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1923 Cornell

8–⁠0, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1923, game by game: won vs. St. Bonaventure 41–6; won vs. Susquehanna 84–0; won vs. Williams 28–6; won vs. Colgate 34–7; won at Dartmouth 32–7; won at Columbia 35–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 52–0; won at Pennsylvania 14–7+84Won 41–6 vs. St. Bonaventure+35St. BonaventureWon 84–0 vs. Susquehanna+84SusquehannaWon 28–6 vs. Williams+22WilliamsWon 34–7 vs. Colgate+27ColgateWon 32–7 at Dartmouth+25DartmouthWon 35–0 at Columbia+35ColumbiaWon 52–0 vs. Johns Hopkins+52Johns HopkinsWon 14–7 at Pennsylvania+7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSt. BonaventureW 41–⁠694%
Oct 6vsSusquehannaW 84–⁠094%
Oct 13vsWilliamsW 28–⁠692%
Oct 20vsColgateW 34–⁠771%
Nov 3atDartmouthW 32–⁠749%
Nov 10atColumbiaW 35–⁠082%
Nov 17vsJohns HopkinsW 52–⁠096%
Nov 29atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 14–⁠7.

In program history: The 4th-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 1923.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanGeorge Pfann, QB

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
320–⁠33
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1697 +91 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
29.8 No. 1 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George Pfann
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2