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1954 Cornell

5–⁠4, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1954, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 14–19; lost at No. 16 Rice 20–41; lost vs. Harvard 12–13; lost at Yale 21–47; won at Princeton 27–0; won at Columbia 26–0; won vs. Syracuse 14–6; won vs. Dartmouth 40–21; won at Pennsylvania 20–6+27−26Lost 14–19 vs. Colgate-5ColgateLost 20–41 at No. 16 Rice-21No. 16 RiceLost 12–13 vs. Harvard-1HarvardLost 21–47 at Yale-26YaleWon 27–0 at Princeton+27PrincetonWon 26–0 at Columbia+26ColumbiaWon 14–6 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 40–21 vs. Dartmouth+19DartmouthWon 20–6 at Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsColgateL 14–⁠1957%
Oct 2at16RiceL 20–⁠4121%
Oct 9vsHarvardL 12–⁠1359%
Oct 16atYaleL 21–⁠4732%
Oct 23atPrincetonW 27–⁠027%
Oct 30atColumbiaW 26–⁠058%
Nov 6vsSyracuseW 14–⁠657%
Nov 13vsDartmouthW 40–⁠2169%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠671%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 shared first in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠153
Coach
George James
Elo
1560 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.3 No. 66 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Guy Bedrossian