1946 Cornell Big Red football team

1946 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–3–1 (3–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Martin
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Yale 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Harvard 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Cornell 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Columbia 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents 135 to 115. Joe Martin was the team captain.[1]

Walter Kretz led Cornell and ranked 17th nationally with 602 rushing yards and averaged 6.76 yards per carry.[2] Hillary Chollet was the team's leading scorer.[3]

Cornell was ranked at No. 38 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Bucknell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 21–0 7,000 [5]
October 5 at Army
L 21–46 26,000 [6]
October 12 Colgate
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 13–9 20,000 [7]
October 19 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
T 6–6 27,000 [8]
October 26 at Princeton
W 14–7 33,000 [9]
November 2 at Columbia
W 12–0 35,000 [10]
November 9 Syracuse
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–14 29,000 [11]
November 16 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 21–7 20,000 [12]
November 28 at No. 14 Penn
L 20–26 78,000 [13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Big Red was selected.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 29 Frank Wydo Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  3. ^ Kane, Robert J. (1992). Good Sports A History of Cornell Athletics (1st ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-9633274-0-2.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornell Displays a Talented Backfield in Triumph over Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1946). "Davis Scores Four Times as Army Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 13-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 20, 1946). "Long Cornell Run Knots Ithaca Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 27, 1946). "Cornell Topples Princeton by 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 3, 1946). "Cornell Tops Columbia; Red Line Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1946). "Syracuse Upsets Cornell, 14-7, with Two Touchdowns by Watt". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 17, 1946). "Cornell Sets Back Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  13. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 29, 1946). "78,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, Tying Yale and Harvard for Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
  14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.