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1950 Cornell

7–⁠2, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1950, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 27–0; won at Syracuse 26–7; won at Harvard 28–7; won vs. Yale 7–0; lost at Princeton 0–27; lost at Columbia 19–20; won vs. Colgate 26–18; won vs. Dartmouth 24–0; won at No. 13 Pennsylvania 13–6+27−27Won 27–0 vs. Lafayette+27LafayetteWon 26–7 at Syracuse+19SyracuseWon 28–7 at Harvard+21HarvardWon 7–0 vs. Yale+7YaleLost 0–27 at Princeton-27PrincetonLost 19–20 at Columbia-1ColumbiaWon 26–18 vs. Colgate+8ColgateWon 24–0 vs. Dartmouth+24DartmouthWon 13–6 at No. 13 Pennsylvania+7No. 13 Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsLafayetteW 27–⁠083%
Oct 7atSyracuseW 26–⁠764%
Oct 14atHarvardW 28–⁠778%
Oct 21vsYaleW 7–⁠073%
Oct 28atPrincetonL 0–⁠2749%
Nov 4atColumbiaL 19–⁠2072%
Nov 11vsColgateW 26–⁠1883%
Nov 18vsDartmouthW 24–⁠066%
Nov 25at13PennsylvaniaW 13–⁠643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 10
Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
170–⁠85
Coach
George James
Elo
1664 +62 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 34 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
John Pierik and Charles Taylor