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1907 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Cook
Home stadiumPercy Field
Seasons← 19061908 →
1907 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     9 0 1
Dartmouth     8 0 1
Penn     11 1 0
Carlisle     10 1 0
Temple     4 0 2
Fordham     6 1 1
Cornell     8 2 0
Western U. of Penn.     8 2 0
Princeton     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     7 2 0
Lafayette     7 2 1
Lehigh     7 2 1
Swarthmore     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
NYU     5 2 0
Vermont     4 1 2
Harvard     7 3 0
Brown     7 3 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Syracuse     5 3 1
Drexel     3 2 2
Colgate     4 4 1
Geneva     4 5 2
Dickinson     3 4 2
Amherst     3 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Frankin & Marshall     4 6 0
Rutgers     3 5 1
Springfield Training School     2 4 2
Bucknell     4 7 0
New Hampshire     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Holy Cross     1 7 2
Wesleyan     1 7 1
Carnegie Tech     1 8 0

The 1907 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1907 college football season. In their first season under head coach Henry Schoellkopf, the Big Red compiled an 8–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 176 to 45. Four Cornell players received honors on the 1907 College Football All-America Team: tackle Bernard O'Rourke (WC-2; CW-2; NYP; CF); guard Elmer Thompson (WC-2; CW-2; NYH; NYW; NYP; FY-1, AFR); end Charles H. Watson (CF); and halfback Edward L. McCallie, Cornell (NYW).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28 HamiltonW 23–0
October 2 Oberlin
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 22–5
October 5 Niagara
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 47–0
October 12 ColgateW 18–0
October 19 Penn State
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 6–8
October 26 Princeton
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 6–5
November 2 Pittsburgh
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 18–5
November 9at ArmyW 14–10
November 16 Swarthmore
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 18–0
November 28at PennL 4–12

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1907 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "Cornell 18, Colgate 0: Ithacans Surprised by Good Showing of Opponents". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1907. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cornell Downs Swarthmore, 18-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
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