1957 Cornell

3–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1957, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 13–14; won at Harvard 20–6; lost vs. Syracuse 0–34; lost vs. Yale 7–18; lost at Princeton 14–47; won vs. Columbia 8–0; won vs. Brown 13–6; lost at Dartmouth 19–20; lost at Pennsylvania 6–14+14−34Lost 13–14 vs. Colgate-1ColgateWon 20–6 at Harvard+14HarvardLost 0–34 vs. Syracuse-34SyracuseLost 7–18 vs. Yale-11YaleLost 14–47 at Princeton-33PrincetonWon 8–0 vs. Columbia+8ColumbiaWon 13–6 vs. Brown+7BrownLost 19–20 at Dartmouth-1DartmouthLost 6–14 at Pennsylvania-8Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColgateL 13–⁠1445%
Oct 5atHarvardW 20–⁠643%
Oct 12vsSyracuseL 0–⁠3432%
Oct 19vsYaleL 7–⁠1834%
Oct 26atPrincetonL 14–⁠4723%
Nov 2vsColumbiaW 8–⁠071%
Nov 9vsBrownW 13–⁠651%
Nov 16atDartmouthL 19–⁠2021%
Nov 28atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠159
Coach
George James
Elo
1393 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.6 No. 106 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gerald Knapp

1957 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.