1944 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1944 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 131 to 130. The team captains were Frank Accorsi and Grant Ellis.[1]

1944 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1944 record	5–4
Head coach	Carl Snavely (9th season)
Captains	Frank Accorsi Grant Ellis
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1944 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	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 23	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 39–6	20,000	[2]
September 30	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 26–0	7,000	[3]
October 7	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–16	25,000	[4]
October 14	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–14	7,000	[5]
October 21	Sampson Naval Training Station	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 13–6	3,000	[6]
November 4	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 25–7	25,000	[7]
November 11	vs. No. 3 Navy	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–48	25,000	[8]
November 18	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 14–13	13,000	[9]
November 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20	50,000	[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 Defeats Syracuse's Eleven by 39-6 to Gain First Triumph in Archbold Stadium". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. S1.
3. "Cornell Defeats Bucknell, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1944). "Yale Upsets Cornell; Elis Triumph, 16-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Colgate Upsets Cornell, 14 to 7, as Line Play Proves Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1944. p. S1.
6. "Cornell's Pass as Time Runs Out Beats Sampson Sailors by 13 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1944. p. S1.
7. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 5, 1944). "Cornell Downs Columbia, 25-7; Ithacans in Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Effrat, Louis (November 12, 1944). "Navy Overpowers Cornell, 48 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1944. p. S1.
10. Effrat, Louis (November 26, 1944). "Penn's Late Drive Tops Cornell, 20-0, as 50,000 Look On". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.