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1897 Cornell

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1897, game by game: won vs. Colgate 6–0; won vs. Syracuse 16–0; won vs. Tufts 15–0; tied at Lafayette 4–4; lost vs. Princeton 0–10; lost at Harvard 5–24; won vs. Penn State 45–0; won at Williams 42–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–4+45−19Won 6–0 vs. Colgate+6ColgateWon 16–0 vs. Syracuse+16SyracuseWon 15–0 vs. Tufts+15TuftsTied 4–4 at Lafayette0LafayetteLost 0–10 vs. Princeton-10PrincetonLost 5–24 at Harvard-19HarvardWon 45–0 vs. Penn State+45Penn StateWon 42–0 at Williams+42WilliamsLost 0–4 at Pennsylvania-4Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsColgateW 6–⁠066%
Oct 3vsSyracuseW 16–⁠074%
Oct 9vsTuftsW 15–⁠089%
Oct 16atLafayetteT 4–⁠430%
Oct 23vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1035%
Oct 27atHarvardL 5–⁠2431%
Oct 30vsPenn StateW 45–⁠071%
Nov 6atWilliamsW 42–⁠080%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 4–⁠0.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠42
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1544 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.6 No. 7 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William McKeever