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1947 Cornell

4–⁠5, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1947, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 27–0; lost at Yale 0–14; won at Colgate 27–18; lost vs. Navy 19–38; won at Princeton 28–21; lost vs. No. 20 Columbia 0–22; won vs. Syracuse 12–6; lost at Dartmouth 13–21; lost at No. 8 Pennsylvania 0–21+27−22Won 27–0 vs. Lehigh+27LehighLost 0–14 at Yale-14YaleWon 27–18 at Colgate+9ColgateLost 19–38 vs. Navy-19NavyWon 28–21 at Princeton+7PrincetonLost 0–22 vs. No. 20 Columbia-22No. 20 ColumbiaWon 12–6 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseLost 13–21 at Dartmouth-8DartmouthLost 0–21 at No. 8 Pennsylvania-21No. 8 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLehighW 27–⁠092%
Oct 4atYaleL 0–⁠1431%
Oct 11atColgateW 27–⁠1833%
Oct 18vsNavyL 19–⁠3858%
Oct 25atPrincetonW 28–⁠2141%
Nov 1vs20ColumbiaL 0–⁠2249%
Nov 8vsSyracuseW 12–⁠666%
Nov 15atDartmouthL 13–⁠2144%
Nov 27at8PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2114%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠4 8th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠161
Coach
George James
Elo
1400 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.0 No. 78 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walt Kretz