1994 Cornell Big Red football team

1994 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Hofher (5th season)
Captains	Dick Emmet Terry Golden Mike McKean John Vitullo
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In its fifth season under head coach Jim Hofher, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 193 to 190. Team captains were Dick Emmet, Terry Golden, Mike McKean and John Vitullo.^[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 139 to 130 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

Following a six-game winning streak, Cornell was briefly ranked No. 25 in the nation in Division I-AA, in the poll released October 26. The team then suffered a four-game losing streak and was not ranked any other week.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 31–16	12,573	[3]
September 24	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 13–6	5,527	[4]
October 1	Lehigh*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–17	8,635	[5]
October 8	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 18–13	12,880	[6]
October 15	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 29–28	7,126	[7]
October 22	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 17–14	10,863	[8]
October 29	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 3–16	8,294	[9]
November 5	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–24	12,892	[10]
November 12	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	L 33–38	8,825	[11]
November 19	No. 13 Penn	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–18	9,223	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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