Colgate at Cornell
Saturday, October 5, 1940 Share
Cornell beat Colgate 34–0. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 21–4–2.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 40°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 7, 1940, page 2 (results column)
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;2;i|‘‘‘N1E{0 3024 The following are scores or lm- portant football games played last Saturday afternoon: Purdue IA: Ohio State IT. Colgate 0; Cornell 34. West Virginia T; Fordham 20. Northwestern 40; Syracuse o. Michigan 21; Michigan State l4 Navy IA; Cincinnati 0. Virginia 19; Yale IA. Missouri 13; Pittsburgh 19. Army 20; Williams 19. Princeton T; Vanderbilt 6. Harvard IS; Amherst 0. Minnesota l3; Nebraska 2. Texas 13; Indiana 6. Auburn 20; Tulane IA. Kentucky 47; Washington a n q Lee 12. Notre Dame 25; College of Pa cific 2. Maryland 0; Pennsylvania 5l. Kansas 0; Iowa State ‘. Wisconsin B; Marquette l9. Texas Christian 20; Arkansas O Duke 0; Tennessee 13. Penn State 9; Bucknell 0. Alabama 20; Mercer 0. University of Washington 2l; Idaho o. Montana 0; Washington State 13. Utah 12; Brigham Young 6. Lafayette 9; New fork Univer- sity T. Georgia 33; South Carolina 3. Pacific University 2; University of Portland 25. Oregon 0; Stanford l3 St. Marys 6; California 9. Oklahoma Aggies 27; Oklahoma %. Oregon State 0; University ol Southern California 0, tie.

The Nome nugget, October 7, 1940, page 1 (results column)
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Football Scores Saturday, October 5 l49 - Purdue l4-Ohio State IT Colgate 0-Cornell 34 Northwestern 40-Syracuse 0 West Virginia 7-Fordham 20 Navy 14-Cincinatti 0 Virginia 19-Yale II Missouri 14-PistSburgh 19 Army 20-Williams l9 Princeton 7-Vanderbilt 6 Harvard 13-Amherst Michigan 2l-Mich. State IA Minnesota l3-Nebraska ‘ Texas 13-Indiana 6. Washington 21-Idaho 0 Montana eWashington State 13. Utah 12-Brigham Young 6. Lafayette 9-New York Uni ‘. Georgia 33-South Carolina 2. Pacific University ‘ -Univer- sity of Portland 25. Oregon 0-Stanford 13. St. Mary’s 6-California g. Oklahoma Aggies 27 - Okla homa g. Oregon State 01Southern Cal. O. Auburn 20-Tulane IA Kentucky 47-Washington Lee 12 Notre Dame 25-College of the Pacific 2. Maryland 0-Pennsylvania 51 Kansas 0-Iowa State ‘. Wisconsin 33-Marquette 19 Texas Christian 20-Arkansas Duke 0-TenneSsee 13. Penn State 9-Bucknell 0 Alabama 20-Mercer 0.
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)
Cornell 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Colgate–Cornell gameCornell leads 48–39–3 in 90 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.
| 2026 | Colgate 20, Cornell 7 | |
| 2025 | Colgate 41, Cornell 21 | |
| 2024 | Colgate 41, Cornell 24 | |
| 2023 | Colgate 35, Cornell 25 | |
| 2022 | Cornell 34, Colgate 31 | |
| 2021 | Cornell 34, Colgate 20 |
Around this game
Colgate
- Next gameat BrownOct. 12, 1940
- SeasonColgate in 1940
- ProgramColgate history and records
Cornell
- Next gameat ArmyOct. 12, 1940
- SeasonCornell in 1940
- ProgramCornell history and records

