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2000 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (3rd season)
Captains
  • Joe Splendorio
  • Dan Weyandt
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Cornell   5 – 2     5 – 5  
Yale   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Harvard   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Princeton   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Columbia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Dartmouth   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Brown *   4 – 3     7 – 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Ineligible for conference championship

The 2000 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.

In its third and final season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored 334 to 264. Joe Splendorio and Dan Weyandt were team captains.[1]

Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Despite their winning record, the Big Red were outscored 238 to 217 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Bucknell*
L 15–38 3,866 [3]
September 23 Yale
W 24–23 16,634 [4]
September 30 at No. 20 Lehigh*
L 16–35 11,126 [5]
October 7 at Harvard
W 29–28 [1]
October 14 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 16–23 7,610 [6]
October 21 at Brown*
L 40–56 15,126 [7]
October 28 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 25–24 4,952 [8]
November 4 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 49–31 4,518 [9]
November 11 at Columbia
W 35–31 9,102 [10]
November 18 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 15–45 9,014 [11]

Roster[edit]

2000 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Jay Posner Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 38–39. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Feaver, Christopher (September 18, 2000). "Bison Rumble Over Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Yantz, Tom (September 24, 2000). "Elis Seeing Red After Missed FG". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E12, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 1, 2000). "Lehigh Overcomes Frustration, Cornell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 16, 2000). "Red Beaten by Own Trick: Colgate Rallies from Early Deficit, Holds On for Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brown Lights It Up, Thumps Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. October 23, 2000. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 30, 2000). "Another Nail-Biter for Red: Princeton Kicker Falls Down, Cornell Wins by One". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2000). "Fireworks at Schoellkopf". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 9B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cornell Win Sets Stage: Ivy Title on Line vs. Penn". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Zolecki, Todd (November 19, 2000). "Penn Crushes Cornell, 45-15, to Win Ivy League Championship". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.


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