1957 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = George K. James
| hc_year = 11th
| captain = Gerald Knapp
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
}}
{{1957 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1957 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season.
In its 11th season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored 159 to 100. Gerald Knapp was the team captain.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, N.Y. |accessdate=July 3, 2020 |url=https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/10/27/RecordBook_2011.pdf?id=4170}}
Cornell's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. The Big Red were outscored 111 to 87 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|accessdate=July 10, 2020|page=22}}
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = yes
| atvs = yes
| poll = AP
| source = yes
| rankyear = 1957
| September 28 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 13-14
| 13,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Subdues Cornell, 14 to 13 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=September 29, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 5 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 20-6
| 13,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Sets Back Harvard Team, 20-6, with 2d-Half Drive |first=William J. |last=Briordy |date=October 6, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 12 | | Syracuse
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | L 0-34
| 25,000 | {{cite news |title=Syracuse Crushes Cornell Team, 34-0 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=October 13, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 19 | | Yale
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | L 7-18
| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Eli Rally Downs Cornell, 18 to 7 |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=October 20, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 26 | @ | Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 14-47
| 25,000 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Routs Cornell, 47 to 14 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 27, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 2 | | Columbia
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | W 8-0
| 10,000 | {{cite news |title=Big Red Subdues Columbia, 8 to 0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=November 3, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 9 | | Brown
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 13-6
| 11,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Defeats Brown Team, 13-6 |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=November 10, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 16 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | L 19-20
| 13,000 | {{cite news |title=Indians Set Back Cornell with 2 Late Touchdowns |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=November 17, 1957 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 28 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | L 6-14
| 19,860 | {{cite news |title=Penn Downs Cornell; Doelling Excels in 14-6 Triumph |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 29, 1957 |page=35 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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