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1891 Cornell

7–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1891, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 68–0; lost vs. Bucknell 0–4; won vs. Stevens 72–0; won vs. Lafayette 30–0; won vs. Lehigh 24–0; lost at Princeton 0–6; won at Michigan 58–12; won at Detroit A.C. 32–0; lost at Chicago A.C. 4–12; won at Michigan 10–0+72−8Won 68–0 vs. Syracuse+68SyracuseLost 0–4 vs. Bucknell-4BucknellWon 72–0 vs. Stevens+72StevensWon 30–0 vs. Lafayette+30LafayetteWon 24–0 vs. Lehigh+24LehighLost 0–6 at Princeton-6PrincetonWon 58–12 at Michigan+46MichiganWon 32–0 at Detroit A.C.+32Detroit A.C.Lost 4–12 at Chicago A.C.-8Chicago A.C.Won 10–0 at Michigan+10Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsSyracuseW 68–⁠061%
Oct 10vsBucknellL 0–⁠478%
Oct 17vsStevensW 72–⁠091%
Oct 24vsLafayetteW 30–⁠077%
Nov 7vsLehighW 24–⁠072%
Nov 14atPrincetonL 0–⁠620%
Nov 21atMichiganW 58–⁠1258%
Nov 23atDetroit A.C.W 32–⁠087%
Nov 25atChicago A.C.L 4–⁠1288%
Nov 28atMichiganW 10–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1891.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
298–⁠34
Coach
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Elo
1566 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Carl Johanson