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1999 Cornell Big Red football team

1999 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (2nd season)
Captains
  • Nate Fischer
  • Deon Harris
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Brown +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Yale +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Cornell   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Penn   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Harvard   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Princeton   1 – 6     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished third in the Ivy League.

In its second season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 254 to 235. Nate Fischer and Deon Harris were the team captains.[1]

The Big Red's 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Cornell outscored Ivy opponents, 165 to 152.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Princeton
W 20–3 15,288 [3]
September 25 Fordham*
W 42–14 11,697 [4]
October 2 at Brown
W 33–28 13,260 [5]
October 9 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–23 9,218 [6]
October 16 at Colgate*
L 16–55 8,155 [7]
October 23 at Dartmouth
L 17–20 8,023 [8]
October 30 Wagner*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 31–14 8,124 [9]
November 6 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 20–37 16,071 [10]
November 13 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 31–29 5,870 [11]
November 20 at Penn
W 20–12 6,928 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rahne Powers Big Red Past Flat Tigers in Season Opener". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McShea, Keith (September 27, 1999). "Big Red Flattens Fordham". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rahne, Big Red Rally Past Brown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. October 4, 1999. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Vellante, John (October 10, 1999). "Crimson Heartbroken; Rahne Guides Cornell in the Final Minute". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Kekis, John (October 17, 1999). "Rejuvenated Back's 3 TDs Lead Colgate by Cornell". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dartmouth Ends Losing Skid". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 24, 1999. p. D12.
  9. ^ Moore, William (November 1, 1999). "Big Red Whacks Wagner". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 7, 1999). "Yale (7-1) Strikes Again: 30 Straight Points Put Away Cornell". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Moore, William (November 15, 1999). "Iverson Comes Through for CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jensen, Mike (November 21, 1999). "Penn Just Can't Take Advantage". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.