Cornell at Navy
Saturday, October 18, 1941 Share
No. 7 Navy beat Cornell 14–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Navy led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 66°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 45,000
In the newspapers

The midland journal, Rising Sun, Md., October 24, 1941, page 8
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Briefly Mentioned News Mai. Robert H. Archer, q mem Der Of both the Hartford and Cecil County bars, has been elected director of the Hartford County Fair Association, to succeed the late G. G. Spencer. For q number of years Major Archer has been attorney for the association, and has been most active in its development. The Chevrolet auto of Philip Kyle was badly damaged ON We’d nesday last when it struck pole along the roadside, near North East. The occupants, Reuben White, Ray mond Shea and Philip Kyle fortunately escaped with slight injuries. Charged with running down and fatally injuring Michael McCann, of North East, near the Elkton High school last month, Clarence Dill, OF Whitehall farm, near Elkton, was fined 500 and costs. A cherry grandfather’s clock, dated 1775, brought $470, at pub lie sale in Lancaster, Pa, Thursday. It belonged to the estate of Mrs. Florence w. Weimer. A mirror sold for $500. Theodore A. Distler, dean of La fayette College seven years, has been elected president of Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster, Pa, to succeed the late DR.. John A. Schaeffer. The Woman’s Democratic Club OF Cecil county, has sent out notices to the members that it’s fall meeting will be held at North East, Tuesday afternoon, October %, at 1880 o’clock. The ladies of the Community Fire Company Auxiliary of this town are highly gratified at the success OF their bake held on Saturday last The gross receipts were about $35. William G. Reynolds, of near town, has had the misfortune to lose three fine hogs the past week. He had fattened them for butchering later, but the animals died. Roberta Kennedy, aged z, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy of Elkton, was seriously injured by falling from an auto while attempt ing to close the car door. A number of our football enthus. lasts attended the Navy–Cornell football game at the Stadium, in Baltimore, on Saturday. The Navy won 14–0. The congregation of the Rock Presbyterian Church will hold a Turkey Supper, Friday, November 9TH, in the Kenmore High school. The annual Pennsylvania State corn husking contest will take place at Hershey Saturday afternoon October 25, at one O’Clock.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
On the newsreel
- NAVY TOPS CONRNELL, 14-0Held scoreless in the first half, the Middies get going in the second, with Busik sparking the touchdown plays, 45,000 fans see a real gridiron thriller!
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)
Cornell 51% to win. Navy won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Cornell–Navy gameNavy leads 9–1 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 1962 | Navy 41, Cornell 0 | |
| 1961 | Navy 31, Cornell 7 | |
| 1956 | Navy 14, Cornell 0 | |
| 1953 | Navy 26, Cornell 6 | |
| 1952 | Navy 31, Cornell 7 | |
| 1948 | Cornell 13, Navy 7 |
Around this game
Cornell
- Next gamevs. ColgateOct. 25, 1941
- SeasonCornell in 1941
- ProgramCornell history and records
Navy
- Next gameat HarvardOct. 25, 1941
- SeasonNavy in 1941
- ProgramNavy history and records

