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1926 Cornell

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1926, game by game: won vs. Geneva 6–0; won vs. Niagara 28–0; won vs. Williams 49–0; won vs. Michigan State 24–14; lost at Columbia 9–17; won vs. St. Bonaventure 41–0; won vs. Dartmouth 24–23; tied at Pennsylvania 10–10+49−8Won 6–0 vs. Geneva+6GenevaWon 28–0 vs. Niagara+28NiagaraWon 49–0 vs. Williams+49WilliamsWon 24–14 vs. Michigan State+10Michigan StateLost 9–17 at Columbia-8ColumbiaWon 41–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+41St. BonaventureWon 24–23 vs. Dartmouth+1DartmouthTied 10–10 at Pennsylvania0Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsGenevaW 6–⁠091%
Oct 2vsNiagaraW 28–⁠091%
Oct 9vsWilliamsW 49–⁠089%
Oct 16vsMichigan StateW 24–⁠1474%
Oct 30atColumbiaL 9–⁠1753%
Nov 6vsSt. BonaventureW 41–⁠091%
Nov 13vsDartmouthW 24–⁠2351%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaT 10–⁠1035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Pennsylvania 10–⁠10.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
191–⁠64
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1548 +19 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.9 No. 53 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Emerson Carey
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2