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1940 Cornell

6–⁠2, coached by Carl Snavely, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1940, game by game: won vs. Colgate 34–0; won at Army 45–0; won vs. Syracuse 33–6; won vs. Ohio State 21–7; won vs. Columbia 27–0; won at Yale 21–0; lost at Dartmouth 0–3; lost at No. 12 Pennsylvania 20–22+45−3Won 34–0 vs. Colgate+34ColgateWon 45–0 at Army+45ArmyWon 33–6 vs. Syracuse+27SyracuseWon 21–7 vs. Ohio State+14Ohio StateWon 27–0 vs. Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 21–0 at Yale+21YaleLost 0–3 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 20–22 at No. 12 Pennsylvania-2No. 12 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsColgateW 34–⁠079%
Oct 12atArmyW 45–⁠066%
Oct 19vsSyracuseW 33–⁠682%
Oct 26vsOhio StateW 21–⁠775%
Nov 2vsColumbiaW 27–⁠082%
Nov 9atYaleW 21–⁠082%
Nov 16atDartmouthL 0–⁠377%
Nov 23at12PennsylvaniaL 20–⁠2261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 22–⁠20; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Final: 15

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 1940.

Consensus All-AmericanNick Drahos, OT/E

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 15 peak No. 1
Points
201–⁠38
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1697 +45 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.8 No. 5 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Walter Matuszczak
Offense
Single-wing