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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