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1941 Cornell

5–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1941, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 6–0; won at Harvard 7–0; lost at No. 7 Navy 0–14; won vs. Colgate 21–2; lost at Columbia 0–7; won vs. Yale 21–7; won vs. Dartmouth 33–19; lost at No. 13 Pennsylvania 0–16+19−16Won 6–0 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseWon 7–0 at Harvard+7HarvardLost 0–14 at No. 7 Navy-14No. 7 NavyWon 21–2 vs. Colgate+19ColgateLost 0–7 at Columbia-7ColumbiaWon 21–7 vs. Yale+14YaleWon 33–19 vs. Dartmouth+14DartmouthLost 0–16 at No. 13 Pennsylvania-16No. 13 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsSyracuseW 6–⁠076%
Oct 11atHarvardW 7–⁠064%
Oct 18at7NavyL 0–⁠1451%
Oct 25vsColgateW 21–⁠273%
Nov 1atColumbiaL 0–⁠761%
Nov 8vsYaleW 21–⁠787%
Nov 15vsDartmouthW 33–⁠1968%
Nov 22at13PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠65
Coach
—
Elo
1614 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.6 No. 39 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Peter Wolff
Offense
Single-wing