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1905 Cornell

6–⁠4, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1905, game by game: won vs. Hamilton 5–0; won vs. Colgate 12–11; won vs. Hobart 28–0; won vs. Bucknell 24–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 30–0; won vs. Haverford 57–0; lost vs. Swarthmore 0–14; lost at Princeton 6–16; lost vs. Columbia 6–12; lost at Pennsylvania 5–6+57−14Won 5–0 vs. Hamilton+5HamiltonWon 12–11 vs. Colgate+1ColgateWon 28–0 vs. Hobart+28HobartWon 24–0 vs. Bucknell+24BucknellWon 30–0 vs. Pittsburgh+30PittsburghWon 57–0 vs. Haverford+57HaverfordLost 0–14 vs. Swarthmore-14SwarthmoreLost 6–16 at Princeton-10PrincetonLost 6–12 vs. Columbia-6ColumbiaLost 5–6 at Pennsylvania-1Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsHamiltonW 5–⁠090%
Sep 30vsColgateW 12–⁠1165%
Oct 4vsHobartW 28–⁠091%
Oct 7vsBucknellW 24–⁠065%
Oct 21vsPittsburghW 30–⁠063%
Oct 28vsHaverfordW 57–⁠093%
Nov 4vsSwarthmoreL 0–⁠1469%
Nov 11atPrincetonL 6–⁠1624%
Nov 18vsColumbiaL 6–⁠1261%
Nov 30atPennsylvaniaL 5–⁠616%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 6–⁠5.

In program history: The 51st-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 1905.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
173–⁠59
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1508 −13 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.5 No. 45 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Costello