1943 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1943 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 158–138. The team captain was Meredith "Bud" Cushing.^[1]

1943 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Carl Snavely (8th season)
Captain	Meredith Cushing
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Cornell ranked 57th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.7.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 7–6	5,000	^[3]
September 25	Sampson NTS	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–13	6,000	^[4]^[5]
October 2	vs. Navy	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–46	32,546	^[6]
October 30	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 30–0	5,000	^[7]
October 16	Holy Cross	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 20–7	5,000	^[8]
October 23	vs. Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–20		^[1]
October 30	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 33–6	3,500	^[9]
November 6	Penn State	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 13–0	6,617	^[1]
November 13	vs. No. 18 Dartmouth	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–20	23,000	^[10]
November 25	at No. 18 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–20	60,000	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Cornell Is Victor over Bucknell, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1943. p. S1.
4. "Cornell 1st Half Drive Sinks Sampson, 27-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 1C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Cornell Defeats Sampson, 27-13". Sunday News. New York, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 41C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1943). "Swift Navy Attack Sinks Cornell, 46-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 10, 1943). "Long Dashes by Maceyko and Blose Feature as Cornell Topples Princeton Eleven, 30-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Richardson, William D. (October 17, 1943). "Maceyko Star for Ithacans as Holy Cross Bows by 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Kelley, Robert F. (October 31, 1943). "Lions Downed, 33-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 14, 1943). "Dartmouth Trips Cornell by 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1943). "60,000 See Favored Penn Defeat Cornell After Trailing for Three Quarters". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 30.