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1952 Cornell

2–⁠7, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1952, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 7–14; lost vs. Navy 7–31; lost at Syracuse 6–26; lost at Yale 0–13; lost vs. Princeton 0–27; won at Columbia 21–14; lost at Michigan 7–49; won vs. Dartmouth 13–7; lost at Pennsylvania 7–14+7−42Lost 7–14 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 7–31 vs. Navy-24NavyLost 6–26 at Syracuse-20SyracuseLost 0–13 at Yale-13YaleLost 0–27 vs. Princeton-27PrincetonWon 21–14 at Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 7–49 at Michigan-42MichiganWon 13–7 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthLost 7–14 at Pennsylvania-7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsColgateL 7–⁠1475%
Oct 4vsNavyL 7–⁠3162%
Oct 11atSyracuseL 6–⁠2638%
Oct 18atYaleL 0–⁠1343%
Oct 25vsPrincetonL 0–⁠2732%
Nov 1atColumbiaW 21–⁠1442%
Nov 8atMichiganL 7–⁠4931%
Nov 15vsDartmouthW 13–⁠759%
Nov 27atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
68–⁠195
Coach
George James
Elo
1455 −136 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 83 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Whelan