1942 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1942
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–5–1
| head_coach = Carl Snavely
| hc_year = 7th
| captain = Roy Johnson
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
}}
{{1942 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1942 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored 148-95 by its opponents. The team captain was Roy Johnson.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, N.Y. |access-date=July 3, 2020 |url=https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170}}
Cornell was ranked at No. 86 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1942
| poll = AP
| September 26 | | Lafayette
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 20-16
| 5,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Halts Lafayette, 20-16, on Kretz's Running and Passing |date=September 27, 1942 |page=S4 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 3 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 6-18
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Defeats Cornell by 18-6 |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=October 4, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 10 | @ | Army
| Michie Stadium | West Point, NY | L 8-28
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Hill, Mazur Army Stars as Cornell Bows by 28-8 |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=October 11, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 17 | | Penn State
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | T 0-0
| October 24 | @ | #20 Syracuse
| Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY | L 7-12
| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Syracuse Aerials Down Cornell, 12-7 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=October 25, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 31 | @ | Columbia
| Baker Field | New York, NY (rivalry) | L 13-14
| 21,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Cornell, 14-13; Lions Stage Rally |first=Arthur |last=Daley |date=November 1, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 7 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 13-7
| 21,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Rallies to Nip Yale, 13-7 |first=Arthur |last=Daley |date=November 8, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 14 | v | Dartmouth
| Civic Stadium | Buffalo, NY (rivalry) | W 21-19
| 13,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 21-19 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=November 15, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 26 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 7-34
| 62,000 | {{cite news |title=62,000 See Penn Score Its Most Decisive Victory over Cornell Since 1928 |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 27, 1942 |page=29 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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