1945 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1945 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its first season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 169 to 166. Allen Dekdebrun was the team captain.[1]

1945 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1945 record	5–4
Head coach	Edward McKeever (1st season)
Captain	Allen Dekdebrun
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1945 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					2	–	3	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse			–					1	–	6	–	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 22	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 26–14	25,000	[2]
September 29	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 19–8	3,000	[3]
October 6	Naval Submarine Base New London	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 39–0		[1]
October 13	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–14	14,000	[4]
October 27	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–18	30,000	[5]
November 3	at No. 12 Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 26–34	35,000	[6]
November 10	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 20–6	17,000	[7]
November 17	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 20–13	12,000	[8]
November 24	at No. 11 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–59	67,000	[9]
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. Danzig, Allison (September 23, 1945). "Cornell Conquers Syracuse, 26 to 14; Dekdebrun Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. O'Brien, Wilbur (September 30, 1945). "Cornell Repulses Bucknell, 19-8; Dekdebrun Heads Aerial Assault". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell Beats Bisons". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1945. p. 78.
4. McGowen, Roscoe (October 14, 1945). "Princeton Upsets Cornell; Tigers Score, 14-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 28, 1945). "Yale Drives Halt Cornell, 18 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Danzig, Allison (November 4, 1945). "Columbia Defeats Cornell, 34-26; Lions Start Fast". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 20-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1945. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 18, 1945). "Cornell Topples Dartmouth in 29th Meeting, 20 to 13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1945). "Quakers Win, 59-6; Eight Players Score the Nine Touchdowns in Routing Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.