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1949 Cornell

8–⁠1, coached by George James, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1949, game by game: won vs. Niagara 27–0; won vs. Colgate 39–27; won at Harvard 33–14; won at Yale 48–14; won vs. Princeton 14–12; won vs. Columbia 54–0; won vs. Syracuse 33–7; lost at Dartmouth 7–16; won at Pennsylvania 29–21+54−9Won 27–0 vs. Niagara+27NiagaraWon 39–27 vs. Colgate+12ColgateWon 33–14 at Harvard+19HarvardWon 48–14 at Yale+34YaleWon 14–12 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonWon 54–0 vs. Columbia+54ColumbiaWon 33–7 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseLost 7–16 at Dartmouth-9DartmouthWon 29–21 at Pennsylvania+8Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsNiagaraW 27–⁠092%
Oct 1vsColgateW 39–⁠2776%
Oct 8atHarvardW 33–⁠1463%
Oct 15atYaleW 48–⁠1456%
Oct 22vsPrincetonW 14–⁠1274%
Oct 29vsColumbiaW 54–⁠079%
Nov 5vsSyracuseW 33–⁠789%
Nov 12atDartmouthL 7–⁠1646%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaW 29–⁠2150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 29–⁠21; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 20
  9. Final: 12
Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 12 peak No. 6
Points
284–⁠111
Coach
George James
Elo
1652 +96 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 39 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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