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Cornell University Athletics

2007 General Roster

Jack Musick

Biography

He was head football coach at Cornell from 1966 until 1974, compiling a nine-year overall record of 45-33-3, with five winning seasons. His 1971 team compiled an overall record of 8-1 and tied with Dartmouth for the Ivy League championship with a 6-1 mark. It was the first time Cornell had captured a share of the Ivy League football title since the league was formalized in 1956. He was named District I Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association after his 1971 team captured the Ivy championship. Musick, who was head line coach and a defensive specialist at Dartmouth for 11 years prior to his appointment at Cornell, was a native of Santa Ana, Calif., and a 1947 graduate of the University of Southern California. He passed away in Houston, Texas, in 1977.