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1902 Cornell

8–⁠3, coached by Raymond Starbuck.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1902, game by game: won vs. Colgate 5–0; won vs. Rochester (NY) 31–0; won vs. Union (NY) 42–0; won vs. Hobart 57–0; won vs. Williams 37–6; lost vs. Carlisle 6–10; won vs. Oberlin 57–0; lost at Princeton 0–10; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 50–0; won vs. Lafayette 28–0; lost at Pennsylvania 11–12+57−10Won 5–0 vs. Colgate+5ColgateWon 31–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+31Rochester (NY)Won 42–0 vs. Union (NY)+42Union (NY)Won 57–0 vs. Hobart+57HobartWon 37–6 vs. Williams+31WilliamsLost 6–10 vs. Carlisle-4CarlisleWon 57–0 vs. Oberlin+57OberlinLost 0–10 at Princeton-10PrincetonWon 50–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+50Washington & Je…Won 28–0 vs. Lafayette+28LafayetteLost 11–12 at Pennsylvania-1Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsColgateW 5–⁠079%
Oct 1vsRochester (NY)W 31–⁠095%
Oct 4vsUnion (NY)W 42–⁠095%
Oct 8vsHobartW 57–⁠094%
Oct 11vsWilliamsW 37–⁠676%
Oct 18vsCarlisleL 6–⁠1080%
Oct 25vsOberlinW 57–⁠094%
Nov 1atPrincetonL 0–⁠1037%
Nov 8vsWashington & JeffersonW 50–⁠093%
Nov 15vsLafayetteW 28–⁠064%
Nov 27atPennsylvaniaL 11–⁠1259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 12–⁠11.

In program history: The 12th-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 1902.

Consensus All-AmericanBill Warner, OG

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
324–⁠38
Coach
Raymond Starbuck
Elo
1635 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.7 No. 6 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Warner