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The Cornell Big Red is the name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Cornell University. The men's and women's Big Red teams areDivision I teams that compete in the Ivy League. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in the ECAC Hockey League. The football and lacrosse teams play in Schoellkopf Field, which has a capacity of 25597; the hockey teams play in Lynah Rink, which has a capacity of 3,836. For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). ...
Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ...
The Ivy League is an athletics association, founded in 1954, of eight universities located in the eastern United States. ...
The ECAC Hockey League is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. ...
Lynah Rink is a 3,836-seat multi-purpose arena in Ithaca, New York. ...
History
"Big Red" Cornell's teams did not have an official name until after 1905, when a recent graduate wrote lyrics for a new football song. They lyrics included the words "the big, red team," and the nickname stuck. 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Mascot and colors Cornell does not have an official mascot, however the bear has long been a symbol of Cornell Athletics. In 1915, a live bear first appeared at football games to represent Cornell. The current version, which appears at many of Cornell's sporting events, is a brown bear costume that is worn by an undergraduate student; it is referred to as the "Big Red Bear." For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ...
1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ...
Cornell's colors, carnelian red and white, date back to the university's Inauguration Day on October 7, 1868. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ...
1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Alumni See Cornellians for a partial list of well-known Cornell sports figures. Cornellians are persons affiliated with Cornell University, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. ...
Sports - Baseball
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Men's Cross Country
- Women's Cross Country
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Field Hockey
- Men's Golf
- Gymnastics
- Men's Ice Hockey
- Women's Ice Hockey
- Men's Lacrosse
- Women's Lacrosse
- Men's Polo
- Women's Polo
- Men's Heavyweight Rowing
- Men's Lightweight Rowing
- Women's Rowing
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Soccer
- Softball
- Sprint Football
- Men's Squash
- Women's Squash
- Men's Swimming
- Women's Swimming
- Men's Tennis
- Women's Tennis
- Men's Track
- Women's Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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