1921 Cornell

8–⁠0, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1921, game by game: won vs. St. Bonaventure 41–0; won vs. Rochester (NY) 55–0; won vs. Western Reserve 110–0; won vs. Colgate 31–7; won vs. Dartmouth 59–7; won at Columbia 41–7; won vs. Springfield 14–0; won at Pennsylvania 41–0+110Won 41–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+41St. BonaventureWon 55–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+55Rochester (NY)Won 110–0 vs. Western Reserve+110Western ReserveWon 31–7 vs. Colgate+24ColgateWon 59–7 vs. Dartmouth+52DartmouthWon 41–7 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 14–0 vs. Springfield+14SpringfieldWon 41–0 at Pennsylvania+41Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 41–⁠0.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

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 1921.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanEddie Kaw, RB

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
392–⁠21
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1624 +142 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.5 No. 10 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Wilson S. Dodge
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2