1937 Cornell

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Carl Snavely.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1937, game by game: won vs. Penn State 26–19; won vs. Colgate 40–7; won at Princeton 20–7; lost vs. Syracuse 6–14; lost at No. 5 Yale 0–9; won vs. Columbia 14–0; tied at No. 5 Dartmouth 6–6; won at Pennsylvania 34–20+33−9Won 26–19 vs. Penn State+7Penn StateWon 40–7 vs. Colgate+33ColgateWon 20–7 at Princeton+13PrincetonLost 6–14 vs. Syracuse-8SyracuseLost 0–9 at No. 5 Yale-9No. 5 YaleWon 14–0 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaTied 6–6 at No. 5 Dartmouth0No. 5 DartmouthWon 34–20 at Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsPenn StateW 26–⁠1951%
Oct 2vsColgateW 40–⁠738%
Oct 9atPrincetonW 20–⁠729%
Oct 16vsSyracuseL 6–⁠1471%
Oct 23at5YaleL 0–⁠927%
Oct 30vsColumbiaW 14–⁠051%
Nov 13at5DartmouthT 6–⁠624%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 34–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19

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 1937.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
146–⁠82
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1543 +122 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.5 No. 12 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward “Ted” Hughes
Offense
Single-wing