en 1889 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1889 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled an 8–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 354 to 130.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Bucknell	Ithaca, NY	W 66–0
October 12	Lafayette	Ithaca, NY	W 10–0
October 15	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 6–56		^[1]
October 19	Rochester	Ithaca, NY	W 124–0
November 2	Stevens	Ithaca, NY	W 39–4
November 9	Yale	Ithaca, NY	L 0–70	2,000	^[2]
November 16	vs. Michigan	Olympic Park Buffalo, NY	W 66–0		^[3]
November 23	at Columbia	Berkeley Oval New York, NY (rivalry)	W 20–0		^[4]
November 28	Lafayette	Syracuse, NY	W 24–0

^ "Yale Wins at Football: Cornell Defeated by a Score of 56 to 6". The New York Times. October 17, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cornell Defeated By Yale". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1889. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cornell vs. Michigan". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Columbia Beaten By Cornell". The Sun. New York, New York. November 24, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved May 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1889 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

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