# Cornell–Penn football rivalry

The Cornell–Penn football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Cornell Big Red and Penn Quakers. Traditionally, the game was played on Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but now alternates between Philadelphia and Ithaca, New York. The game was often played as the last game of the regular season for both teams. Beginning in 2018, Cornell has faced Columbia in the last game of the regular season, while Penn plays Princeton in the last game of the regular season. The game was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first cancellation after an uninterrupted streak of 101 games going back to 1919.
In the 129 meetings since 1893 (interrupted in 1918 and 2020), Penn leads the series 78–47–5, with Penn forfeiting the game in 1997 (because of the participation of an academically ineligible player).

## Attendance

The Thanksgiving Cornell–Penn football game, broadcast on national radio before the television era, attracted huge crowds to Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The 1931 game attracted a reported 70,000, and earned a story on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer along with a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of every detail of the game. The 1947 game attracted a crowd estimated at "about 80,000". The 1959 game attracted 23,661. By 1965 attendance was down to 10,543, and the Thanksgiving tradition was ended and a standard home-and-away schedule was instituted.
Played in Philadelphia for 69 consecutive meetings from 1894 through 1963 before alternating between Philadelphia and Ithaca, Cornell–Penn is the fifth-most played college football rivalry as of 2022. Dedicated in 1995, the Trustees' Cup has since been awarded annually to the winner of the Cornell–Penn game. Penn has won the Trustees' Cup 21 times to Cornell's 8.

## Game results

| Cornell victories | Penn victories | Tie games | Forfeits |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 18, 1893 | Manheim, PA | Penn | 50–0 |
| 2 | November 17, 1894 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 6–0 |
| 3 | November 28, 1895 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 46–2 |
| 4 | November 26, 1896 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 32–10 |
| 5 | November 25, 1897 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 4–0 |
| 6 | November 24, 1898 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 12–6 |
| 7 | November 30, 1899 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 29–0 |
| 8 | November 29, 1900 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 27–0 |
| 9 | November 28, 1901 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 23–6 |
| 10 | November 27, 1902 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 12–11 |
| 11 | November 26, 1903 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 42–0 |
| 12 | November 24, 1904 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 34–0 |
| 13 | November 30, 1905 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 6–5 |
| 14 | November 29, 1906 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 0–0 |
| 15 | November 28, 1907 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 12–4 |
| 16 | November 26, 1908 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–4 |
| 17 | November 25, 1909 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–6 |
| 18 | November 24, 1910 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 12–6 |
| 19 | November 30, 1911 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 21–9 |
| 20 | November 28, 1912 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 7–2 |
| 21 | November 27, 1913 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 21–0 |
| 22 | November 26, 1914 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 24–12 |
| 23 | November 25, 1915 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 24–9 |
| 24 | November 30, 1916 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 23–3 |
| 25 | November 29, 1917 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 37–0 |
| 26 | November 27, 1919 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 24–0 |
| 27 | November 25, 1920 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 28–0 |
| 28 | November 24, 1921 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 41–0 |
| 29 | November 30, 1922 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 9–0 |
| 30 | November 29, 1923 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 14–7 |
| 31 | November 27, 1924 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 20–0 |
| 32 | November 26, 1925 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 7–0 |
| 33 | November 25, 1926 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 10–10 |
| 34 | November 24, 1927 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 35–0 |
| 35 | November 29, 1928 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 49–0 |
| 36 | November 28, 1929 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–7 |
| 37 | November 27, 1930 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 13–7 |
| 38 | November 26, 1931 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 7–0 |
| 39 | November 24, 1932 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 13–7 |
| 40 | November 30, 1933 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 20–12 |
| 41 | November 29, 1934 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 23–13 |
| 42 | November 28, 1935 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 33–7 |
| 43 | November 26, 1936 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 14–6 |
| 44 | November 25, 1937 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 34–20 |
| 45 | November 24, 1938 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 0–0 |
| 46 | November 25, 1939 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 26–0 |
| 47 | November 23, 1940 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 22–20 |
| 48 | November 22, 1941 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 16–0 |
| 49 | November 26, 1942 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 34–7 |
| 50 | November 25, 1943 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 20–14 |
| 51 | November 25, 1944 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 20–0 |
| 52 | November 24, 1945 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 59–6 |
| 53 | November 28, 1946 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 26–20 |
| 54 | November 27, 1947 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 21–0 |
| 55 | November 25, 1948 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 23–14 |
| 56 | November 24, 1949 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 29–21 |
| 57 | November 25, 1950 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 13–6 |
| 58 | November 24, 1951 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 7–0 |
| 59 | November 27, 1952 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 14–7 |
| 60 | November 26, 1953 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 7–7 |
| 61 | November 25, 1954 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 20–6 |
| 62 | November 24, 1955 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 39–7 |
| 63 | November 22, 1956 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 20–7 |
| 64 | November 28, 1957 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 14–6 |
| 65 | November 27, 1958 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 19–7 |
| 66 | November 26, 1959 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 28–13 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 67 | November 24, 1960 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 18–7 |
| 68 | November 25, 1961 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 31–0 |
| 69 | November 24, 1962 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 29–22 |
| 70 | November 28, 1963 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 17–8 |
| 71 | October 10, 1964 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 33–0 |
| 72 | November 25, 1965 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 38–14 |
| 73 | October 8, 1966 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 45–28 |
| 74 | November 25, 1967 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 33–14 |
| 75 | October 12, 1968 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 10–8 |
| 76 | November 22, 1969 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 28–14 |
| 77 | October 10, 1970 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 32–31 |
| 78 | November 20, 1971 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 41–13 |
| 79 | October 14, 1972 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–20 |
| 80 | November 24, 1973 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 31–22 |
| 81 | October 12, 1974 | Ithaca, NY | Tie | 28–28 |
| 82 | November 22, 1975 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 27–21 |
| 83 | November 13, 1976 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 31–13 |
| 84 | September 17, 1977 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–7 |
| 85 | November 18, 1978 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 35–17 |
| 86 | September 22, 1979 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 52–13 |
| 87 | November 22, 1980 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 31–9 |
| 88 | September 19, 1981 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 29–22 |
| 89 | November 20, 1982 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 23–0 |
| 90 | September 17, 1983 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 28–7 |
| 91 | November 17, 1984 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 24–0 |
| 92 | September 21, 1985 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 10–6 |
| 93 | November 22, 1986 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 31–21 |
| 94 | September 19, 1987 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 17–13 |
| 95 | November 19, 1988 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 19–6 |
| 96 | November 23, 1989 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 20–6 |
| 97 | November 17, 1990 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–15 |
| 98 | November 23, 1991 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 14–13 |
| 99 | November 21, 1992 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 14–7 |
| 100 | November 20, 1993 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–14 |
| 101 | November 19, 1994 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 18–14 |
| 102 | November 28, 1995 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 37–18 |
| 103 | November 23, 1996 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–21 |
| 104 | November 22, 1997 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn* | 33–20 |
| 105 | November 21, 1998 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 35–21 |
| 106 | November 20, 1999 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 20–12 |
| 107 | November 18, 2000 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 45–15 |
| 108 | November 17, 2001 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 38–14 |
| 109 | November 23, 2002 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 31–0 |
| 110 | November 22, 2003 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 59–7 |
| 111 | November 20, 2004 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 20–14 |
| 112 | November 19, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 16–7 |
| 113 | November 18, 2006 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 28–27 |
| 114 | November 17, 2007 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 45–9 |
| 115 | November 22, 2008 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 23–6 |
| 116 | November 21, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 34–0 |
| 117 | November 20, 2010 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 31–7 |
| 118 | November 19, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 48–38 |
| 119 | November 17, 2012 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 35–28 |
| 120 | November 23, 2013 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 42–41 |
| 121 | November 22, 2014 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 34–26 |
| 122 | November 21, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 34–21 |
| 123 | November 19, 2016 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 42–20 |
| 124 | November 18, 2017 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 29–22 |
| 125 | November 2, 2018 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 20–7 |
| 126 | November 9, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 21–20 |
| 127 | November 6, 2021 | Philadelphia, PA | Cornell | 15–12 |
| 128 | November 5, 2022 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 28–21 |
| 129 | November 4, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 23–8 |
| 130 | November 9, 2024 | Ithaca, NY | Penn | 67–49 |
| Series: Penn leads 78–47–5 |||||
| Source: * Pennsylvania forfeit (1997) |||||