1939 Cornell Big Red football team

1939 Cornell Big Red football
National champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 4
1939 record	8–0
Head coach	Carl Snavely (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

The 1939 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1939 college football season. They finished with an 8–0 record and were named national champions by Litkenhous and the Sagarin Ratings. They outscored their opponents 197 to 52.^[1] After capping off a perfect season, Cornell declined a bid to the Rose Bowl so that the football players could catch up on their schoolwork.^[2] The Big Red finished the season ranked #4 in the Associated Press's final poll.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
October 7	Syracuse*		Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 19–6
October 14	at Princeton*		Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	W 20–7
October 21	Penn State*	No. 12	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 47–0
October 28	at No. 4 Ohio State*	No. 7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 23–14	49,583
November 4	Columbia*	No. 3	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 13–7
November 11	Colgate*	No. 5	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 14–12
November 18	Dartmouth*	No. 4	Hanover, NH	W 35–6
November 30	at Penn*	No. 3	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 26–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ 1939 Cornell University football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.
↑ 1939 Champions of All. Cornell Football Association. Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
↑ 1939 Cornell Big Red stats. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.

Cornell Big Red football

Venues	Schoellkopf Field (1915–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Columbia Dartmouth Penn

Culture & lore	Big Red Bear "Give My Regards to Davy" Fifth Down Game

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold

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