1959 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 3–4 George K. James 13th Dave Feeney Schoellkopf Field The 1959 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1959 college football season. Cornell tied for fifth place in the Ivy League . In its 13th season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 136 to 110. Dave Feeney 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's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth place in the Ivy League. The Big Red was outscored 115 to 77 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 22 Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes yes AP yes 1959 September 26 @ Colgate<ncg> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry) W 20-15 10,000 Cornell Rallies to Tip Raiders in 20-15 Battle Kenny Van Sickle September 27, 1959 1C Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68267175/1959-colgate-cornell/ October 3 Lehigh<ncg> Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 13-6 10,000 Cornell Defeats Lehigh by 13 to 6 October 4, 1959 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 20-16 15,000 Cornell Rallies to Tip Harvard Jerry Nason October 11, 1959 77 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68269978/1959-cornell-harvard/ October 17 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-23 20,000 Yale Beats Cornell; Elis in Front, 23-0 Allison Danzig October 18, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-20 22,000 Princeton Crushes Cornell; Tigers Romp, 20-0 Frank S. Adams October 25, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 13-7 8,500 Cornell Rallies to Beat Columbia, 13 to 7 in Ivy Loop Game on Muddy Schoellkopf Field Kenny Van Sickle November 1, 1959 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68278067/1959-columbia-cornell/ November 7 Brown Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 19-0 8,000 Telesh Kicks 2 Field Goals and Scores Touchdown as Cornell Beats Brown Myron Kandel November 8, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 12-21 11,000 Gundy Passes Lead Indians to Triumph over Cornell, 21-12 Lincoln A. Werden November 15, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 13-28 23,661 Penn Conquers Cornell with Rally in Second Half and Captures Ivy Title Allison Danzig November 27, 1959 41 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football