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1953 Cornell

4–⁠3–⁠2, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1953, game by game: won vs. Colgate 27–7; lost vs. No. 14 Rice 7–28; lost at Navy 6–26; tied vs. Yale 0–0; won at Princeton 26–19; won vs. Columbia 27–13; lost vs. Syracuse 0–26; won at Dartmouth 28–26; tied at Pennsylvania 7–7+20−26Won 27–7 vs. Colgate+20ColgateLost 7–28 vs. No. 14 Rice-21No. 14 RiceLost 6–26 at Navy-20NavyTied 0–0 vs. Yale0YaleWon 26–19 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 27–13 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 0–26 vs. Syracuse-26SyracuseWon 28–26 at Dartmouth+2DartmouthTied 7–7 at Pennsylvania0Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsColgateW 27–⁠753%
Oct 3vs14RiceL 7–⁠2851%
Oct 10atNavyL 6–⁠2626%
Oct 17vsYaleT 0–⁠043%
Oct 24atPrincetonW 26–⁠1925%
Oct 31vsColumbiaW 27–⁠1366%
Nov 7vsSyracuseL 0–⁠2647%
Nov 14atDartmouthW 28–⁠2652%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaT 7–⁠744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Pennsylvania 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠2 first in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠152
Coach
George James
Elo
1486 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.5 No. 78 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill George