1977-78 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Cornell Big Red went 9-17 (5-9 in the Ivy) under head coach Ben Bluitt. Simple Rating System: -12.54.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-26at Syracuse OrangeL 61–88Manley Field House
1977-11-30vs Colgate RaidersW 62–58Barton Hall
1977-12-03vs Eastern Michigan EaglesL 55–68Barton Hall
1977-12-06at St. Bonaventure BonniesL 51–61Reilly Center
1977-12-08vs Bucknell BisonW 76–69Barton Hall
1977-12-13at Niagara Purple EaglesL 62–77Niagara Falls Convention Center
1978-01-02at Northern Illinois HuskiesL 64–92Chick Evans Fieldhouse
1978-01-04at Loyola Chicago RamblersL 78–94Alumni Gym
1978-01-13at Columbia LionsL 56–74Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1978-01-14at Fordham RamsL 62–63Rose Hill Gymnasium
1978-01-20vs Columbia LionsL 61–66Barton Hall
1978-01-27at Brown BearsW 86–79Marvel Gym
1978-01-28at Yale BulldogsW 88–64Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1978-02-03at Pennsylvania QuakersL 72–82The Palestra
1978-02-04at Princeton TigersL 50–88Jadwin Gymnasium
1978-02-10vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 52–56Barton Hall
1978-02-11vs Harvard CrimsonL 81–88Barton Hall
1978-02-17vs Yale BulldogsW 71–63Barton Hall
1978-02-18vs Brown BearsW 84–66Barton Hall
1978-02-24at Harvard CrimsonW 78–76Indoor Athletic Building
1978-02-25at Dartmouth Big GreenL 38–44Alumni Gym
1978-03-03vs Princeton TigersL 53–68Barton Hall
1978-03-04vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 74–98Barton Hall

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