1951 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1951 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored its opponents 207 to 139. Vic Pujo was the team captain.[1]

1951 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record6–3
Head coachGeorge K. James (5th season)
CaptainVic Pujo
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Princeton   –    9 –0 –0
Northeastern   –    6 –0 –1
No. 19 Holy Cross   –    8 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    6 –2 –0
Cornell   –    6 –3 –0
No. 16 Boston University   –    6 –4 –0
Temple   –    6 –4 –0
Columbia   –    5 –3 –0
Villanova   –    5 –3 –0
Fordham   –    5 –4 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    5 –4 –0
Penn   –    5 –4 –0
Penn State   –    5 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –4 –0
Buffalo   –    4 –4 –0
Colgate   –    4 –5 –0
Dartmouth   –    4 –5 –0
Drexel   –    3 –4 –0
Harvard   –    3 –5 –1
Boston College   –    3 –6 –0
Yale   –    2 –5 –2
Pittsburgh   –    3 –7 –0
Army   –    2 –7 –0
Brown   –    2 –7 –0
NYU   –    1 –7 –0
Tufts   –    0 –7 –2
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Syracuse No. 20
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–14 25,000 [2]
October 6 at Colgate
W 41–18 [3]
October 13 Harvard No. 17
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 42–6 20,000 [4]
October 20 at Yale No. 14
W 27–0 30,000 [5]
October 27 at No. 8 Princeton No. 12
L 15–53 49,000 [6]
November 3 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 20–21 21,000 [7]
November 10 Michigan
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 20–7 35,300 [8]
November 17 at Dartmouth
W 21–13 14,000 [9]
November 24 at Penn
L 0–7 40,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Merz Registers Three Touchdowns to Lead Cornell to Victory over Syracuse". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1951. p. S4.
  3. "Cornell Tosses Top Colgate Team, 41-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 7, 1951. p. S1.
  4. McGowen, Roscoe (October 14, 1951). "Cornell Puts Harvard to Rout, Scoring Third Triumph in Row at Ithaca". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  5. Danzig, Allison (October 21, 1951). "Big Red Air Drive Trims Ellis, 27 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Danzig, Allison (October 28, 1951). "Princeton Routs Cornell, 53-15; 18 in Row for Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 4, 1951). "Columbia Tops Cornell, 21-20; Big Red Push Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Danzig, Allison (November 11, 1951). "Cornell Tops Michigan, 20-7; Big Red Rebounds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 18, 1951). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 21-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1951). "Penn Tops Cornell, 7-0; Quakers Hit Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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