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1945 Cornell

5–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1945, game by game: won at Syracuse 26–14; won vs. Bucknell 19–8; won vs. New London Submarine Base 39–0; lost vs. Princeton 6–14; lost at Yale 7–18; lost at No. 12 Columbia 26–34; won vs. Colgate 20–6; won at Dartmouth 20–13; lost at No. 11 Pennsylvania 6–59+39−53Won 26–14 at Syracuse+12SyracuseWon 19–8 vs. Bucknell+11BucknellWon 39–0 vs. New London Submarine Base+39New London Subm…Lost 6–14 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonLost 7–18 at Yale-11YaleLost 26–34 at No. 12 Columbia-8No. 12 ColumbiaWon 20–6 vs. Colgate+14ColgateWon 20–13 at Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 6–59 at No. 11 Pennsylvania-53No. 11 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atSyracuseW 26–⁠1423%
Sep 29vsBucknellW 19–⁠840%
Oct 6vsNew London Submarine BaseW 39–⁠075%
Oct 20vsPrincetonL 6–⁠1462%
Oct 27atYaleL 7–⁠1851%
Nov 3at12ColumbiaL 26–⁠3426%
Nov 10vsColgateW 20–⁠645%
Nov 17atDartmouthW 20–⁠1332%
Nov 24at11PennsylvaniaL 6–⁠5919%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 59–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Led the nationAl Dekdebrun: passing yards (1,227 yds)

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠166
Coach
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Elo
1368 +74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.1 No. 63 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Allen Dekdebrun