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1951 Cornell

6–⁠3, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1951, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 21–14; won at Colgate 41–18; won vs. Harvard 42–6; won at Yale 27–0; lost at No. 8 Princeton 15–53; lost vs. Columbia 20–21; won vs. Michigan 20–7; won at Dartmouth 21–13; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7+36−38Won 21–14 vs. Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 41–18 at Colgate+23ColgateWon 42–6 vs. Harvard+36HarvardWon 27–0 at Yale+27YaleLost 15–53 at No. 8 Princeton-38No. 8 PrincetonLost 20–21 vs. Columbia-1ColumbiaWon 20–7 vs. Michigan+13MichiganWon 21–13 at Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSyracuseW 21–⁠1473%
Oct 6atColgateW 41–⁠1866%
Oct 13vsHarvardW 42–⁠690%
Oct 20atYaleW 27–⁠068%
Oct 27at8PrincetonL 15–⁠5342%
Nov 3vsColumbiaL 20–⁠2179%
Nov 10vsMichiganW 20–⁠761%
Nov 17atDartmouthW 21–⁠1358%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 3: 17
  3. Wk 4: 14
  4. Wk 5: 12
Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
207–⁠139
Coach
George James
Elo
1637 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.0 No. 39 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Vic Pujo