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]

1950 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1950 record	7–2
Head coach	George K. James (4th season)
Captains	John Pierik Charles Taylor
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

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
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 20 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
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Lafayette	No. 9	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–0	14,000	[2]
October 7	at Syracuse	No. 16	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 26–7	30,000	[3]
October 14	at Harvard	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 28–7	16,000	[4]
October 21	Yale	No. 17	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 7–0	32,000	[5]
October 28	at Princeton	No. 10	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–27	47,500	[6]
November 4	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 19–20	20,000	[7]
November 11	Colgate		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 26–18	19,000	[8]
November 18	Dartmouth		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 24–0	28,000	[9]
November 25	at No. 13 Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 13–6	17,846	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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