The 1990 Cornell Big Red football team represented

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in the

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as a member of the

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. The Big Red were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. The Big Red finished the season 7–3 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to win Cornell's third Ivy League championship, sharing the title with Dartmouth.

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