1931 Cornell Big Red football team

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The 1931 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1931 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 239 to 20.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
Quick facts Cornell Big Red football, Conference ...
1931 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainCristobal Martinez-Zorrilla
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell â€“ 6–0–3
Colgate â€“ 8–1–0
No. 9 Pittsburgh â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 7–1–0
Drexel â€“ 7–1–0
No. 7 Harvard â€“ 7–1–0
Temple â€“ 8–1–1
Columbia â€“ 7–1–1
Massachusetts State â€“ 7–1–1
Syracuse â€“ 7–1–1
Fordham â€“ 6–1–2
No. 8 Yale â€“ 5–1–2
Army â€“ 8–2–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–2–0
Manhattan â€“ 4–2–1
Brown â€“ 7–3–0
Providence â€“ 7–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–3–0
NYU â€“ 6–3–1
Boston College â€“ 6–4–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–2–2
Villanova â€“ 4–3–2
La Salle â€“ 4–4–0
Duquesne â€“ 3–5–3
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–5–1
St. John's â€“ 3–5–1
CCNY â€“ 2–5–1
Boston University â€“ 2–7–0
Penn State â€“ 2–8–0
Princeton â€“ 1–7–0
Vermont â€“ 1–8–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The traditional Thanksgiving game against Penn attracted a reported crowd of 70,000 to Franklin Field. Cornell's 7-0 win earned a story on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer along with a detailed quarter-by-quarter description of the game in the newspaper.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26ClarksonW 68–0
October 3Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 37–6
October 10Richmond
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–0[4]
October 17Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 33–0
October 31Columbia
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 13–0[5]
November 7Alfred
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 54–0
November 14at DartmouthL 0–14
November 26at PennW 7–0
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