1959 Cornell Big Red football team

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 college 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 Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Colgate *	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	at Harvard	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	at Princeton	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	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–21	11,000	[10]
November 26	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 13–28	23,661	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. 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.
4. "Cornell Defeats Lehigh by 13 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 4, 1959. p. S3.
5. Nason, Jerry (October 11, 1959). "Cornell Rallies to Tip Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Danzig, Allison (October 18, 1959). "Yale Beats Cornell; Elis in Front, 23-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Adams, Frank S. (October 25, 1959). "Princeton Crushes Cornell; Tigers Romp, 20-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.