1953 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1953 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 4–3–2 3–0–2 George K. James 7th Bill George Schoellkopf Field The 1953 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1953 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record but was outscored 152 to 128. Bill George was the team captain.Football Record Book Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. July 3, 2020 https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170 Cornell was part of the informal Ivy League in 1953. There was no official Ivy League championship recognized in 1953, though Cornell had the best record in games against Ivy opponents (3–0–2) and newspapers referred to Cornell as the Ivy League champion. Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes yes AP yes 1953 September 26 Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 27-7 14,000 Cornell Turns Back Colgate Eleven, 27-7 September 27, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 #14 Rice Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 7-28 22,000 Rice Running Game Tops Cornell, 28-7 Michael Strauss October 4, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 v Navy Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD L 6-26 27,000 Middie Surge Tops Cornell Team, 26-6 Louis Effrat October 11, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 0-0 25,000 Elis and Cornell in Scoreless Game Lincoln A. Werden October 18, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26-19 25,000 Cornell Overcomes Princeton, 26 to 19 Lincoln A. Werden October 25, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 27-13 16,000 Cornell Defeats Columbia by 27-13 Allison Danzig November 1, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-26 15,000 Syracuse Aerials Rout Cornell, 26-0 November 8, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 28-26 15,000 Ithacans Triumph by 28-26, Halting Dartmouth Uprising Lincoln A. Werden November 15, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) T 7-7 38,159 Penn Ties Cornell as Munger Ends Career as Quakers' Football Coach Allison Danzig November 27, 1953 31 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football