1946 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1946 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 135 to 115. Joe Martin was the team captain.[1]

1946 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Edward McKeever (2nd season)
Captain	Joe Martin
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–0	7,000	[2]
October 5	at No. 1 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 21–46	26,000	[3]
October 12	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 13–9	20,000	[4]
October 19	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	T 6–6	27,000	[5]
October 26	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 14–7	33,000	[6]
November 2	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 12–0	35,000	[7]
November 9	Syracuse	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–14	29,000	[8]
November 16	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 21–7	20,000	[9]
November 28	at No. 14 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 20–26	78,000	[10]
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. "Cornell Displays a Talented Backfield in Triumph over Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5.
3. Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1946). "Davis Scores Four Times as Army Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 13-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 20, 1946). "Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Richardson, William D. (October 27, 1946). "Cornell Topples Princeton by 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Effrat, Louis (November 3, 1946). "Cornell Tops Columbia; Red Line Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1946). "Syracuse Upsets Cornell, 14-7, with Two Touchdowns by Watt". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 17, 1946). "Cornell Sets Back Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 29, 1946). "78,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, Tying Yale and Harvard for Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.