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1938 Cornell

5–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Carl Snavely, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1938, game by game: won vs. Colgate 15–6; won at Harvard 20–0; lost at Syracuse 17–19; won vs. Penn State 21–6; won at Columbia 23–7; won vs. No. 5 Dartmouth 14–7; tied at Pennsylvania 0–0+20−2Won 15–6 vs. Colgate+9ColgateWon 20–0 at Harvard+20HarvardLost 17–19 at Syracuse-2SyracuseWon 21–6 vs. Penn State+15Penn StateWon 23–7 at Columbia+16ColumbiaWon 14–7 vs. No. 5 Dartmouth+7No. 5 DartmouthTied 0–0 at Pennsylvania0Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsColgateW 15–⁠661%
Oct 8atHarvardW 20–⁠050%
Oct 15atSyracuseL 17–⁠1952%
Oct 22vsPenn StateW 21–⁠667%
Oct 29atColumbiaW 23–⁠755%
Nov 12vs5DartmouthW 14–⁠746%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaT 0–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Pennsylvania 0–⁠0; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 17
  2. Wk 3: 16
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 8
  5. Wk 6: 10
  6. Wk 7: 11
  7. Final: 12

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 1938.

Consensus All-AmericanJerome H. Holland, E

Record
5–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 12 peak No. 8
Points
110–⁠45
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1627 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.0 No. 9 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Al Van Ranst
Offense
Single-wing