1947 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Cornell Big Red football Independent 4–5 George K. James 1st Walt Kretz Schoellkopf Field The 1947 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 161 to 126.1947 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1947-schedule.html Cornell was ranked at No. 75 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule yes yes 1947 AP September 27 Lehigh Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 27-0 12,000 Cornell Derails Lehigh In James' Debut, 27-0 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle September 28, 1947 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28226373/cornell_derails_lehigh_in_james_debut/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0-14 50,000 Elis Down Cornell, 14-0 On Sustained Advances The Hartford Courant Frank Keyes October 5, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28226200/elis_down_cornell_140_on_sustained/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Colgate Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry) W 27-18 16,000 Cornell Whips Colgate, 27-18 The Daily News (New York City) Dana Mozley October 12, 1947 107 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27950091/cornell_whips_colgate_2718/ Newspapers.com October 18 Navy Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 19-38 35,500 Navy Overpowers Courageous Cornell Before Record 35,500 Crowd, 38 to 19 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Elliot Cushing October 19, 1949 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28226040/navy_overpowers_courageous_cornell/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 28-21 34,000 Cornell Beats Princeton on Late Passes, 28-21 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211691/cornell_beats_princeton_on_late_passes/ Newspapers.com November 1 No. 20 Columbia (rivalry) Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-22 25,000 Lions Outrun Stubborn Cornell Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 2, 1947 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28224570/lions_outrun_stubborn_cornell/ Newspapers.com November 8 Syracuse Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 12-6 27,000 Holland Sparks Cornell To 12-6 Win Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 9, 1947 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28225417/holland_sparks_cornell_to_126_win/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 13-21 13,000 Cornell Loses To Dartmouth The Baltimore Sun November 16, 1947 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214485/cornell_loses_to_dartmouth/ Newspapers.com Attendance figure in Dartmouth Nips Cornell November 16, 1947 22 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. November 27 at No. 8 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 0-21 80,000 Whole City Gives Thanks; 80,000 See Penn Triumph The Philadelphia Inquirer Oliver H. Crawford November 28, 1947 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28215865/whole_city_gives_thanks_80000_see/ Newspapers.com References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red football seasons Cornell Big Red football