1950-51 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1950-51 Cornell Big Red went 20-5 (10-2 in the Ivy) under head coach Royner Greene. The team peaked at #14 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 7.23.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1950-12-09vs Colgate RaidersW 55–51Barton Hall
1950-12-13vs Bucknell BisonW 63–47Barton Hall
1950-12-16vs Yale BulldogsW 62–45Barton Hall
1950-12-20at GettysburgW 82–45Plank Gym
1950-12-28vs Stanford CardinalW 59–56Barton Hall
1950-12-30at Canisius Golden GriffinsW 58–49Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1951-01-01at new york universityW 69–56Madison Square Garden (III)
1951-01-06at Columbia LionsL 45–85University Gymnasium
1951-01-08at Yale BulldogsW 63–36Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1951-01-13at Dartmouth Big GreenW 58–43Alumni Gym
1951-01-20at Colgate RaidersL 51–76Huntington Gymnasium
1951-02-01vs Fordham RamsW 78–70Barton Hall
1951-02-03vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 72–54Barton Hall
1951-02-07vs Syracuse OrangeL 55–67Barton Hall
1951-02-10vs Columbia LionsL 44–54Barton Hall
1951-02-13at Harvard CrimsonW 73–44Lavietes Pavilion
1951-02-17vs Princeton TigersW 59–55Barton Hall
1951-02-21at Pennsylvania QuakersW 70–60The Palestra
1951-02-24vs Harvard CrimsonW 71–50Barton Hall
1951-02-28at Syracuse OrangeL 64–71New York State Fair Coliseum
1951-03-03at Princeton TigersW 53–52Dillon Gym
1951-03-06vs Canisius Golden GriffinsW 72–60Barton Hall
1951-03-10vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 69–48Barton Hall

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