1955 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1955 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 159 to 134. Dick Jackson was the team captain.[1]

1955 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	5–4
Head coach	George K. James (9th season)
Captain	Dick Jackson
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1955 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

This would be Cornell's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Cornell had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. All seven Ivy League opponents appeared on Cornell's 1955 schedule; the Big Red had been playing most of their games against (future) Ivy teams for decades.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Lehigh	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–6	10,000	[2]
October 1	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 6–21	17,000	[3]
October 8	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–7	13,000	[4]
October 15	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–34	15,000	[5]
October 22	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 20–26	25,000	[6]
October 29	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 34–19	14,000	[7]
November 5	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–7	2,500	[8]
November 12	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 0–7	11,500	[9]
November 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 39–7	25,668	[10]

References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 25, 1955). "Big Red Rally Beats Lehigh". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
3. Strauss, Michael (October 2, 1955). "Red Raiders Trim Cornell, 21 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1955). "Cornell Upsets Harvard, 20 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 16, 1955). "Elis Trip Cornell; Ward's 3 Scores Pace 34-6 Victory in Yale Bid for Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 23, 1955). "Princeton Beats Cornell; Tiger Backs Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 30, 1955). "Roberson Ace as Big Red Crushes Columbia, 34-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1955). "Cornell Is Victor over Brown, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 13, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Cornell Team, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1955). "Cornell Trounces Penn; Speedy Ithacans Triumph by 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.