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The 1972 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. A year after winning a share of the Ivy League title, Cornell dropped to a third-place tie.
1972 Cornell Big Red football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bob Joehl |
Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
In its seventh season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 238 to 183. Bob Joehl was the team captain.[1]
Cornell's 4–3 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 155 to 154.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | Colgate* |
| W 37–7 | 15,000 | [3] | ||
October 7 | Rutgers* |
| W 36–22 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
October 14 | Penn |
| W 24–20 | 17,000 | [5] | ||
October 21 | at Harvard | L 15–33 | 20,000 | [6] | |||
October 28 | Yale |
| W 24–13 | 21,000 | [7] | ||
November 4 | at Columbia | L 0–14 | 13,463 | [8] | |||
November 11 | at Brown | W 48–28 | 4,000 | [9] | |||
November 18 | Dartmouth |
| L 22–31 | 21,000 | [10] | ||
November 25 | at Princeton | W 22–15 | 16,000 | [11] | |||
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