Cornell at Ohio State
Saturday, October 28, 1939 Share
No. 7 Cornell beat No. 4 Ohio State 23–14. It was their first meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 37°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 49,583
On the newsreel
- CORNELL TOPS OHIO STATEThe "Big Red" team from Ithaca comes from behind to score a thrilling victory over the "Buckeyes," 23-14!
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 53% to win. Cornell pulled the upset.
The series
Every Cornell–Ohio State gameCornell leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1940 | Cornell 21, Ohio State 7 | |
| 1939 | Cornell 23, Ohio State 14 |
Around this game
Cornell
- Next gamevs. ColumbiaNov. 4, 1939
- SeasonCornell in 1939
- ProgramCornell history and records
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. IndianaNov. 4, 1939
- SeasonOhio State in 1939
- ProgramOhio State history and records