1949 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Cornell Big Red football Independent 12 8–1 George K. James 3rd Schoellkopf Field The 1949 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 8–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 284 to 111.1949 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1949-schedule.html July 7, 2020 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Cornell played its home games in Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Hillary Chollet's performance in the Yale gameNote Note prompted Coach James to call it "one of the most brilliant displays of offensive and defensive football I have ever seen."Kane Robert J. Good Sports A History of Cornell Athletics 1992 Cornell University Press Ithaca, NY 0-9633274-0-2 68 1st Chollet played about three-quarters of the game on both offense and defense. He gained 54 yards on eleven rushing attempts, 45 receiving three passes, 57 returning two intercepted passes, 31 on two punt returns, and 55 returning the opening kickoff, for a total of 242 yards. Schedule 1949 AP Eastern September 24 w 1949 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 27–0 15,000 Cornell Subdues Niagara, 27-0, Displaying Power in 2d Half Jack Slattery September 25, 1949 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67193301/1949-cornell-niagara/ October 1 w Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 39–27 20,000 Cornell's Smooth-Functioning Ground Attack Topples Colgate's Raiders in Thriller, 39-27 Jack Slattery October 2, 1949 2D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67197618/1949-colgate-cornell/ October 8 w 17 y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 33–14 24,000 Cornell Topples Harvard by 33-14 with Strong Land and Air Attack Joseph C. Nichols October 9, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 w 14 y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 48–14 45,000 Yale at Its Bulldog Best, but Big Red Romps, 48-14 Dana Mozley October 16, 1949 108 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67211593/1949-cornell-yale/ October 22 w 8 Princeton Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 14–12 33,500 Big Red Subdues Tough Tiger, 14-12, to Stay Unbeaten Elliot Cushing October 23, 1949 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7418895/democrat-and-chronicle-oct-23-1949/ October 29 w 8 Columbia Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 54–0 25,000 Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls over Columbia by 54-0 Roscoe McGowen October 30, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 w 7 Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 33–7 33,000 Cornell Drubs Syracuse, 33-7, for Seventh Win Bill Reddy November 6, 1949 35 The Post-Standard Syracuse, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67217261/1949-cornell-syracuse/ November 12 l 6 y Dartmouth Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH rivalry 7–16 17,000 Dartmouth Blasts Cornell from Undefeated Perch, 16-7 Ernie Roberts November 13, 1949 43 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67219494/1949-cornell-dartmouth/ November 24 w 20 y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 29–21 75,000 Cornell Feasts on Penn Miscues to Win, 29-21 Joe Trimble November 25, 1949 88 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67223252/1949-cornell-penn/ Rankings 1949 college football rankings AP 1 9 17 14 8 8 7 (1) 6 (1) 17 20т 12 Notes Note Note Author Bob Kane gets the year wrong, stating it was 1948, when it was actually 1949. References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football