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1942 Cornell

3–⁠5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1942, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 20–16; lost vs. Colgate 6–18; lost at Army 8–28; tied vs. Penn State 0–0; lost at No. 20 Syracuse 7–12; lost at Columbia 13–14; won at Yale 13–7; won vs. Dartmouth 21–19; lost at Pennsylvania 7–34+7−27Won 20–16 vs. Lafayette+4LafayetteLost 6–18 vs. Colgate-12ColgateLost 8–28 at Army-20ArmyTied 0–0 vs. Penn State0Penn StateLost 7–12 at No. 20 Syracuse-5No. 20 SyracuseLost 13–14 at Columbia-1ColumbiaWon 13–7 at Yale+6YaleWon 21–19 vs. Dartmouth+2DartmouthLost 7–34 at Pennsylvania-27Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLafayetteW 20–⁠1677%
Oct 3vsColgateL 6–⁠1848%
Oct 10atArmyL 8–⁠2834%
Oct 17vsPenn StateT 0–⁠031%
Oct 24at20SyracuseL 7–⁠1223%
Oct 31atColumbiaL 13–⁠1440%
Nov 7atYaleW 13–⁠752%
Nov 14vsDartmouthW 21–⁠1938%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠3424%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠148
Coach
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Elo
1415 −28 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.2 No. 76 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Roy Johnson