1906 Cornell Big Red football team explained

Year:1906
Team:Cornell Big Red
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:8–1–2
Head Coach:Pop Warner
Hc Year:5th
Captain:George Cook
Stadium:Percy Field

The 1906 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1906 college football season. In their fifth, non-consecutive season under head coach Pop Warner, the Big Red compiled an 8–1–2 record, shut out 6 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 237 to 37.[1] [2] Three Cornell players received honors on the 1906 College Football All-America Team: guard Elmer Thompson (Walter Camp-1, Caspar Whitney-2); center William Newman (Whitney-1); and fullback George Walders (Whitney-2).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 10, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222110517/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/cornell/1905-1909_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1906 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 10, 2015.
  3. Web site: Walter Camp Football Foundation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330065940/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards . March 30, 2009 .
  4. News: Caspar Whitney. The View-Point. Outing. 1907. 537.