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1955 Cornell

5–⁠4, coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1955, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 14–6; lost vs. Colgate 6–21; won at Harvard 20–7; lost at Yale 6–34; lost vs. Princeton 20–26; won vs. Columbia 34–19; won at Brown 20–7; lost at Dartmouth 0–7; won at Pennsylvania 39–7+32−28Won 14–6 vs. Lehigh+8LehighLost 6–21 vs. Colgate-15ColgateWon 20–7 at Harvard+13HarvardLost 6–34 at Yale-28YaleLost 20–26 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonWon 34–19 vs. Columbia+15ColumbiaWon 20–7 at Brown+13BrownLost 0–7 at Dartmouth-7DartmouthWon 39–7 at Pennsylvania+32Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLehighW 14–⁠693%
Oct 1vsColgateL 6–⁠2161%
Oct 8atHarvardW 20–⁠744%
Oct 15atYaleL 6–⁠3444%
Oct 22vsPrincetonL 20–⁠2655%
Oct 29vsColumbiaW 34–⁠1979%
Nov 5atBrownW 20–⁠759%
Nov 12atDartmouthL 0–⁠762%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaW 39–⁠772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠134
Coach
George James
Elo
1510 −30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.4 No. 92 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Jackson