1922 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1922 Cornell Big Red football Independent 8–0 Gil Dobie 3rd Single-wing 6–3–2 Eddie Kaw Schoellkopf Field National champion (Helms)Co-national champion (Davis) 20scornelluniform2.png The 1922 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In its third season under head coach Gil Dobie, Cornell compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 339 to 27.1922 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 29, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1922-schedule.html The 1922 season was part of 26-game winning streak that began in October 1921 and ended in October 1924 and included national championship claims for 1921, 1922, and 1923. There was no contemporaneous system in 1922 for determining a national champion. However, Cornell was retroactively named as the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and as a co-national champion (with Princeton) by Parke H. Davis. Other selectors chose Princeton and/or California as the 1922 national champion.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Cornell halfback Eddie Kaw was the team captain. He was chosen as a first-team All-American by nine of the ten selectors, and he also had more votes (122) than any other player in the All-America survey conducted by the Romelke Press Clipping Bureau, based on votes of "nearly every important pressman who has picked an All-American team."Michigan Proves A Favorite: Consensus Vote of Sports Writers Shows Wolverines Have Most Men Picked Los Angeles Times 1922-12-27Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf In addition to Kaw, several Cornell players were also included on All-Eastern teams, including quarterback George Pfann, halfback Floyd Ramsey, end Buckley, guard Furlong Flynn, center Richards, and tackles Leonard C. Hanson and Frank Sundstrom.Kaw and Pfann on All-Eastern Eleven Selected by Daniel The Ithaca Journal-News December 18, 1922 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98640141/kaw-and-pfann-on-all-eastern-eleven/ Newspapers.comReed Praises Cornell Football Players; Times Selects Two The Ithaca Journal-News December 11, 1922 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98640335/reed-praises-cornell-football-players/ Newspapers.com3 Cornell Players Named on All-East Gridiron Elevens The Ithaca Journal-News December 4, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98640814/3-cornell-players-named-on-all-east/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 30 w 1922 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 55–6 Red and White Defeats St. Bonaventure, 55-6 In Opening Contest Ithaca Journal-News October 2, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98653106/red-and-white-defeats-st-bonaventure/ Newspapers.com October 7 w 1922 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 66–0 Big Red Team Downs Niagara on Wet Field; Piles Up 66 Points The Ithaca Journal-News October 9, 1922 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98653389/big-red-team-downs-niagara-on-wet/ Newspapers.com October 14 w New Hampshire Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 68–7 Red and White Shows Improved Team Play Against State Eleven Ithaca Journal-News October 16, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98653657/red-and-white-shows-improved-team-play/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 14–0 Cornell Eleven Downs Colgate in Stirring Game by 14-0 Score Ithaca Journal-News October 23, 1922 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98653903/cornell-eleven-downs-colgate-in/ Newspapers.com November 4 w Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 56–0 Columbia No Match For Cornell Eleven; Final Score Is 56-0 Ithaca Journal-News November 6, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98654159/columbia-no-match-for-cornell-eleven/ Newspapers.com November 11 w y Dartmouth Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 23–0 35,000–40,000 Cornell Crushes Dartmouth, 23-0: Big Red Team Plays Irresistible Football in Brilliant Game at Polo Grounds The New York Times November 12, 1922 II-1, II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98655286/cornell-crushes-dartmouth-23-0-big/ Newspapers.comCornell's Big Red Eleven Trounces Dartmouth 23-0 New York Daily News Al Copland November 12, 1922 44 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98655696/cornells-big-red-eleven-trounces/ Newspapers.com November 18 w 1922 Albright Red and White Albright Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 48–14 Albright No Match For Cornell Eleven Which Wins, 48-14 Ithaca Journal-News November 20, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98654359/albright-no-match-for-cornell-eleven/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 9–0 > 56,000 Penn Fights Gamely, But Is beaten Down By Cornell's Might The Philadelphia Inquirer December 1, 1922 1, 24, 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98654756/penn-fights-gamely-but-is-beaten-down/ Newspapers.com Roster John H. Berean, G Bosworth, QB Brannon, G Elias F. Buckley, E Charles E. Cassidy, E Covert, HB Dallas, C Dexter, E Furlong Flynn, G Hal Ebersole, G Edward V. Gouinlock, E Leonard C. Hanson, T Hart, FB Frank L. Henderson, E Eddie Kaw, HB Harold F. Kneen, E Mott-Smith, C Parker, T Robert F. Patterson, FB George Pfann, QB Post, HB Floyd Ramsey, HB Bartlett Richards, C Walter R. Rollo, G Rooney, QB Bernard A. Savage, T B. Smith, G Sullivan, T Frank Sundstrom, T Henry S. Wade, HB Walter Whetstone, FB Zacher, T Football Letterwinners https://cornellbigred.com/sports/2023/6/2/football-letterwinners-A-I.aspx Cornell University Athletics February 10, 2025 References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Cornell Big Red football