1925 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainFrank Kearney
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1925 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 258 to 83.[1][2] The team played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Susquehanna
W 80–0[3]
October 3 Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 26–0[4]
October 10 Williams
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 48–0[5]
October 17 Rutgers
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 41–0[6]
October 31at Columbia
W 17–14[7]
November 7at Dartmouth
L 13–6215,000[8]
November 14 Canisius
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 33–0[9]
November 26at Penn
L 0–771,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1925–1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1925 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dobie Uses Pair of Teams To Pile Up Score of 80 to 0". Buffalo Courier. September 27, 1925. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell Runs Over Niagara Team, 26 to 0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1925. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big Red Team Shows Flash of Old Form". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1925. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cornell Defeats Rutgers To Avenge 1924 Defeat". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1925. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell Overcomes Odds To Beat Columbia Team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1925. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oberlander Star as Dartmouth Swamps Cornell". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cornell Sets Canisius Back By 33-0 Count". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1925. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Penn Rings Down Curtain on Football With Triumph Over Cornell Before 71,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1925. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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