1930 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1930 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1930 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 273 to 63.^[1]

1930 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Gil Dobie (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–3–2
Captain	Paul Hunt
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colgate			–					9	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
St. John's			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					1	–	7	–	1
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Clarkson	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 66–0		^[2]
October 4	Niagara	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 61–14		^[3]
October 11	Hampden–Sydney	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 47–6		^[4]
October 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 12–7	40,000	^[5]
November 1	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 7–10	25,000	^[6]
November 8	Hobart	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 54–0		^[7]
November 15	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 13–19	25,000	^[8]
November 27	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 13–7	65,000	^[9]

References

1. "1930 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
2. "Red eleven bowls over Engineers". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Niagara is beaten, 61–14 by Cornell". Allentown Morning Call. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell scored on by Bengals; Win by 47 to 6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell triumphs over Princeton". The Sunday Times. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Pat Robinson (November 2, 1930). "Columbia Downs Cornell: Hewitt's 53-Yard Run, Field Goal Win, 10-7". Daily News. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cornell has workout on Hobart team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth drive defeats Cornell". Allentown Morning Call. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bart Viviano star in Cornell victory". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.