1943 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season

1943 Cornell Big Red football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–4
Head coach|

* Carl Snavely (8th season)

Captain| Meredith Cushing
Home stadium| Schoellkopf Field

Seasons

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1944 →

1943 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Boston College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 0  | – | 1
Franklin & Marshall |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 0
Dartmouth |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 0
Rochester |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 11 Army |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Holy Cross |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Tufts |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 20 Penn |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 1
Brown |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0
Villanova |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0
Colgate |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Penn State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Bucknell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Cornell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Harvard |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 1
Yale |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Pittsburgh |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0
Temple |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0
CCNY |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 3  | – | 1
Princeton |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 6  | – | 0
Carnegie Tech |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 4  | – | 1
Columbia |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 8  | – | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 158–138. The team captain was Meredith "Bud" Cushing.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Cornell ranked 57th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.7.[2]

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

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18 |  Bucknell |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 7–6|  5,000 |  [3]
September 25 |  Sampson NTS |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 27–13|  6,000 |  [4][5]
October 2 | vs. Navy |

* Memorial Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| L 7–46|  32,546 |  [6]
October 30 | at Princeton |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 30–0|  5,000 |  [7]
October 16 |  Holy Cross |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 20–7|  5,000 |  [8]
October 23 | vs. Colgate |

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY (rivalry)

| L 7–20|  |  [1]
October 30 |  Columbia |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY (rivalry)

| W 33–6|  3,500 |  [9]
November 6 |  Penn State |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 13–0|  6,617 |  [1]
November 13 | vs. No. 18 Dartmouth |

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 0–20|  23,000 |  [10]
November 25 | at No. 18 Penn |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| L 14–20|  60,000 |  [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Cornell Is Victor over Bucknell, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1943. p. S1.
4. ^ "Cornell 1st Half Drive Sinks Sampson, 27-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 1C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Cornell Defeats Sampson, 27-13". Sunday News. New York, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 41C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1943). "Swift Navy Attack Sinks Cornell, 46-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 10, 1943). "Long Dashes by Maceyko and Blose Feature as Cornell Topples Princeton Eleven, 30-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 17, 1943). "Maceyko Star for Ithacans as Holy Cross Bows by 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 31, 1943). "Lions Downed, 33-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 14, 1943). "Dartmouth Trips Cornell by 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1943). "60,000 See Favored Penn Defeat Cornell After Trailing for Three Quarters". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 30.

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