1955 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (3–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDick Jackson
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Yale 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Harvard 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Brown 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Penn 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1955 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 159 to 134. Dick Jackson was the team captain.[1]

This would be Cornell's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Cornell had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. All seven Ivy League opponents appeared on Cornell's 1955 schedule; the Big Red had been playing most of their games against (future) Ivy teams for decades.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Lehigh
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 14–6 10,000 [2]
October 1 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 6–21 17,000 [3]
October 8 at Harvard
W 20–7 13,000 [4]
October 15 at Yale
L 6–34 15,000 [5]
October 22 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 20–26 25,000 [6]
October 29 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 34–19 14,000 [7]
November 5 at Brown
W 20–7 2,500 [8]
November 12 at Dartmouth
L 0–7 11,500 [9]
November 24 at Penn
W 39–7 25,668 [10]

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 25, 1955). "Big Red Rally Beats Lehigh". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 2, 1955). "Red Raiders Trim Cornell, 21 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1955). "Cornell Upsets Harvard, 20 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 16, 1955). "Elis Trip Cornell; Ward's 3 Scores Pace 34-6 Victory in Yale Bid for Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 23, 1955). "Princeton Beats Cornell; Tiger Backs Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 30, 1955). "Roberson Ace as Big Red Crushes Columbia, 34-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1955). "Cornell Is Victor over Brown, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 13, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Cornell Team, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
Categories