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It is with sadness that we share the loss of Tom Knight ’84. Our deepest heartfelt condolences go out to his family from the entire “Big Red” community. Thomas Craig “Tom” Knight, age 58, of Hellertown, PA (previously of Bethlehem Twp.) passed away quietly at home on December 19th after a year-long battle with cancer.…
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Dear Friends of Cornell Football, WELCOME TO THE CFA BIG RED FOOTBALL ALUMNI! As you know by now, the University does not allow us to use the name “Cornell”. Simply stated, The CFA Board of Directors is disappointed in the actions, and tactics, of the University Administrators. Remember, we graduated from Cornell. We played football…
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CFA Friends of Football, Thank you for your support! The CFA has received the following communique from the Cornell University Office of University Counsel and we wanted to inform you of this and subsequent actions which have been taken by the CFA Board of Directors. On November 14, 2015 and with the University’s consent and…
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The CFA is proud to recognize the Class of 2019 Big Red Football Hall of Fame inductees. Formal ceremonies will be held on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 5. The honorees will also be recognized at halftime of the Cornell-Georgetown football game that afternoon (3:00 PM). Below are brief bios of our esteemed football inductees.…
Read MoreThe highly anticipated IFA Dinner & Reception did not fall short of expectations. The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel delivered a 5-star experience to all involved. More than 1200 alumni and guests from 8 Ivy League schools, adorned in penguin suits and gowns, paraded to their respective cocktail receptions, trading stories, handshakes, and hugs.…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Juniors Harold Coles (running back) and David Jones (cornerback) each captured second-team All-Ivy League Football honors to pace six Cornell selections when the conference awards were announced on Tuesday afternoon. In addition, Jones was an honorable mention pick as a return specialist and was joined by offensive linemen J. Edward Keating and…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mike Roussos scored on a punt and kickoff return, the latter with 45 seconds remaining, to help Columbia retain the Empire State Bowl with a 24-21 victory in the 2018 season finale at Wien Stadium. The Lions closed the season at 6-4, while the Big Red end at 3-7. Cornell took…
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Cornell football head coach David Archer ’05 remembers the last time a winning Ivy season was brought back to East Hill. It was his senior year, and he was an offensive lineman part of a Cornell squad that clinched one of three winning Ivy records so far this century. He remembers all the injuries and…
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ITHACA, N.Y. – The football team strung together three scoring drives in the second quarter to put a dent in one of the Ivy League’s top defenses, but No. 23 Dartmouth pulled away with a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns by Jared Gerbino after the half for a 35-24 victory on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf…
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With the moon poking through the overcast over the Schoellkopf crescent, Cornell football and Penn butted heads to try and win a nationally televised football game the old-fashioned way: running and defense. But it was Penn which out-ran and out-defended Cornell to come out on top, 20-7, to capture its fifth consecutive Trustees’ Cup. Looking…
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