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1945 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1945 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its first season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 169 to 166. Allen Dekdebrun was the team captain.[1]

1945 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainAllen Dekdebrun
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Syracuse
W 26–14 25,000 [2]
September 29 Bucknell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 19–8 3,000 [3]
October 6 Naval Submarine Base New London
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 39–0 [1]
October 13 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 6–14 14,000 [4]
October 27 at Yale
L 7–18 30,000 [5]
November 3 at No. 12 Columbia
L 26–34 35,000 [6]
November 10 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 20–6 17,000 [7]
November 17 at Dartmouth
W 20–13 12,000 [8]
November 24 at No. 11 Penn
L 6–59 67,000 [9]
  • 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. ^ Danzig, Allison (September 23, 1945). "Cornell Conquers Syracuse, 26 to 14; Dekdebrun Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Wilbur (September 30, 1945). "Cornell Repulses Bucknell, 19-8; Dekdebrun Heads Aerial Assault". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell Beats Bisons". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1945. p. 78.
  4. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 14, 1945). "Princeton Upsets Cornell; Tigers Score, 14-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 28, 1945). "Yale Drives Halt Cornell, 18 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 4, 1945). "Columbia Defeats Cornell, 34-26; Lions Start Fast". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 20-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1945. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 18, 1945). "Cornell Topples Dartmouth in 29th Meeting, 20 to 13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1945). "Quakers Win, 59-6; Eight Players Score the Nine Touchdowns in Routing Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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