1914 Cornell

8–⁠2, coached by Albert Sharpe.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1914, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 28–0; lost vs. Pittsburgh 3–9; lost vs. Colgate 3–7; won vs. Carlisle 21–0; won vs. Bucknell 48–0; won vs. Brown 28–7; won vs. Holy Cross 48–3; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 26–3; won at Michigan 28–13; won at Pennsylvania 24–12+48−6Won 28–0 vs. Ursinus+28UrsinusLost 3–9 vs. Pittsburgh-6PittsburghLost 3–7 vs. Colgate-4ColgateWon 21–0 vs. Carlisle+21CarlisleWon 48–0 vs. Bucknell+48BucknellWon 28–7 vs. Brown+21BrownWon 48–3 vs. Holy Cross+45Holy CrossWon 26–3 vs. Franklin & Marshall+23Franklin & Mars…Won 28–13 at Michigan+15MichiganWon 24–12 at Pennsylvania+12Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 24–⁠12.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Photographs from 1914

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 1914.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
257–⁠54
Coach
Albert Sharpe
Elo
1619 +144 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.6 No. 10 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John O’Hearn