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1893 Cornell

3–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Carl Johanson. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠5–⁠1, over nine games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1893, game by game: won at Syracuse 50–0; won vs. Gettysburg 16–0; won vs. Union (NY) 18–6; lost at Princeton 0–46; lost at Tufts 0–6; tied at Williams 10–10; lost at Harvard 0–34; lost vs. Tufts 0–6; lost vs. Lehigh 0–14; lost at Pennsylvania 0–50+50−50Won 50–0 at Syracuse+50SyracuseWon 16–0 vs. Gettysburg+16GettysburgWon 18–6 vs. Union (NY)+12Union (NY)Lost 0–46 at Princeton-46PrincetonLost 0–6 at Tufts-6TuftsTied 10–10 at Williams0WilliamsLost 0–34 at Harvard-34HarvardLost 0–6 vs. Tufts-6TuftsLost 0–14 vs. Lehigh-14LehighLost 0–50 at Pennsylvania-50Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atSyracuseW 50–⁠062%
Oct 7vsGettysburgW 16–⁠095%
Oct 14vsUnion (NY)W 18–⁠695%
Oct 21atPrincetonL 0–⁠4639%
Oct 24atTuftsL 0–⁠686%
Oct 28atWilliamsT 10–⁠1074%
Nov 4atHarvardL 0–⁠3428%
Nov 8vsTuftsL 0–⁠685%
Nov 11vsLehighL 0–⁠1474%
Nov 18atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠5018%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 50–⁠0.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
94–⁠172
Coach
Carl Johanson
Elo
1453 −153 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles J. Barr