1958 Cornell Big Red football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–3 (5–2 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bob Hazzard |
Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
In its 12th season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 147 to 135. Bob Hazzard was the team captain.[1]
Cornell's 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 80.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Colgate* |
| W 13–0 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
October 4 | Harvard![]() |
| W 21–14 | 15,000 | [4] | ||
October 11 | at Syracuse* | L 0–55 | 24,000 | [5] | |||
October 18 | at Yale | W 12–7 | 28,816 | [6] | |||
October 25 | Princeton |
| W 34–8 | 23,000 | [7] | ||
November 1 | at Columbia | W 25–0 | 17,500 | [8] | |||
November 8 | at Brown | L 8–12 | 15,500 | [9] | |||
November 15 | Dartmouth |
| L 15–32 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
November 27 | at Penn | W 19–7 | 19,116 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Late Cornell Tallies Down Colgate, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 28, 1958. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1958). "Cornell Checks Harvard, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 12, 1958). "Syracuse Trounces Cornell Team, 55-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 19, 1958). "Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 26, 1958). "Cornell Routs Princeton, 34-8; Skypeck Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 2, 1958). "Columbia Loses; Lions Beaten by 25-0 as Skypeck and Tino Set Cornell Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 9, 1958). "Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 16, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 32-15; Line Play Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (November 29, 1958). "Cornell Downs Penn to Tie for Second in Ivy League; Skypeck's Passes Pace 19-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.