1969 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1969
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Jack Musick
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Dennis Huff
| captain2 = Theo Jacobs
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
}}
{{1969 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1969 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished fourth in the Ivy League .
In its second season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored 162 to 148. Theo Jacobs and Dennis Huff were the team captains.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, N.Y. |access-date=July 3, 2020 |url=https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170}}
Cornell's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 113.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=25}}
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = yes
| atvs = yes
| poll = AP
| source = yes
| rankyear = 1969
| September 27 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 24-28
| 18,000 | {{cite news |title=Klumpp's Grab Upsets Cornell |first=John W. |last=Fox |date=September 28, 1969 |page=1E |newspaper=The Sunday Press |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55827946/1969-colgate-cornell}}
| October 4 | @| Rutgers
| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | L 7-21
| 17,000 | {{cite news |title=Policastro, Defense Spark Rutgers' 21-7 Victory |first=Jimmie |last=Fleming |date=October 5, 1969 |page=A1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55828966/1969-cornell-rutgers}}
| October 11 | | Princeton
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | L 17-24
| 18,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth and Princeton Elevens Win; Cornell Loses, 24-17 |first=Parton |last=Keese |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 12, 1969 |page=S1}}
| October 18 | | Harvard
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 41-24
| 14,000 | {{cite news |title=5 by Big R-Ed a Harvard Jolt |agency=Associated Press |date=October 19, 1969 |page=1E |newspaper=The Sunday Press |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55830369/1969-cornell-harvard}}
| October 25 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | L 0-17
| 32,151 | {{cite news |title=Yale Stops Cornell and Marinaro, 17-0 |first=William N. |last=Wallace |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 26, 1969 |page=S1}}
| November 1 | | Columbia
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | W 10-3
| 10,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Tops Columbia on Marinaro Touchdown |agency=Associated Press |date=November 2, 1969 |page=100 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55831399/1969-columbia-cornell}}
| November 8 | | Brown
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 14-7
| 10,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell's Last-Period 50-Yard Drive for Score Beats Brown in Mud, 14-7 |first=Deane |last=McGowen |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 9, 1969 |page=S4}}
| November 15 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | L 7-24
| 13,835 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth 24-7 Victor; 3 Chasey Passes Go for Scores in Rout of Cornell Team |first=Parton |last=Keese |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 16, 1969 |page=S1}}
| November 22 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | W 28-14
| 50,357 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Hands Penn 28-to-14 Loss |first=Murray |last=Chass |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 23, 1969 |page=S5}}
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