1952 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1952 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored 195 to 68. Bill Whelan was the team captain.[1]

1952 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainBill Whelan
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
 1951
1953 
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rochester  800
Hofstra  810
No. 19 Princeton  810
Franklin & Marshall  710
Villanova  711
Holy Cross  820
Yale  720
Penn State  721
No. 14 Syracuse  730
Bucknell  630
Colgate  630
Pittsburgh  630
Carnegie Tech  430
Harvard  540
Boston University  541
Penn  432
Army  441
Boston College  441
Tufts  341
Drexel  340
Fordham  251
NYU  251
Columbia  261
Brown  270
Cornell  270
Dartmouth  270
Temple  271
Buffalo  170
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 7–14 14,000 [2]
October 4 Navy
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–31 25,000 [3]
October 11 at Syracuse L 6–26 23,000 [4]
October 18 at Yale L 0–13 31,000 [5]
October 25 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–27 28,000 [6]
November 1 at Columbia W 21–14 22,000 [7]
November 8 at Michigan L 7–49 51,102 [8]
November 15 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 13–7 14,000 [9]
November 27 at Penn L 7–14 40,000 [10]

References

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  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. Warner, Dave (September 28, 1952). "Raiders Upset Cornell, 14-7; Owens Scores on 100-Yard Run". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1952). "Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Strauss, Michael (October 12, 1952). "Orange Long Runs Beat Cornell, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 19, 1952). "Swift Eli Thrusts Trip Cornell, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Effrat, Louis (October 26, 1952). "Tigers Vanquish Cornell by 27-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1952). "Cornell Trips Columbia, 21-14; Big Red Stops Lion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Middlesworth, Hal (November 9, 1952). "Cornell Pays Penalty for Upset, 49-7". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. p. 48 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cornell Vanquishes Dartmouth, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 16, 1952. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 28, 1952). "Penn Takes Ivy Honors by Halting Stubborn Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.