1954 Cornell Big Red football team

American college football season

1954 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (4–2 Ivy)
Head coach	George K. James (8th season)
Captain	Guy Bedrossian
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons← 1953 1955 →

1954 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 194 to 153. Guy Bedrossian was the team captain.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Colgate	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–19	16,000
October 2	at No. 16 Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–41	35,000
October 9	Harvard	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 12–13	19,000
October 16	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–47	32,000
October 23	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–0	30,000
October 30	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 26–0	8,500
November 6	Syracuse	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–6	25,000
November 13	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 40–21	18,000
November 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 20–6	26,690
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1954). "Red Raiders' Strong Line Excels in 19-to-14 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
"Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S5.
Nichols, Joseph C. (October 10, 1954). "Crimson's 72-Yard March Near End Upsets Ithacans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (October 17, 1954). "Elis Overwhelm Cornell, 47 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 24, 1954). "Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Syracuse, 14 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
McGowen, Roscoe (November 14, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1954). "Cornell Triumphs over Penn and Ties Yale for Ivy League Football Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 34.

v t e Cornell Big Red football
Venues	Schoellkopf Field (1915–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colgate Columbia Dartmouth Penn
Culture & lore	Big Red Bear "Give My Regards to Davy" Fifth Down Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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