1917 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season

1917 Cornell Big Red football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–6
Head coach|

* Albert Sharpe (6th season)

Captain| Arthur Hoffman
Home stadium| Schoellkopf Field

Seasons

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1917 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Pittsburgh |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 10  | – | 0  | – | 0
Williams |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 0  | – | 1
Yale |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 0
Princeton |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0
Syracuse |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 1
Army |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 0
Rutgers |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 1
Penn |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 0
Brown |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
Fordham |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Lehigh |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Boston College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Swarthmore |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Washington & Jefferson |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Colgate |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0
Harvard |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 1  | – | 3
New Hampshire |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 2  | – | 2
Dartmouth |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0
Geneva |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Penn State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
Buffalo |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0
NYU |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 3
Tufts |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0
Carnegie Tech |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 3  | – | 1
Bucknell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 1
Lafayette |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0
Holy Cross |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0
Rhode Island State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 4  | – | 2
Carlisle |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 0
Columbia |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0
Delaware |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 5  | – | 0
Cornell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 0
Franklin & Marshall |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0
Villanova |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 3  | – | 2
Temple |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 6  | – | 1

The 1917 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Albert Sharpe, the Big Red compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 146 to 78.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 6|  Oberlin|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 22–0| |
October 13|  Williams|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 10–14| | [3]
October 16|  47th Infantry|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 0–6| | [4]
October 20|  Colgate|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY (rivalry)

| L 0–20| |
October 27|  Bucknell|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 20–0| | [5]
November 3|  Carnegie Tech|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 20–0| |
November 10| at Michigan|

* Ferry Field
* Ann Arbor, MI

| L 0–42| 16,733|
November 17|  Fordham|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 6–27| |
November 29| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| L 0–37| |

## References

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1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
2. ^ "1917 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
3. ^ "Cornell Loses Score 14 To 10". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. October 13, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Imperfect Pass Gives To Army Illegal Score". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. October 17, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Cornell Downs Bucknell, 20 to 0". New York Tribune. October 28, 1917. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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Cornell Big Red football

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* Schoellkopf Field (1915–present)

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* Columbia
* Dartmouth
* Penn

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* Big Red Bear
* "Give My Regards to Davy"
* Fifth Down Game

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