1954 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1954 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 194 to 153. Guy Bedrossian was the team captain.[1]

1954 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1954 record	5–4
Head coach	George K. James (8th season)
Captain	Guy Bedrossian
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1954 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	0	–	1
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					5	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	7	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–19	16,000	[2]
October 2	at No. 16 Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–41	35,000	[3]
October 9	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 12–13	19,000	[4]
October 16	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–47	32,000	[5]
October 23	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–0	30,000	[6]
October 30	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 26–0	8,500	[7]
November 6	Syracuse	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–6	25,000	[8]
November 13	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 40–21	18,000	[9]
November 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 20–6	26,690	[10]
Homecoming 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. Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1954). "Red Raiders' Strong Line Excels in 19-to-14 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. "Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S5.
4. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 10, 1954). "Crimson's 72-Yard March Near End Upsets Ithacans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 17, 1954). "Elis Overwhelm Cornell, 47 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 24, 1954). "Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Syracuse, 14 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 14, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1954). "Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 34.