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1944 Cornell Big Red football team

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1944 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Frank Accorsi
  • Grant Ellis
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army     9 0 0
Yale     7 0 1
Harvard     5 1 0
Bucknell     7 2 1
Penn State     6 3 0
Penn     5 3 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Cornell     5 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Drexel     2 2 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Brown     3 4 1
Temple     2 4 2
Syracuse     2 4 1
Princeton     1 2 0
Dartmouth     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
NYU     2 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 8 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 131 to 130. The team captains were Frank Accorsi and Grant Ellis.[1]

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Syracuse W 39–6 20,000 [2]
September 30 Bucknell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 26–0 7,000 [3]
October 7 at Yale L 7–16 25,000 [4]
October 14 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 7–14 7,000 [5]
October 21 3:00 p.m. Sampson NTS
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 13–6 3,000 [6][7][8]
November 4 at Columbia W 25–7 25,000 [9]
November 11 vs. No. 3 Navy L 0–48 25,000 [10]
November 18 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 14–13 13,000 [11]
November 25 at Penn L 0–20 50,000 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cornell Defeats Syracuse's Eleven by 39-6 to Gain First Triumph in Archbold Stadium". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Cornell Defeats Bucknell, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1944). "Yale Upsets Cornell; Elis Triumph, 16-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Colgate Upsets Cornell, 14 to 7, as Line Play Proves Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1944. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Cornell See Change to End Losing Streak". Elmira Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. October 20, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cornell Rally Beats Sampson Navy, 13-6". Sunday News. New York, New York. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 78. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Cornell's Pass as Time Runs Out Beats Sampson Sailors by 13 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1944. p. S1.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 5, 1944). "Cornell Downs Columbia, 25-7; Ithacans in Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 12, 1944). "Navy Overpowers Cornell, 48 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1944. p. S1.
  12. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 26, 1944). "Penn's Late Drive Tops Cornell, 20-0, as 50,000 Look On". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.