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1942 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainRoy Johnson
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 19 Penn State   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 2 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 1
No. T–19 Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 5 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 3
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 5 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 4 – 2
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 5 – 0
Harvard   –   2 – 6 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Manhattan   –   2 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored 148-95 by its opponents. The team captain was Roy Johnson.[1]

Cornell was ranked at No. 86 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Lafayette
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 20–16 5,000 [3]
October 3 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 6–18 12,000 [4]
October 10 at Army
L 8–28 12,000 [5]
October 17 Penn State
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 0–0 5,000 [1]
October 24 at No. 20 Syracuse
L 7–12 15,000 [6]
October 31 at Columbia
L 13–14 21,000 [7]
November 7 at Yale
W 13–7 21,000 [8]
November 14 vs. Dartmouth
W 21–19 13,000 [9]
November 26 at Penn
L 7–34 62,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ a b "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cornell Halts Lafayette, 20-16, on Kretz's Running and Passing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1942. p. S4.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1942). "Colgate Defeats Cornell by 18-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 11, 1942). "Hill, Mazur Army Stars as Cornell Bows by 28-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 25, 1942). "Syracuse Aerials Down Cornell, 12-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Daley, Arthur (November 1, 1942). "Columbia Defeats Cornell, 14-13; Lions Stage Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Daley, Arthur (November 8, 1942). "Cornell Rallies to Nip Yale, 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 15, 1942). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 21-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 27, 1942). "62,000 See Penn Score Its Most Decisive Victory over Cornell Since 1928". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.
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