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1950 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1950 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored its opponents 170 to 85. John Pierik and Charles Taylor were the team captains.[1] The team ranked sixth in major college football in total defense, allowing an average of only 198.7 yards per game.[2]

1950 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–20
Record7–2
Head coach
Captains
  • John Pierik
  • Charles Taylor
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
St. Lawrence   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Army   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 6 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 5 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 7 – 0
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Boston College   –   0 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Lafayette No. 9
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–0 14,000 [3]
October 7 at Syracuse No. 16
W 26–7 30,000 [4]
October 14 at Harvard No. 17
W 28–7 16,000 [5]
October 21 Yale No. 17
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 7–0 32,000 [6]
October 28 at Princeton No. 10
L 0–27 47,500 [7]
November 4 at Columbia
L 19–20 20,000 [8]
November 11 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 26–18 19,000 [9]
November 18 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 24–0 28,000 [10]
November 25 at No. 13 Penn
W 13–6 17,846 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
  3. ^ "Engel Scores Twice as Cornell Triumphs over Lafayette's Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1950. p. S3.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 8, 1950). "Fleischmann's 3 Touchdowns Pace Cornell to Victory over Syracuse". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  5. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 15, 1950). "Cornell Defeats Harvard, 28 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 22, 1950). "Cornell Defeats Yale, 7-0; Battle at Ithaca". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 29, 1950). "Princeton Routs Cornell, 27-0; 47,500 Cheer Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 5, 1950). "Columbia Trips Cornell; Lions on top, 20-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Cornell Topples Colgate, 26 to 18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1950. p. S1.
  10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1950). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1950). "Cornell Tops Penn; Big Red Victor, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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