1930 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1930 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1930 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 273 to 63.[1]

1930 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainPaul Hunt
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate     9 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 1
No. 8 Dartmouth     7 1 1
St. John's     7 1 0
NYU     7 3 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 1
Tufts     5 2 0
Temple     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 2
Yale     5 2 2
CCNY     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 1
Drexel     6 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
Manhattan     4 3 1
Columbia     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Boston College     5 5 0
Villanova     5 5 0
Penn State     3 4 2
Harvard     3 4 1
Providence     3 4 1
Princeton     1 5 1
Boston University     1 7 1
Vermont     1 7 1
Massachusetts     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27ClarksonW 66–0[2]
October 4Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 61–14[3]
October 11Hampden–Sydney
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 47–6[4]
October 18at PrincetonW 12–740,000[5]
November 1at ColumbiaL 7–1025,000[6]
November 8Hobart
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 54–0[7]
November 15Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 13–1925,000[8]
November 27at PennW 13–765,000[9]

References

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  1. ^ "1930 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Red eleven bowls over Engineers". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Niagara is beaten, 61–14 by Cornell". Allentown Morning Call. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell scored on by Bengals; Win by 47 to 6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornell triumphs over Princeton". The Sunday Times. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Pat Robinson (November 2, 1930). "Columbia Downs Cornell: Hewitt's 53-Yard Run, Field Goal Win, 10-7". Daily News. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell has workout on Hobart team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dartmouth drive defeats Cornell". Allentown Morning Call. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bart Viviano star in Cornell victory". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.