1947 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1947 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 161 to 126.[1]

1947 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1947 record	4–5
Head coach	George K. James (1st season)
Captain	Walt Kretz
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1947 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Penn			–					7	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Columbia			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Lehigh	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–0	12,000	[2]
October 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–14	50,000	[3]
October 11	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 27–18	16,000	[4]
October 18	Navy	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 19–38	35,500	[5]
October 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–21	34,000	[6]
November 1	No. 20 Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 0–22	25,000	[7]
November 8	Syracuse	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 12–6	27,000	[8]
November 15	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 13–21	13,000	[9]
November 27	at No. 8 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–21	80,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1947 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. "Cornell Derails Lehigh In James' Debut, 27-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1947. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
3. Frank Keyes (October 5, 1947). "Elis Down Cornell, 14-0 On Sustained Advances". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dana Mozley (October 12, 1947). "Cornell Whips Colgate, 27-18". The Daily News (New York City). p. 107 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Elliot Cushing (October 19, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Courageous Cornell Before Record 35,500 Crowd, 38 to 19". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cornell Beats Princeton on Late Passes, 28-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1947. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lions Outrun Stubborn Cornell". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 2, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holland Sparks Cornell To 12-6 Win". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1947. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cornell Loses To Dartmouth". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth Nips Cornell". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. November 16, 1947. p. 22.
10. Oliver H. Crawford (November 28, 1947). "Whole City Gives Thanks; 80,000 See Penn Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.