Cornell Big Red football

Cornell Big Red football
2018 Cornell Big Red football team
First season 1887
Head coach David Archer
6th season, 14–41 (.255)
Stadium Schoellkopf Field
(Capacity: 25,597)
Field surface Artificial turf
Location Ithaca, New York
Conference Ivy League
All-time record 649–529–33 (.550)
Claimed nat'l titles 5
Conference titles 3
Rivalries Colgate (rivalry)
Columbia (rivalry)
Dartmouth (rivalry)
Penn (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans 16
Colors Carnelian Red and White[1]
         
Fight song Give My Regards to Davy
Website www.cornellbigred.com

The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. It is one of the oldest and most storied football programs in the nation. The team has attained five national championships and has had seven players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

History

In 1869, the first intramural football on the Cornell campus took place, although it did not resemble the modern sport and there were 40 players per side. In 1874, the university president and founder, Andrew Dickson White, disallowed a team of Cornell students from traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to play a Michigan team. White said, "I refuse to let 40 of our boys travel 400 miles merely to agitate a bag of wind."[2] On November 12, 1887, Cornell played its first intercollegiate game against Union College, losing 24–10. The following year, the Cornellians record their first win by beating Palmyra, 26–0, and went on to finish the season with a 4–2 record.[2] In 1889, Cornell played the University of Michigan in Buffalo, NY and beat Michigan 66-0. [3]

In 1892, Glenn "Pop" Warner first played the game and the Cornellians finished the season having posted a 10–1 mark under "Father of Cornell football" Carl Johanson. Two years later Warner rose to become the team captain. After college, Warner began his coaching career and returned to Cornell in 1897. That year, he led the team to a 5–3–1 record. The following season, Cornell compiled a 10–2 record. Warner then moved on to coach the Carlisle Indians football team.[2]

The 1904 team coached by Warner (not pictured).

In 1901, under first-year coach Ray Starbuck, the Cornellians outscored their opponents 324–38 and won 11 games for the only time in school history. Pop Warner returned as head coach from 1904 to 1906, during which time his teams posted a 21–8 record.[2]

Cornell began playing Ivy League rival Penn in 1893. They have played 122 times since, in every year except 1918, making this game the 5th most played college football contest in the nation.

In 1915, Cornell won all nine of its games. They handed Harvard their first loss in 50 consecutive games, 10–0. Gil Dobie took over as head coach in 1920. In his first season, the Cornellians posted a 6–2 record, but in each of the subsequent three years they finished 8–0. Cornell was awarded the national championship for each of those three seasons by at least one selector. In those seasons, Cornell outscored its opponents, 1,051 points to 71.[2]

Cornell defeated Penn State, 21–6, in 1938 to begin a school record unbeaten streak of 16 games. The Big Red compiled an 8–0 record in 1939 for its fifth national championship. The possibility of a Rose Bowl invitation that season was rebuffed by the university administration. The unbeaten streak came to an end in 1940 with the infamous Fifth Down Game.[2] After the game, Cornell voluntarily forfeited to Dartmouth when review of film showed the Big Red had inadvertently used five downs.[4] The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia named the game, and Cornell's honorable concession, the second greatest moment in college football history.[5]

The 2017 team after a win against Brown.

In 1951, Cornell beat defending Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion Michigan, 20–7. Between 1969 and 1971, running back Ed Marinaro broke numerous NCAA records with a career total of 1,881 yards and 24 touchdowns. His senior year, he finished as runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Pat Sullivan of Auburn. That same season, Cornell finished 6–1 to secure a share of the Ivy League conference championship for the first time. Cornell twice more attained the title, shared in 1988 with Penn and shared with Dartmouth in 1990.[2] Beginning in 2018 Cornell will play New York State Ivy League rival, the Columbia Lions in their final game. The victor is awarded the Empire Cup.

Conference affiliations

  • Independent (1887–1955)
  • Ivy League (1956–present)

Championships

National championships

Cornell claims five college football national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors.[6][7][8]:111–112

Year Selectors Coach Record
1915Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke DavisAl Sharpe9–0
1921Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke DavisGil Dobie8–0
1922Helms, Parke DavisGil Dobie8–0
1923SagarinGil Dobie8–0
1939Litkenhous, SagarinCarl Snavely8–0

Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1971Ivy LeagueJack Musick8–16–1
1988Ivy LeagueMaxie Baughan7–2–16–1
1990Ivy LeagueJim Hofher7–36–1

Rivalries

Notable players

Consensus All-Americans

Players in the NFL Draft

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end
Year Round Pick in round Overall pick Player Team Position
2013 4 25 122 J.C. Tretter Packers T
2006 6 7 176 Kevin Boothe Raiders T
1997 4 18 114 Seth Payne Jaguars DT
1997 4 27 123 Chad Levitt Raiders RB
1984 9 24 248 Derrick Harmon 49ers RB
1974 9 26 234 Bob Lally Dolphins LB
1974 14 22 360 Mike Phillips Bengals T
1972 2 24 50 Ed Marinaro Vikings RB
1969 10 23 257 John Sponheimer Chiefs DT
1967 9 11 222 Pete Larsen Redskins RB
1964 8 11 109 Gary Wood Giants QB
1956 18 7 212 Stan Intihar Packers E
1956 28 2 327 Bill DeGraaf Steelers B
1955 13 3 148 Len Oniskey Redskins T
1954 28 8 333 John Gerdes Eagles T
1951 26 4 307 Jeff Fleischmann Cardinals B
1949 8 10 81 Bob Dean Eagles B
1949 18 6 177 Hillary Chollet Rams B
1949 25 3 244 Paul Girolamo Yanks B
1947 5 4 29 Frank Wydo Steelers T
1946 9 2 72 Al Dekdebrun Yanks B
1946 25 6 236 Chick Davidson Packers T
1945 22 4 223 Walt Kretz Yanks B
1945 22 7 226 Chick Davidson Redskins T
1944 25 7 259 Joe Martin Redskins B
1944 30 2 309 Howard Blose Dodgers B
1941 10 7 87 Walt Matuszczak Giants B
1941 11 4 94 Nick Drahos Rams T
1941 17 4 154 Kirk Hershey Rams E
1941 22 2 204 Mort Landsbert Steelers B
1940 21 4 194 Vince Eichler Packers B
1939 10 4 84 Bill McKeever Eagles T
1939 11 3 93 Sid Roth Rams G[9]

Numerous undrafted players have also played in the NFL.[10] Pete Gogolak became the first soccer-style kicker in pro football in 1964; the most recent is current Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Bryan Walters.

Television

Cornell football currently has a deal with iBN Sports to host live and on-demand home games with their Cornell football channel.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "The Brand Book – Cornell University". Brand.cornell.edu. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cornell Football History, Cornell University, retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Wolverines Worsted.," The Cornell Daily Sun - 18 November 1889.
  4. ↑ Part II: The Fifth Down Game Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine., The Cornell Daily Sun, November 8, 2007.
  5. ↑ Beano Cook's top 10 moments in college football, ESPN, October 6, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Cornell University - FB_RecordBook" (PDF). www.cornellbigred.com.
  7. ↑ https://cornellbigred.com/sports/2016/5/26/team-national-champions.aspx
  8. ↑ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com.
  10. ↑ "Cornell Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference. November 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Spring Football Game Set For Saturday". Cornell University.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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