1916 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1916 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1916 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Albert Sharpe, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 73.^[1]^[2] No Cornell players received honors on Walter Camp's 1916 College Football All-America Team. However, three players received All-America honors from other selectors: quarterback Fritz Shiverick (first team, United Press and Paul Purman); tackle Fred Gillies (first team, Fielding H. Yost); and end Paul Eckley (second team, Walter Eckersall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 7	Gettysburg	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 26–0
October 14	Williams	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 42–0
October 21	Bucknell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 19–0
October 28	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–23
November 4	Carnegie Tech	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 15–7
November 11	Michigan	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 23–20	6,000
November 18	Massachusetts	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 37–0
November 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 3–23

^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^ "1916 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

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