1939 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Cornell Big Red football Independent 8–0 4 Carl Snavely 4th Single-wing Vincent Eichler Malvern Baker Ken Brown Schoellkopf Field National champion (Litkenhous)Co-national champion (Sagarin)Eastern champion The 1939 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Carl Snavely, Cornell compiled an 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 197 to 52.1939 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 2, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1939-schedule.html After the season, Cornell declined a bid to the 1940 Rose Bowl so that the football players could catch up on their schoolwork.1939 Champions of All https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215958/http://www.cornellfootballassociation.com/news/2012/9/28/FB_0928120245.aspx October 4, 2013 . Cornell Football Association. Retrieved on October 3, 2013. On December 1, Cornell was awarded the Lambert Trophy as the best Eastern college football team.Cornell Wins Eastern Grid Trophy The Ithaca Journal December 1, 1939 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98953513/cornell-wins-eastern-grid-trophy/ Newspapers.com In the final AP Poll released on December 12, Cornell was ranked No. 4 nationally, behind Texas A&M, Tennessee, and USC.Aggies Finish on Top in Final U.S. Grid Poll Fort Worth Star-Telegram December 13, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98927295/aggies-finish-on-top-in-final-us-grid/ Newspapers.com Cornell was named national champion in the Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1939. It was also retroactively recognized as co-national champion in the Sagarin Ratingshttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association July 2017 Indianapolis July 31, 2017 112 As of 2026, this remains the last football national title in any division by an Ivy League school. Cornell tackle Nick Drahos was a consensus first-team selection on the 1939 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf He was inducted in 1981 into the College Football Hall of Fame.Nick Drahos National Football Foundation April 2, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1472 Quarterback Walter Matuszczak was also selected as a first-team All-American by the New York Sun.N.Y. Sun Picks All American Modesto Bee And News-Herald 1939-12-02 Schedule 1939 AP October 7 w Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 19–6 > 23,000 Cornell Aims Guns At Tigers After Beating Syracuse The Ithaca Journal October 9, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98954535/cornell-aims-guns-at-tigers-after/ Newspapers.com October 14 w y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 20–7 35,000 Penn State Visits Here Saturday; Tigers Defeated The Ithaca Journal Kenny Van Sickle October 16, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98954813/penn-state-visits-here-saturday-tigers/ Newspapers.comCornell's Early Attack Routs Princeton, 20-7 The Sunday Times October 15, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122161681/cornells-early-attack-routs-princeton/ Newspapers.com October 21 w 12 Penn State Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 47–0 7,500 Ohio State Game Beckons Cornell After Lion Rout The Ithaca Journal October 23, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98955083/ohio-state-game-beckons-cornell-after/ Newspapers.com October 28 w y 7 Ohio State 4 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 23–14 49,583 Ohio State And U.D. Beaten Dayton Daily News Si Burick October 29, 1939 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122278678/ohio-state-and-ud-beaten/ Newspapers.comCornell Squad Starts Practice For Columbia; Players Hailed For 23-14 Win Over Ohio State The Ithaca Journal William J. Waters October 30, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98955367/cornell-squad-starts-practice-for/ Newspapers.com November 4 w 3 y Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 13–7 15,000 Cornell Gridders Get Day of Rest After Taking Lions The Ithaca Journal November 6, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98955600/cornell-gridders-get-day-of-rest-after/ Newspapers.comBlocking of Kick Enables Cornell to Triumph, 13-7 William D. Richardson November 5, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 11 w 5 Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 14–12 15,000 Cornell Has Close Call, Now Girds For Dartmouth Tilt The Ithaca Journal November 13, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98955996/cornell-has-close-call-now-girds-for/ Newspapers.com November 18 w 4 Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH rivalry 35–6 16,000 Pennsylvania Next For Big Red; Green Beaten, 35-6 The Ithaca Journal Buck Clarey November 20, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98956373/pennsylvania-next-for-big-red-green/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y 3 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 26–0 69,000 Cornell Unbeaten, Untied 1st Time Since 1923 Season The Ithaca Journal Kenny Van Sickle November 27, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98956970/cornell-unbeaten-untied-1st-time-since/ Newspapers.com References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Cornell Big Red football