1960 Cornell Big Red football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1960 college football season. Cornell tied for last place in the Ivy League .
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Headcoach
- George K. James (14th season)
CaptainWarren Sundstrom
| 1960 Cornell Big Red football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–7 (1–6 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | Warren Sundstrom |
| Home stadium | Schoellkopf Field |
In its 14th and final season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored 167 to 78. Warren Sundstrom was the team captain.[1]
Cornell's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League. The Big Red were outscored 132 to 55 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Colgate* |
| L 8–28 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | Bucknell* |
| W 15–7 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Harvard |
| W 12–0 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at Yale | L 6–22 | 24,713 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | Princeton |
| L 18–21 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | at Columbia | L 6–44 | 9,000 | [8] | |||
| November 5 | at Brown | L 6–7 | 7,500 | [9] | |||
| November 12 | Dartmouth |
| L 0–20 | 12,000 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | at Penn | L 7–18 | 14,413 | [11] | |||
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