2007 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2007
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Jim Knowles
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Bruce Barnum
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Clayton Carlin
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain = Brian McGuire
| captain2 = Colin Nash
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
}}
{{2007 Ivy League football standings}}
The 2007 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play. Cornell averaged 10,871 fans per game.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2007
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| tv =
| score = 38–14
| attend = 10,118
| source = {{cite news |title=Big Red Flexes Defensive Muscles |first=Brian |last=Delaney |date=September 17, 2007 |page=6B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63319046/2007-bucknell-cornell/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Yale
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| tv =
| score = 12–51
| attend = 15,427
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Shows Dominant Traits |first=Tommy |last=Hine |date=September 23, 2007 |page=E9 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63323325/2007-cornell-yale/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Multi-Sport Field
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| tv =
| score = 45–7
| attend = 3,184
| source = {{cite news |title=Cornell Football Team Blows by Georgetown |date=October 1, 2007 |pages=6B, 7B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63326334/2007-cornell-georgetown/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| tv =
| score = 15–32
| attend = 10,619
| source = {{cite news |title=Crimson Receive Star Efforts |first=Ethan |last=Ramsay |date=October 7, 2007 |page=D15 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63363744/2007-cornell-harvard/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = TWC
| score = 17–14
| attend = 12,035
| source = {{cite news |title=Cornell Rides Improbable TD to Win |first=Brandon |last=Thomas |date=October 15, 2007 |page=4B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63365601/2007-colgate-cornell/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| tv =
| score = 38–31
| attend = 7,345
| source = {{cite news |title=Randy's Dandy in Cornell Comeback |first=Brandon |last=Thomas |date=October 22, 2007 |pages=4B, 5B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63365852/2007-brown-cornell/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 31–34
| attend = 5,773
| source = {{cite news |title=Big Red Comes Up 1 Rally Short |date=October 27, 2007 |page=1F |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63432153/2007-cornell-princeton/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=College Football |date=October 28, 2007 |page=H19 |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |location=Asbury Park, N.J.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 31–59
| attend = 3,711
| source = {{cite news |title=Big Red Defense Surrenders 59 Points in Loss to Dartmouth |date=November 5, 2007 |pages=3B, 4B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63433383/2007-cornell-dartmouth/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 34–14
| attend = 3,369
| source = {{cite news |title=Special Teams Spur CU Past Columbia |first=Brandon |last=Thomas |date=November 12, 2007 |page=4B, 5B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63499129/2007-columbia-cornell/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 9–45
| attend = 6,838
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Conquers Cornell in Finale |first=Jonathan |last=Tannenwald |date=November 18, 2007 |page=E15 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63499541/2007-cornell-penn/ }}
}}
}}
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