1931 Cornell

7–⁠1, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1931, game by game: won vs. Clarkson 68–0; won vs. Niagara 37–6; won vs. Richmond 27–0; won vs. Princeton 33–0; won vs. Columbia 13–0; won vs. Alfred 54–0; lost at Dartmouth 0–14; won at Pennsylvania 7–0+68−14Won 68–0 vs. Clarkson+68ClarksonWon 37–6 vs. Niagara+31NiagaraWon 27–0 vs. Richmond+27RichmondWon 33–0 vs. Princeton+33PrincetonWon 13–0 vs. Columbia+13ColumbiaWon 54–0 vs. Alfred+54AlfredLost 0–14 at Dartmouth-14DartmouthWon 7–0 at Pennsylvania+7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsClarksonW 68–⁠091%
Oct 3vsNiagaraW 37–⁠692%
Oct 10vsRichmondW 27–⁠071%
Oct 17vsPrincetonW 33–⁠077%
Oct 31vsColumbiaW 13–⁠067%
Nov 7vsAlfredW 54–⁠093%
Nov 14atDartmouthL 0–⁠1446%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
239–⁠20
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1589 +65 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.7 No. 30 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Cristobal Martinez-Zorrilla
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2