1993 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1993
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Jim Hofher
| hc_year = 4th
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| captain = Bill Lazor
| captain2 = Chris Zingo
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
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{{1993 Ivy League football standings}}
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.
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.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, N.Y. |accessdate=July 3, 2020 |url=https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170}}
Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 146 to 95.{{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|accessdate=July 10, 2020|page=35}}
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
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| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll =The Sports Network
| September 18 | @ | Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 12-18
| 10,276 | {{cite news |title=Elias Saves Tigers; 2 TDs, 188 Yards Help Sink Cornell |first=John |last=Bruns |date=September 19, 1993 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58780131/1993-cornell-princeton/ }}
| September 25 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 6-22
| 10,000 | {{cite news |title=Miscues Drop CU to an 0-2 Record |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=September 28, 1993 |pages=1B, 2B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58782322/1993-colgate-cornell/ }}
| October 2 | @ | Lehigh
| Goodman Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | L 13-35
| 14,400 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Roughs Up the Red |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=October 4, 1993 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58799501/1993-cornell-lehigh/ }}
| October 9 | | Harvard
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 27-0
| 6,092 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Blown Out by Cornell |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 10, 1993 |page=63 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58800549/1993-o9-ivies/ }}
| October 16 | | Fordham
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 48-6
| 7,517 | {{cite news |title=Easy Victory for the Big Red, 48-6 |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=October 17, 1993 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58802990/1993-cornell-fordham/ }}
| October 23 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | L 27-28
| 7,023 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Burns Cornell in 4th Quarter |agency=Associated Press |date=October 24, 1993 |pages=5D, 6D |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58804377/1993-cornell-dartmouth/ }}
| October 30 | @ | Brown
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | W 21-3
| 2,174 | {{cite news |title=CU Shuts Down Brown |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=November 1, 1993 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58805364/1993-brown-cornell/ }}
| November 6 | | Yale
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 21-0
| 9,453 | {{cite news |title=Yale Ill-Equipped Against Cornell |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=November 7, 1993 |page=E10 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58806539/1993-cornell-yale/ }}
| November 13 | | Columbia
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 24-29
| 5,196 | {{cite news |title=Lions Growl Again Surprises Big Red |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=November 15, 1993 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58807582/1993-columbia-cornell/ }}
| November 20 | @ | #15 Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 14-17
| 22,618 | {{cite news |title=Penn Rallies to Ivy Title and 10-0 |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 21, 1993 |page=D1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58808756/1993-cornell-penn/ }}
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