Yale at Cornell

Saturday, October 21, 1950

No. 17 Cornell beat Yale 7–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 7–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayYale6–⁠3 in 1950
0
Home17Cornell7–⁠2 in 1950
7

FinalHigh 57°F, low 30°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Yale Succumbs to Cornell Power Penn Routs Columbia $40 FIeischmann Jars Underdog Team,. 10, For Fourth Triumph

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 22, 1950, page 45

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    Yale Succumbs to Cornell Power Penn Routs Columbia $40 FIeischmann Jars Underdog Team,. 10, For Fourth Triumph ITHACA, N. Y. Oct. 21-Jeff Fqeischmann Jared Yale from the unbeaten ranks today with a cond-period touchdown for Cor nell’s fourth straight victory. TO, while $4,000 gaped at Yale’s fierce play. Aroused Yale, a 14-point under dog. put up rousing battle before succumbing to superior power. Only in the closing minutes of the second period was Cornell able

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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 45–⁠20–⁠2 in 67 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Cornell 38, Yale 25
2025Yale 41, Cornell 24
2024Cornell 47, Yale 23
2023Cornell 23, Yale 21
2022Yale 38, Cornell 14
2021Yale 23, Cornell 17

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