1991 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1991
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Jim Hofher
| hc_year = 2nd
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| captain = Mark Broderick
| captain2 = Greg Finnegan
| captain3 = Scott Oliaro
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
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{{1991 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1991 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
In its second season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 218 to 181. Mark Broderick, Greg Finnegan and Scott Oliaro 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 tied fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 139 to 124.{{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=34}}
The Big Red entered the year ranked 20th in the national rankings, but dropped out of the top 20 after an opening-week loss and remained unranked through the end of the season.
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| September 21 | @ | Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 0-18
| 12,124 | {{cite news |title=Roghair Guides Princeton to Win over Cornell in Ivy |first=Jonathan D. |last=Rockoff |date=September 22, 1991 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552922/1991-cornell-princeton/ }}
| September 28 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 13-31
| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Raiders Roll All Over the Big Red |first=Brad |last=Herzog |date=September 30, 1991 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58555116/1991-colgate-cornell/ }}
| October 5 | @ | Bucknell
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 23-7
| 6,551 | {{cite news |title=Changes Fail to Change Result for Bucknell; Cornell Spoils BU's Homecoming |first=Wayne |last=Baker |date=October 6, 1991 |pages=C3, C10 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58556845/1991-bucknell-cornell/ }}
| October 12 | @ | Stanford
| Stanford Stadium | Stanford, CA | L 6-56
| 30,347 | {{cite news |title=Stanford Throttles Cornell, But So What? |first=Mark |last=Soltau |date=October 13, 1991 |page=D-8 |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner |location=San Francisco, Calif.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557972/1991-cornell-stanford/ }}
| October 19 | | Harvard
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 22-17
| 12,500 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Stalls Out in Second Half Again |first=Liz |last=Robbins |date=October 20, 1991 |page=65 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58558656/1991-o19-ivies/ }}
| October 26 | | Dartmouth
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 25-31
| 9,526 | {{cite news |title=Punt Return the Big Play as Green Top the Red |first=Brad |last=Herzog |date=October 28, 1991 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58559632/1991-cornell-dartmouth/ }}
| November 2 | @ | Brown
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | W 20-7
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Last-Second Win for the Big Red; Dramatic Drive Drops Brown |first=Brad |last=Herzog |date=November 4, 1991 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58577456/1991-brown-cornell/ }}
| November 9 | | Yale
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 31-6
| 9,000 | {{cite news |title=Yale Comes Apart Again at Cornell, 31-6 |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=November 10, 1991 |page=C8 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58578919/1991-cornell-yale/ }}
| November 16 | | Columbia
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | W 28-21
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Big Red Struggles, but Tops Columbia |first=Brad |last=Herzog |date=November 18, 1991 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58589727/1991-columbia-cornell/ }}
| November 23 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 13-14
| 10,210 | {{cite news |title=Penn Tops Cornell, 14-13, as Steele Ponders Future |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 24, 1991 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58590504/1991-cornell-penn/ }}
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