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1946 Cornell

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Ed McKeever.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1946, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 21–0; lost at Army 21–46; won vs. Colgate 13–9; tied vs. Yale 6–6; won at Princeton 14–7; won at Columbia 12–0; lost vs. Syracuse 7–14; won vs. Dartmouth 21–7; lost at No. 14 Pennsylvania 20–26+21−25Won 21–0 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellLost 21–46 at Army-25ArmyWon 13–9 vs. Colgate+4ColgateTied 6–6 vs. Yale0YaleWon 14–7 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 12–0 at Columbia+12ColumbiaLost 7–14 vs. Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 21–7 vs. Dartmouth+14DartmouthLost 20–26 at No. 14 Pennsylvania-6No. 14 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsBucknellW 21–⁠038%
Oct 5atArmyL 21–⁠466%
Oct 12vsColgateW 13–⁠947%
Oct 19vsYaleT 6–⁠653%
Oct 26atPrincetonW 14–⁠731%
Nov 2atColumbiaW 12–⁠019%
Nov 9vsSyracuseL 7–⁠1455%
Nov 16vsDartmouthW 21–⁠764%
Nov 28at14PennsylvaniaL 20–⁠2618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 26–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠115
Coach
Ed McKeever
Elo
1399 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 38 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Martin

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 5Frank Wydo OTPittsburgh Steelers