1888 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1888 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 24.^[1][2]

1888 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2
Head coach	None
Captain	William G. Howell
Seasons ← 1887 1889 →

1888 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					13	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	1	–	0
Lehigh			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	4	–	0
Wesleyan			–					2	–	7	–	0
Worcester Tech			–					1	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	6	–	1
Penn State			–					0	–	2	–	1
Swarthmore			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 20	Union Foot Ball Team of Palmyra	Ithaca, NY	W 26–0		^[3]
October 27	Williams	Ithaca, NY	W 20–0		^[4]
November 3	Union (NY)	Ithaca, NY	W 30–4		^[5]
November 10	Lafayette	Ithaca, NY	L 0–16		^[6]
November 17	Bucknell	Ithaca, NY	W 20–0		^[7]
November 29	vs. Lehigh	Elmira, NY	L 0–4	2,500	^[8]

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
2. "1888 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
3. "untitled". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "College Football". The Sun. October 28, 1888. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell and Union". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lafayette Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. November 11, 1888. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cornell vs. Bucknell University". The Sun. November 18, 1888. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dribble and brace: Lehigh Varsity Eleven Defeats Cornell -- Score, 4 to 0". The Boston Globe. November 30, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.