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1936 Cornell

3–⁠5, coached by Carl Snavely.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1936, game by game: won vs. Alfred 74–0; lost at Yale 0–23; won vs. Syracuse 20–7; won vs. Penn State 13–7; lost at Columbia 13–20; lost at Princeton 13–41; lost vs. No. 12 Dartmouth 6–20; lost at No. 13 Pennsylvania 6–14+74−28Won 74–0 vs. Alfred+74AlfredLost 0–23 at Yale-23YaleWon 20–7 vs. Syracuse+13SyracuseWon 13–7 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateLost 13–20 at Columbia-7ColumbiaLost 13–41 at Princeton-28PrincetonLost 6–20 vs. No. 12 Dartmouth-14No. 12 DartmouthLost 6–14 at No. 13 Pennsylvania-8No. 13 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAlfredW 74–⁠081%
Oct 3atYaleL 0–⁠2327%
Oct 17vsSyracuseW 20–⁠744%
Oct 24vsPenn StateW 13–⁠755%
Oct 31atColumbiaL 13–⁠2035%
Nov 7atPrincetonL 13–⁠4118%
Nov 14vs12DartmouthL 6–⁠2032%
Nov 26at13PennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1418%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠132
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1381 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.2 No. 94 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Batten
Offense
Single-wing