1954 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 4–2 George K. James 8th Guy Bedrossian Schoellkopf Field 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.Football Record Book Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. July 3, 2020 https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes yes AP yes 1954 September 25 Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 14-19 16,000 Red Raiders' Strong Line Excels in 19-to-14 Victory Allison Danzig September 26, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 2 @ #16 Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX L 20-41 35,000 Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20 Associated Press October 3, 1954 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9 Harvard<hc> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 12-13 19,000 Crimson's 72-Yard March Near End Upsets Ithacans Joseph C. Nichols October 10, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 21-47 32,000 Elis Overwhelm Cornell, 47 to 21 Allison Danzig October 17, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 27-0 30,000 Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game Louis Effrat October 24, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) W 26-0 8,500 Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0 Louis Effrat October 31, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6 Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 14-6 25,000 Cornell Defeats Syracuse, 14 to 6 Joseph C. Nichols November 7, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 40-21 18,000 Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21 Roscoe McGowen November 14, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 25 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 20-6 26,690 Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title Allison Danzig November 26, 1954 34 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football