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Carlisle vs. Cornell

Carlisle and Cornell first met in 1898 and have played 5 times; Cornell leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Cornell 3–⁠2.

Carlisle wins
2
Cornell wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1898
Longest streak
2 Cornell
Current streak
1 Cornell
Last 10 meetings
Cornell 3–⁠2
Most recent
1914

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠1
1900s1–⁠1
1910s1–⁠1
Average margin
13.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cornell
3–⁠2 Cornell’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Carlisle’s biggest win1913: Carlisle 7, Cornell 0by 7 points
  2. Cornell’s biggest win1914: Cornell 21, Carlisle 0by 21 points
  3. Upset1902: Carlisle 10, Cornell 6Carlisle had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1914: Cornell 21, Carlisle 0Cornell had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carlisle and Cornell, 1898 on1300150017001900190519101915

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The San Francisco call's story of the 1901 game: NINETY -YARO RUN IN CORNELL CAME Carlisle Indians Lose at the Buffalo EXposi- ton. Teach the Men From Ithaca Few Points on the dfidiron.

    1901 · The San Francisco call, Oct 20, 1901

  • The The Salt Lake herald's story of the 1902 game: CARLISLE, 10; CORNELL, 6. Indians Were at Their Best While Ithaeans Showed Poor Form.

    1902 · The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], Oct 19, 1902

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1913 game: CARLISLE INDIANS TRIM CORNELL TEAM Coach Warmers Eleven Wins Hard Fought Game from Ithacans BY 7 to 0 Score.

    1913 · The Washington herald, Oct 12, 1913

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1914 game: Football Results

    1914 · The Washington times, Oct 11, 1914

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 10, 1914Cornell 21, Carlisle 0at Cornell
Oct 11, 1913Carlisle 7, Cornell 0at Cornell
Oct 18, 1902Carlisle 10, Cornell 6at Cornell
Oct 19, 1901Cornell 17, Carlisle 0at Cornell
Oct 12, 1898Cornell 23, Carlisle 6at Cornell

Every game is listed as played on the field.