1924 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1924 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1924 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 4–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 209 to 71.[1][2]

1924 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainFrank Henderson
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Dartmouth     7 0 1
No. 3 Yale     6 0 2
No. 8 Penn     9 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Bucknell     8 2 0
Lafayette     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     7 2 0
Holy Cross     7 1 1
Army     5 1 2
Syracuse     8 2 1
Fordham     6 2 0
Lehigh     4 1 3
Boston College     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
Princeton     4 2 1
Springfield     4 2 1
Columbia     5 3 1
Pittsburgh     5 3 1
NYU     4 3 1
CCNY     4 3 0
Brown     5 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Cornell     4 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 2
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Villanova     2 5 1
Drexel     2 7 0
Vermont     2 7 0
Temple     1 4 0
Boston University     1 5 0
Buffalo     1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 St. BonaventureW 56–0
October 4 Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–0
October 11 Williams
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–14
October 18 Rutgers
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–10
November 1 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 14–0
November 8 Susquehanna
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 91–0
November 15vs. DartmouthL 14–27
November 27at PennL 0–20[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1920–1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1924 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania triumphs oover Cornell eleven, 20 to 0". The Buffalo News. November 28, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.