1946 Cornell Big Red football team

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1946 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Martin
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 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 University   –   5 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 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
Vermont   –   2 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Bucknell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–0 7,000 [2]
October 5 at Army
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
W 14–7 33,000 [6]
November 2 at Columbia
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
L 20–26 78,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Big Red was selected.[11]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 29 Frank Wydo Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers

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.
  11. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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