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1901 Cornell

11–⁠1, coached by Raymond Starbuck.

Cornell, 1901
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1901, game by game: won vs. Colgate 17–0; won vs. Rochester (NY) 50–0; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; won vs. Hamilton 39–0; won vs. Union (NY) 24–0; won vs. Carlisle 17–0; won vs. Oberlin 29–0; lost vs. Princeton 6–8; won vs. Lehigh 30–0; won at Columbia 24–0; won vs. Vermont 67–0; won at Pennsylvania 23–6+67−2Won 17–0 vs. Colgate+17ColgateWon 50–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+50Rochester (NY)Won 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellWon 39–0 vs. Hamilton+39HamiltonWon 24–0 vs. Union (NY)+24Union (NY)Won 17–0 vs. Carlisle+17CarlisleWon 29–0 vs. Oberlin+29OberlinLost 6–8 vs. Princeton-2PrincetonWon 30–0 vs. Lehigh+30LehighWon 24–0 at Columbia+24ColumbiaWon 67–0 vs. Vermont+67VermontWon 23–6 at Pennsylvania+17Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColgateW 17–⁠073%
Oct 2vsRochester (NY)W 50–⁠094%
Oct 5vsBucknellW 6–⁠080%
Oct 9vsHamiltonW 39–⁠091%
Oct 12vsUnion (NY)W 24–⁠094%
Oct 19vsCarlisleW 17–⁠065%
Oct 26vsOberlinW 29–⁠093%
Nov 2vsPrincetonL 6–⁠853%
Nov 9vsLehighW 30–⁠096%
Nov 16atColumbiaW 24–⁠052%
Nov 23vsVermontW 67–⁠094%
Nov 28atPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 23–⁠6.

In program history: The 5th-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 1901.

2 consensus All-AmericansBill Warner, OG; Sanford Hunt, OG

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
332–⁠14
Coach
Raymond Starbuck
Elo
1689 +112 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.1 No. 5 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Warner