1920 Cornell

6–⁠2, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1920, game by game: won vs. Rochester (NY) 13–6; won vs. St. Bonaventure 55–7; won vs. Union (NY) 60–0; won vs. Colgate 42–6; won vs. Rutgers 24–0; lost at Dartmouth 3–14; won vs. Columbia 34–7; lost at Pennsylvania 0–28+60−28Won 13–6 vs. Rochester (NY)+7Rochester (NY)Won 55–7 vs. St. Bonaventure+48St. BonaventureWon 60–0 vs. Union (NY)+60Union (NY)Won 42–6 vs. Colgate+36ColgateWon 24–0 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersLost 3–14 at Dartmouth-11DartmouthWon 34–7 vs. Columbia+27ColumbiaLost 0–28 at Pennsylvania-28Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
231–⁠68
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1474 +75 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.4 No. 30 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clyde Mayer
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2