1993 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1993 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1993 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1993 record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bill Lazor
  • Chris Zingo
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1993 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Penn $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
Dartmouth 6 1 0  7 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0  8 2 0
Brown 3 4 0  4 6 0
Cornell 3 4 0  4 6 0
Yale 2 5 0  3 7 0
Harvard 1 6 0  3 7 0
Columbia 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its fourth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 4–6 record and outscored opponents 213 to 158. Bill Lazor and Chris Zingo were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 146 to 95.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Princeton L 12–18 10,276 [3]
September 25 Colgate* L 6–22 10,000 [4]
October 2 at Lehigh* L 13–35 14,400 [5]
October 9 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–0 6,092 [6]
October 16 Fordham*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 48–6 7,517 [7]
October 23 at Dartmouth L 27–28 7,023 [8]
October 30 at Brown W 21–3 2,174 [9]
November 6 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–0 9,453 [10]
November 13 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 24–29 5,196 [11]
November 20 at No. 15 Penn L 14–17 22,618 [12]

References

  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. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Bruns, John (September 19, 1993). "Elias Saves Tigers; 2 TDs, 188 Yards Help Sink Cornell". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Read, Dennis (September 28, 1993). "Miscues Drop CU to an 0-2 Record". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B via Newspapers.com.
  5. Read, Dennis (October 4, 1993). "Lehigh Roughs Up the Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 10, 1993). "Harvard Blown Out by Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Read, Dennis (October 17, 1993). "Easy Victory for the Big Red, 48-6". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Dartmouth Burns Cornell in 4th Quarter". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1993. pp. 5D, 6D via Newspapers.com.
  9. Read, Dennis (November 1, 1993). "CU Shuts Down Brown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  10. Berlet, Bruce (November 7, 1993). "Yale Ill-Equipped Against Cornell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Read, Dennis (November 15, 1993). "Lions Growl Again Surprises Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  12. Juliano, Joe (November 21, 1993). "Penn Rallies to Ivy Title and 10-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
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