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The Big Red compiled an 8–0 record in 1939 for its fifth national championship. The possibility of a Rose Bowl invitation that season was rebuffed by the university administration. The unbeaten streak came to an end in 1940 with the infamous Fifth Down Game . [ 2 ]
Cornell's teams did not have an official name until after 1905, when a recent graduate, Romeyn Berry '04, wrote lyrics for a new football song. The lyrics included the words "the big, red team," and the nickname stuck. [2] Cornell does not have an official mascot; however, the bear has long been a symbol of Cornell Athletics.
Ean Pope was the leading rusher for the Big Red, recording 72 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries. Cornell's leading receiver was Brendan Lee, with 99 yards and two touchdowns on five catches. The Big Red offense outgained the Bulldogs offense, 475 yards to 302 yards. There were four turnovers in the game, three by Yale and one by Cornell. [12]
The 2022 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.The team was led by ninth-year head coach David Archer and played its home games at Schoellkopf Field.
From its first intercollegiate football game in 1887 against Union College through the 1955 season, Cornell played as an independent program before joining the newly formed Ivy League conference for the 1956 season. As members of the Ivy League, the Big Red have accumulated a conference record of 195 wins, 271 losses, and 5 ties.
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Big Red is the mascot of Western Kentucky University's sports teams, the "Hilltoppers" and "Lady Toppers". It is a red, furry blob created by Ralph Carey in 1979. Big Red is meant to symbolize the spirit of WKU students and alumni as well as the sports teams' nickname, the "Hilltoppers," a name chosen because the school's campus sits atop a hill 232 feet above the Barren River flowing through ...
No. 12 Arizona State at No. 5 Ohio State: Fun fact: The Big 12 is NOT guaranteed a spot in these playoffs, and Tulane of the American Athletic Conference is No. 17, only one spot behind ASU.