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1954 Cornell Big Red football team

1954 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGuy Bedrossian
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Cornell 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Brown 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Harvard 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Dartmouth 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Penn 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 194 to 153. Guy Bedrossian was the team captain.[1]

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 14–19 16,000 [2]
October 2 at No. 16 Rice
L 20–41 35,000 [3]
October 9 Harvarddagger
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 12–13 19,000 [4]
October 16 at Yale
L 21–47 32,000 [5]
October 23 at Princeton
W 27–0 30,000 [6]
October 30 at Columbia
W 26–0 8,500 [7]
November 6 Syracuse
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 14–6 25,000 [8]
November 13 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 40–21 18,000 [9]
November 25 at Penn
W 20–6 26,690 [10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1954). "Red Raiders' Strong Line Excels in 19-to-14 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S5.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 10, 1954). "Crimson's 72-Yard March Near End Upsets Ithacans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 17, 1954). "Elis Overwhelm Cornell, 47 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 24, 1954). "Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Syracuse, 14 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 14, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1954). "Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 34.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team