2006 Cornell Big Red football team

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2006 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jonathan Lucas
  • Anthony Macaluso
  • Jaime McManamon
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Princeton +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Harvard   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Penn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Brown   2 – 5     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League. They were led by third-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Hamilton, New York. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 167:00 p.m.at Bucknell*
L 5–206,152[1]
September 231:00 p.m.Yale
L 9–214,882[2]
September 307:00 p.m.Albany*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–216,571[3]
October 712:30 p.m.at Harvard
L 23–3313,287[4]
October 141:00 p.m.Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 38–149,142[5]
October 211:00 p.m.at Brown
L 7–288,875[6]
October 281:00 p.m.No. 18 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 14–72,852[7]
November 4NoonDartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 28–253,788[8]
November 1112:30 p.m.at Columbia
L 14–214,454[9]
November 181:00 p.m.Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 28–272,809[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Housenick, Tom (September 17, 2006). "Bison Rough Up Big Red". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hine, Tommy (September 24, 2006). "McLeod Bursts: Scores 3 TDs; Defense Strong". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 2, 2006). "Fake Punt Leads Cornell to First Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell Edges Albany on Late Field Goal, 23-21". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. October 1, 2006. p. E2 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ Vega, Michael (October 8, 2006). "Dawson Leaves Cornell Red-Faced". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 16, 2006). "A Homecoming Victory: Cornell Snaps Losing Streak Against Rival Colgate". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 22, 2006). "In Second Half, It All Clicks for Brown". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C10 – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 30, 2006). "Cornell Pulls Off Upset of Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2006). "Strong Ground Game from QBs Powers CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lions End Ivy Slide". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2006. pp. 72, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Feaver, Christopher (November 20, 2006). "Cornell Ends Season with Bizzare [sic] Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell 28, Penn 27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 19, 2006. p. C15.
  11. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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