1917 Cornell

3–⁠6, coached by Albert Sharpe.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1917, game by game: won vs. Oberlin 22–0; lost vs. Williams 10–14; lost vs. 47th Infantry 0–6; lost vs. Colgate 0–20; won vs. Bucknell 20–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 20–0; lost at Michigan 0–42; lost vs. Fordham 6–27; lost at Pennsylvania 0–37+22−42Won 22–0 vs. Oberlin+22OberlinLost 10–14 vs. Williams-4WilliamsLost 0–6 vs. 47th Infantry-647th InfantryLost 0–20 vs. Colgate-20ColgateWon 20–0 vs. Bucknell+20BucknellWon 20–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+20Carnegie MellonLost 0–42 at Michigan-42MichiganLost 6–27 vs. Fordham-21FordhamLost 0–37 at Pennsylvania-37Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 37–⁠0.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠146
Coach
Albert Sharpe
Elo
1414 −152 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.2 No. 46 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Arthur Hoffman