Hall of Fame
Noyes worked for Cornell football for 36 years, serving as an assistant coach, director of football operations, and coordinator of football alumni relations. Noyes came to Cornell in 1977 as head defensive and linebackers coach. In 1981, he was named as the defensive coordinator by Coach Bob Blackman. Until 1998, he filled a variety of roles: defensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator (1983-93), offensive line coach, and defensive backs coach. He was also the assistant head coach from 1986 to 1989. Noyes' coached the defense to Division I-AA runner-up for fewest points allowed per game in 1986 and a seventh-place finish in I-AA in 1988. In both 1986 and 1988, Noyes' defense topped the Ivy League and the East in the same category. The defense's 1986 performance was also the best-ever at Cornell since the formation of the Ivy League. In 1990, while Noyes was the offensive line coach, Cornell had three first-team All-Ivy linemen for the first time ever. In 1993, the Big Red was sixth in the nation in total defense, 13th in scoring defense, 17th in rushing defense and 21st in pass efficiency defense. Overall, his teams recorded 21 career shutouts, including 12 with Cornell. His overall record vs. Harvard and Yale was 26-15-1 (20-15-1 as a defensive coordinator), including a school-record 11-game win streak vs. Harvard (1986-96). During his 21 years of coaching at Cornell, Noyes recruited 18 captains and coached or recruited 25 first-team and 83 total All-Ivy selections. Included among his recruits are Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame members Derrick Harmon '84, Scott Malaga '89, Chris Zingo '94 and John McNiff '91. He recruited 10 starters on the 1988 Ivy championship team and 14 starters from the 1990 championship squad. During his 10 years as recruiting coordinator, Cornell played for an Ivy League title three times, winning twice (1988 and 1990) and had an Ivy League record of 39-30-1 and 51-42-2 overall. In 1995, Noyes coached in his fourth Ivy League title game, the most of any Big Red football coach since the formation of the Ancient Eight.
