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1948 Cornell

8–⁠1, coached by George James, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1948, game by game: won vs. New York University 47–6; won at Navy 13–7; won vs. No. 18 Harvard 40–6; won at Syracuse 34–7; lost vs. No. 5 Army 6–27; won at Columbia 20–13; won vs. Colgate 14–6; won vs. Dartmouth 27–26; won at No. 19 Pennsylvania 23–14+41−21Won 47–6 vs. New York University+41New York Univer…Won 13–7 at Navy+6NavyWon 40–6 vs. No. 18 Harvard+34No. 18 HarvardWon 34–7 at Syracuse+27SyracuseLost 6–27 vs. No. 5 Army-21No. 5 ArmyWon 20–13 at Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 14–6 vs. Colgate+8ColgateWon 27–26 vs. Dartmouth+1DartmouthWon 23–14 at No. 19 Pennsylvania+9No. 19 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNew York UniversityW 47–⁠668%
Oct 2atNavyW 13–⁠745%
Oct 9vs18HarvardW 40–⁠660%
Oct 16atSyracuseW 34–⁠761%
Oct 23vs5ArmyL 6–⁠2735%
Oct 30atColumbiaW 20–⁠1339%
Nov 6vsColgateW 14–⁠678%
Nov 13vsDartmouthW 27–⁠2656%
Nov 25at19PennsylvaniaW 23–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 23–⁠14; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 13
  2. Wk 3: 12
  3. Wk 7: 19
  4. Final: 19
Record
8–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 12
Points
224–⁠112
Coach
George James
Elo
1584 +151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.9 No. 29 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 5Joe Quinn OGBrooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)