1948 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1948 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 8–1 record and outscored opponents 224 to 112.^[1]

1948 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	8–1
Head coach	George K. James (2nd season)
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Cornell	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Penn	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Brown	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Yale	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Bob Dean's point after touchdown kick gave Cornell a dramatic come-from behind win over Dartmouth.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	NYU		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 47–6	14,000	[3]
October 2	at Navy		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 13–7	25,000	[4]
October 9	No. 18 Harvard		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 40–6	25,000	[5]
October 16	at Syracuse	No. 13	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 34–7	30,000	[6]
October 23	No. 5 Army	No. 12	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–27	35,000	[7]
October 30	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 20–13	35,000	[8]
November 6	Colgate		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 14–6	18,000	[9]
November 13	Dartmouth		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 27–26	30,000	[10]
November 25	at No. 19 Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 23–14	78,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	13	12	—	—	—	19	—	19

References

1. "1948 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
2. Kane, Robert J. (1992). Good Sports A History of Cornell Athletics (1st ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-9633274-0-2.
3. "Cornell Rocks NYU, 47-6; 14,000 See Big Red Splurge in 2d Half". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. September 26, 1948. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Linthicum, Jesse A. (October 3, 1948). "Navy Eleven Defeated by Cornell, 13-7". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Miller, Vern (October 10, 1948). "Smooth Cornell Eleven Blasts Harvard Hopes, 40-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Reddy, Bill (October 17, 1948). "Big Red Smothers Orange Gridders, 34 to 7". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ward, Gene (October 24, 1948). "Army Ground Attack Crushes Cornell, 27-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1948). "Cornell Tops Columbia, 20-13; Big Red in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Pinckney, Paul (November 7, 1948). "Cornell Whips Raiders in Mud". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Strauss, Michael (November 14, 1948). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 27-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Trimble, Joe (November 26, 1948). "Cornell Batters Penn, 23-14, to Cop Ivy Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.