1906 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1906 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1906 college football season. In their fifth, non-consecutive season under head coach Pop Warner, the Big Red compiled an 8–1–2 record, shut out 6 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 237 to 37.[1][2] Three Cornell players received honors on the 1906 College Football All-America Team: guard Elmer Thompson (Walter Camp-1, Caspar Whitney-2); center William Newman (Whitney-1); and fullback George Walders (Whitney-2).[3][4]

1906 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
1906 record8–1–2
Head coachPop Warner (5th season)
CaptainGeorge Cook
Home stadiumPercy Field
1906 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton      9 0 1
Yale      9 0 1
Harvard      10 1 0
Cornell      8 1 2
Lafayette      8 1 1
Penn State      8 1 1
Washington & Jefferson      9 2 0
Swarthmore      7 2 0
Tufts      6 2 0
Penn      7 2 3
Carlisle      9 3 0
Brown      6 3 0
Rutgers      5 2 2
Dartmouth      6 3 1
Syracuse      6 3 0
Colgate      4 2 2
Fordham      5 3 0
Western U. of Penn.      6 4 0
Drexel      3 2 1
Holy Cross      4 3 1
Amherst      3 3 1
Lehigh      5 5 1
Carnegie Tech      2 3 2
Army      3 5 1
Frankin & Marshall      3 5 1
Wesleyan      2 4 1
New Hampshire      2 5 1
Villanova      3 7 0
NYU      0 4 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29 Colgate
T 0–0
October 3 Hamilton
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–0
October 6 Oberlin
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 25–5
October 10 Niagara
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–6
October 13 Bucknell
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–6
October 20 Bowdoin
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 72–0
October 27vs. PrincetonL 5–14
November 3 Western University of Pennsylvania
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–0
November 10 Holy Cross
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 16–6
November 17 Swarthmore
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 28–0
November 29at PennT 0–0

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1906 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
  4. Caspar Whitney. "The View-Point". Outing. p. 537.
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