1949-50 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1949-50 Cornell Big Red went 18-7 (7-5 in the Ivy) under head coach Royner Greene. Simple Rating System: 5.36.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1949-12-03vs gettysburgW 70–54Barton Hall
1949-12-10vs Colgate RaidersW 71–53Barton Hall
1949-12-17vs Yale BulldogsW 60–57Barton Hall
1949-12-19vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 78–46Barton Hall
1949-12-28neutral Ohio State BuckeyesL 42–43Jenison Field House
1949-12-29at Michigan State SpartansL 54–61Jenison Field House
1949-12-31at Canisius Golden GriffinsW 47–43Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1950-01-02vs Brown BearsW 39–32Barton Hall
1950-01-07at Dartmouth Big GreenL 47–48Alumni Gym
1950-01-11vs Syracuse OrangeW 67–56Barton Hall
1950-01-14vs Columbia LionsW 69–49Barton Hall
1950-01-21at Colgate RaidersW 61–57Huntington Gymnasium
1950-02-01vs Fordham RamsW 50–48Barton Hall
1950-02-04vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 54–35Barton Hall
1950-02-07at Harvard CrimsonW 49–48Lavietes Pavilion
1950-02-11at Yale BulldogsL 47–60Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1950-02-13at Princeton TigersL 49–51Dillon Gym
1950-02-18vs Princeton TigersL 42–44Barton Hall
1950-02-21at Syracuse OrangeW 68–55New York State Fair Coliseum
1950-02-25vs Harvard CrimsonW 57–47Barton Hall
1950-03-01vs Canisius Golden GriffinsW 65–43Barton Hall
1950-03-04at Pennsylvania QuakersW 60–53The Palestra
1950-03-06at Columbia LionsL 53–60University Gymnasium
1950-03-11vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 56–43Barton Hall

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