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1959 Cornell Big Red football team

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1959 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	George K. James (13th season)
Captain	Dave Feeney
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell tied for fifth place in the Ivy League .

In its 13th season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 136 to 110. Dave Feeney was the team captain.^[1]

Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth place in the Ivy League. The Big Red was outscored 115 to 77 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf FieldinIthaca, New York.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	atColgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 20–15	10,000	^[3]
October 3	Lehigh*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 13–6	10,000	^[4]
October 10	atHarvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–16	15,000	^[5]
October 17	Yale	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–23	20,000	^[6]
October 24	atPrinceton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–20	22,000	^[7]
October 31	Columbia	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 13–7	8,500	^[8]
November 7	Brown	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 19–0	8,000	^[9]
November 14	atDartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–21	11,000	^[10]
November 26	atPenn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 13–28	23,661	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

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^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

^ Van Sickle, Kenny (September 27, 1959). "Cornell Rallies to Tip Raiders in 20-15 Battle". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Cornell Defeats Lehigh by 13 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 4, 1959. p. S3.

^ Nason, Jerry (October 11, 1959). "Cornell Rallies to Tip Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Danzig, Allison (October 18, 1959). "Yale Beats Cornell; Elis in Front, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Adams, Frank S. (October 25, 1959). "Princeton Crushes Cornell; Tigers Romp, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 1, 1959). "Cornell Rallies to Beat Columbia, 13 to 7 in Ivy Loop Game on Muddy Schoellkopf Field". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.

^ Kandel, Myron (November 8, 1959). "Telesh Kicks 2 Field Goals and Scores Touchdown as Cornell Beats Brown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1959). "Gundy Passes Lead Indians to Triumph over Cornell, 21-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Danzig, Allison (November 27, 1959). "Penn Conquers Cornell with Rally in Second Half and Captures Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 41.

v t e Cornell Big Red football
Venues	Schoellkopf Field (1915–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colgate Columbia Dartmouth Penn
Culture & lore	Big Red Bear "Give My Regards to Davy" Fifth Down Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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