Cornell at Yale
Saturday, October 16, 1954 Share
Yale beat Cornell 47–21. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 9–6–2.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 53°FAttendance 32,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 63
Read the text
Triumph Gives Ellis Fourth in Row 10 Lead in IWLeague NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 16.- Unbeaten Yale’s sophomore dominated team. opening up for the first time this season, roared to a 47–21 triumph over winless Cornell in an Ivy League football battle before $4,000 fans in the bowl today. Yale sophs, aided by veteran Quarterback Bob Brink and
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.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Cornell–Yale gameYale leads 45–20–2 in 67 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.
| 2026 | Cornell 38, Yale 25 | |
| 2025 | Yale 41, Cornell 24 | |
| 2024 | Cornell 47, Yale 23 | |
| 2023 | Cornell 23, Yale 21 | |
| 2022 | Yale 38, Cornell 14 | |
| 2021 | Yale 23, Cornell 17 |
Around this game
Cornell
- Next gameat PrincetonOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonCornell in 1954
- ProgramCornell history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. ColgateOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonYale in 1954
- ProgramYale history and records