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1906 Cornell

8–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1906, game by game: tied vs. Colgate 0–0; won vs. Hamilton 21–0; won vs. Oberlin 25–5; won vs. Niagara 23–6; won vs. Bucknell 24–6; won vs. Bowdoin 72–0; lost at Princeton 5–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 23–0; won vs. Holy Cross 16–6; won vs. Swarthmore 28–0; tied at Pennsylvania 0–0+72−9Tied 0–0 vs. Colgate0ColgateWon 21–0 vs. Hamilton+21HamiltonWon 25–5 vs. Oberlin+20OberlinWon 23–6 vs. Niagara+17NiagaraWon 24–6 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellWon 72–0 vs. Bowdoin+72BowdoinLost 5–14 at Princeton-9PrincetonWon 23–0 vs. Pittsburgh+23PittsburghWon 16–6 vs. Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 28–0 vs. Swarthmore+28SwarthmoreTied 0–0 at Pennsylvania0Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsColgateT 0–⁠060%
Oct 3vsHamiltonW 21–⁠089%
Oct 6vsOberlinW 25–⁠589%
Oct 10vsNiagaraW 23–⁠689%
Oct 13vsBucknellW 24–⁠664%
Oct 20vsBowdoinW 72–⁠078%
Oct 27atPrincetonL 5–⁠1427%
Nov 3vsPittsburghW 23–⁠062%
Nov 10vsHoly CrossW 16–⁠667%
Nov 17vsSwarthmoreW 28–⁠051%
Nov 29atPennsylvaniaT 0–⁠036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Pennsylvania 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Photographs from 1906

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1906.

2 consensus All-AmericansElmer Thompson, OG; William Newman, C

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
237–⁠37
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1619 +114 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.5 No. 4 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George Cook