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1939 Cornell

8–⁠0, coached by Carl Snavely, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1939, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 19–6; won at Princeton 20–7; won vs. Penn State 47–0; won at No. 4 Ohio State 23–14; won vs. Columbia 13–7; won vs. Colgate 14–12; won at No. 20 Dartmouth 35–6; won at Pennsylvania 26–0+47Won 19–6 vs. Syracuse+13SyracuseWon 20–7 at Princeton+13PrincetonWon 47–0 vs. Penn State+47Penn StateWon 23–14 at No. 4 Ohio State+9No. 4 Ohio StateWon 13–7 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaWon 14–12 vs. Colgate+2ColgateWon 35–6 at No. 20 Dartmouth+29No. 20 DartmouthWon 26–0 at Pennsylvania+26Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsSyracuseW 19–⁠670%
Oct 14atPrincetonW 20–⁠759%
Oct 21vsPenn StateW 47–⁠074%
Oct 28at4Ohio StateW 23–⁠1447%
Nov 4vsColumbiaW 13–⁠782%
Nov 11vsColgateW 14–⁠1281%
Nov 18at20DartmouthW 35–⁠647%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaW 26–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 26–⁠0; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Final: 4

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 1939.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanNick Drahos, OT/E

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
197–⁠52
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1728 +144 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.9 No. 3 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Vincent Eichler, Malvern Baker and Ken Brown
Offense
Single-wing