1919 Cornell

3–⁠5, coached by John H. Rush.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1919, game by game: won vs. Oberlin 9–0; won vs. Williams 3–0; lost vs. Colgate 0–21; lost at Dartmouth 0–9; lost vs. Lafayette 2–21; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 20–0; lost vs. Penn State 0–20; lost at Pennsylvania 0–24+20−24Won 9–0 vs. Oberlin+9OberlinWon 3–0 vs. Williams+3WilliamsLost 0–21 vs. Colgate-21ColgateLost 0–9 at Dartmouth-9DartmouthLost 2–21 vs. Lafayette-19LafayetteWon 20–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+20Carnegie MellonLost 0–20 vs. Penn State-20Penn StateLost 0–24 at Pennsylvania-24Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 24–⁠0.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
34–⁠95
Coach
John H. Rush
Elo
1348 −94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.9 No. 51 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Fritz Shiverick