1946 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Cornell Big Red football Ivy League Ivy 5–3–1 3–1–1 Edward McKeever 2nd Joe Martin Schoellkopf Field The 1946 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 135 to 115. Joe Martin 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 Walter Kretz led Cornell and ranked 17th nationally with 602 rushing yards and averaged 6.76 yards per carry.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 80 Hillary Chollet was the team's leading scorer.Kane Robert J. Good Sports A History of Cornell Athletics 1992 Cornell University Press Ithaca, NY 0-9633274-0-2 68 1st Cornell was ranked at No. 38 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit Dr. E. E. Litkenhous The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 15, 1946 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/ Newspapers.com Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Schedule yes yes yes 1946 AP September 28 Bucknell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 21-0 7,000 Cornell Displays a Talented Backfield in Triumph over Bucknell September 29, 1946 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5 @ Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 21-46 26,000 Davis Scores Four Times as Army Defeats Cornell Allison Danzig October 6, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 Colgate Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 13-9 20,000 Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 13-9 October 13, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 Yale Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 6-6 27,000 Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game Roscoe McGowen October 20, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 14-7 33,000 Cornell Topples Princeton by 14-7 William D. Richardson October 27, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) W 12-0 35,000 Cornell Tops Columbia; Red Line Decides Louis Effrat November 3, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 7-14 29,000 Syracuse Upsets Cornell, 14-7, with Two Touchdowns by Watt Roscoe McGowen November 10, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 Dartmouth Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 21-7 20,000 Cornell Sets Back Dartmouth, 21 to 7 Joseph M. Sheehan November 17, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 28 @ #14 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 20-26 78,000 78,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, Tying Yale and Harvard for Ivy League Title Allison Danzig November 29, 1946 39 The New York Times New York, N.Y. After the season The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Big Red was selected.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1947/draft.htm 1947 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Cornell Big Red Round Pick Player Position NFL club 5 29 Frank Wydo Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football