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1920 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainClyde Mayer
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   8 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 0 – 2
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 2 – 1
New Hampshire   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   5 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   0 – 4 – 4
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1920 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 231 to 68.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Rochester
W 13–6
October 9 St. Bonaventure
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 55–7
October 16 Union (NY)
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 60–0
October 23 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 42–6> 10,000[3]
October 30 Rutgers
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–0[4]
November 6vs. Dartmouth
L 3–1420,000[5]
November 13 Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 34–715,000[6]
November 25at Penn
L 0–2835,000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1920–1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1920 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Powerful Offensive Play of Cornell Backfield a Factor in Colgate Defeat". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1920. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell Smears Strong Rutgers Defense to Win by Score of 24-0". Ithaca Journal-News. November 1, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dartmouth Beats Cornell By Score of 14 to 3 After Hot Fight on Polo Grounds". Ithaca Journal-News. November 6, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Columbia Eleven Loses to Cornell, 34 to 7". New York Tribune. November 14, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ M. N. Rawlins (November 26, 1920). "Penn Routs Cornell in Great Come Back, 28-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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