1915 Cornell Big Red football team

1915 Cornell Big Red football
National Champions
Conference Independent
1915 record 9–0
Head coach Albert Sharpe (4th year)
Home stadium Schoellkopf Field

The 1915 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1915 college football season. They finished with a 9–0 record and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. They outscored their opponents 287 to 50.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 25 Gettysburg* Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY W 13–0  
October 2 Oberlin* Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 34–7  
October 9 Williams* Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 46–6  
October 16 Bucknell* Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 41–0  
October 23 at Harvard* Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 10–0  
October 30 Virginia Tech* Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 45–0  
November 6 at Michigan* Ferry FieldAnn Arbor, MI W 34–7   22,000
November 13 Washington and Lee* Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 40–21  
November 25 at Penn* Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 40–21  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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