1983 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1983 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished fifth in the Ivy League.

1983 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–6–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Maxie Baughan (1st season)
Captains	Frank Farace Mark Miller Mike Scully
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Penn +	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Yale	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In its first season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored 268 to 161. Brad Decker and Frank Farace, Mark Miller and Mike Scully were the team captains.^[1]

Cornell's 3–3–1 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 119.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–28	21,003	[3]
September 24	No. 4 Colgate*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–60	15,100	[4]
October 1	at Cincinnati*	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–48	13,840	[5]
October 8	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	T 3–3	11,350	[6]
October 15	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 3–14	10,750	[7]
October 22	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 17–31	13,547	[8]
October 29	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–41	2,228	[9]
November 5	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 41–7	12,100	[10]
November 12	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 31–6	3,500	[11]
November 19	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 32–30	9,170	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game