1958 Cornell Big Red football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = George K. James
| hc_year = 12th
| captain = Bob Hazzard
| stadium = Schoellkopf Field
}}
{{1958 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1958 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
In its 12th season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 147 to 135. Bob Hazzard was the team captain.{{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's 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 80.{{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|access-date=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 = 1958
| September 27 | | Colgate
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | W 13-0
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Late Cornell Tallies Down Colgate, 13-0 |date=September 28, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 4 | | Harvard
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 21-14
| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Checks Harvard, 21 to 14 |first=Deane |last=McGowen |date=October 5, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 11 | @ | Syracuse
| Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY | L 0-55
| 24,000 | {{cite news |title=Syracuse Trounces Cornell Team, 55-0 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=October 12, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 18 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 12-7
| 28,816 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7 |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=October 19, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 25 | | Princeton
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 34-8
| 23,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Routs Princeton, 34-8; Skypeck Excels |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=October 26, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 1 | @ | Columbia
| Baker Field | New York, NY (rivalry) | W 25-0
| 17,500 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Loses; Lions Beaten by 25-0 as Skypeck and Tino Set Cornell Pace |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=November 2, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 8 | @ | Brown
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 8-12
| 15,500 | {{cite news |title=Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor |first=Gordon S. Jr. |last=White |date=November 9, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 15 | | Dartmouth
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 15-32
| 16,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 32-15; Line Play Decides |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=November 16, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 27 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | W 19-7
| 19,116 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Downs Penn to Tie for Second in Ivy League; Skypeck's Passes Pace 19-7 Victory |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 29, 1958 |page=37 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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