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1929 Cornell Big Red football team

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1929 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainSam Wakeman
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons← 19281930 →
1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 2
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 2 – 2
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 4 – 2
Princeton   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1929 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 60.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28ClarksonW 60–0
October 5Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 22–6
October 12Hampden–Sydney
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 40–6
October 19Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 13–7
November 2Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 12–6
November 16Western Reserve
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 36–0
November 23at DartmouthL 14–18
November 28at PennL 7–17

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1925–1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1929 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "Cornell Outplays Princeton, Winning Thrilling Game, 13-7". New York Daily News. October 20, 1929. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jack Farrell (November 3, 1929). "Cornell's Air Attack Beats Columbia". New York Daily News. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
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