackman 5–5 5–2 2nd
1981 Bob Blackman 3–7 2–5 T–5th
1982 Bob Blackman 4–6 3–4 T–4th
Maxie Baughan (Ivy League) (1983–1988)
1983 Maxie Baughan 3–6–1 3–3–1 5th
1984 Maxie Baughan 2–7 2–5 T–6th
1985 Maxie Baughan 3–7 2–5 7th
1986 Maxie Baughan 8–2 6–1 2nd
1987 Maxie Baughan 5–5 4–3 T–4th
1988 Maxie Baughan 7–2–1 6–1 T–1st
Jack Fouts (Ivy League) (1989)
1989 Jack Fouts 4–6 2–5 T–5th
Jim Hofher (Ivy League) (1990–1997)
1990 Jim Hofher 7–3 6–1 T–1st
1991 Jim Hofher 5–5 4–3 T–4th
1992 Jim Hofher 7–3 4–3 4th
1993 Jim Hofher 4–6 3–4 T–4th
1994 Jim Hofher 6–4 3–4 T–4th
1995 Jim Hofher 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
1996 Jim Hofher 4–6 4–3 T–3rd
1997 Jim Hofher 5–5 3–4 T–4th
Pete Mangurian (Ivy League) (1998–2000)
1998 Pete Mangurian 4–6 1–6 T–7th
1999 Pete Mangurian 7–3 5–2 3rd
2000 Pete Mangurian 5–5 5–2 2nd
Tim Pendergast (Ivy League) (2001–2003)
2001 Tim Pendergast 2–7 2–5 6th
2002 Tim Pendergast 4–6 3–4 5th
2003 Tim Pendergast 1–9 0–7 8th
Jim Knowles (Ivy League) (2004–2009)
2004 Jim Knowles 4–6 4–3 3rd
2005 Jim Knowles 6–4 4–3 T–4th
2006 Jim Knowles 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2007 Jim Knowles 5–5 2–5 7th
2008 Jim Knowles 4–6 2–5 T–6th
2009 Jim Knowles 2–8 1–6 8th
Kent Austin (Ivy League) (2010–2012)
2010 Kent Austin 2–8 1–6 7th
2011 Kent Austin 5–5 3–4 6th
2012 Kent Austin 4–6 2–5 T–6th
David Archer (Ivy League) (2013–present)
2013 David Archer 3–7 2–5 7th
2014 David Archer 1–9 1–6 7th
2014 David Archer 1–9 1–6 T–7th
2016 David Archer 4–6 2–5 T–6th
2017 David Archer 3–7 3–4 T–5th
2018 David Archer 3–7 2–5 7th
2019 David Archer 4–6 3–4 T–4th
2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 0–0 0–0 N/A
Total: 645–535–34
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cornell Big Red Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. ^ "FB_RecordBook (PDF)" (PDF). Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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