Cornell Big Red (1952)

Cornell's 1952 unis are very similar to the 1950-51 versions, except the Big Red exclusively wore white pants on the road, saving the grays for home. The gray pants, of course, live on today, although I prefer the whites. 

I'd still love to know the story as to why Cornell used two different helmet designs, although other teams (paging Rhody) did something similar during the time period. Perhaps the Big Red kept the older striped helmets around as a way to save money, while the newer helmets had the "stripe-less" look? As the voice in the Tootsie Pop ad says, the world may never know.

Cornell on the road at Colgate, 1952.

Against Syracuse -- yes, THAT Syracuse -- in '52.
Note the two different helmet designs on the Cornell players.

Can't get enough from the Big Red? Check out these uniforms: 2013-14, 1999-2001, 1994, 1985-89, 1983-84, 1977-82, 1967-75, 1965, 1961-64, 1950-51. Rivalry week: Cornell-Penn.