1961 Cornell Big Red football team

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1961 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1961 record3–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dave McKelvey
  • George Telesh
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Columbia + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished sixth in the Ivy League .

In its first season under head coach Tom Harp, the team compiled a 3–6 record but outscored opponents 143 to 137. Dave McKelvey and George Telesh were the team captains.[1]

Cornell's 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 106 to 102 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Colgate*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 34–0 20,000 [3]
October 7 at Harvard
L 0–14 11,000 [4]
October 14 Navy*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–31 22,000 [5]
October 21 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–12 20,000 [6]
October 28 at Princeton
L 25–30 28,000 [7]
November 4 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 7–35 8,000 [8]
November 11 Brown
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 25–0 8,000 [9]
November 18 at Dartmouth
L 14–15 11,000 [10]
November 25 at Penn
W 31–0 12,204 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 1, 1961). "Cornell Crushes Colgate, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 8, 1961). "Harvard Blanks Cornell, 14-0, in Upset; Halaby Scores Twice for Crimson". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 15, 1961). "Navy Eleven Victor over Cornell, 31-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 22, 1961). "Yale's Runs Sink Cornell, 12 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 29, 1961). "Tigers Outscore Cornell in a 30-to-25 Ivy Thriller". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 5, 1961). "Columbia Downs Cornell; Lions Gain 35-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Cornell Routs Brown, 25-0, and Gains First Victory of Ivy League Season". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. S4.
  10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1961). "Dartmouth Turns Back Cornell, 15-14, with Fourth-Period Passing Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  11. ^ White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 26, 1961). "Cornell Trims Penn, 31-0, with Telesh and Lampkins Scoring Twice Each". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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