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1958 Cornell

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1958, game by game: won vs. Colgate 13–0; won vs. Harvard 21–14; lost at Syracuse 0–55; won at Yale 12–7; won vs. Princeton 34–8; won at Columbia 25–0; lost at Brown 8–12; lost vs. Dartmouth 15–32; won at Pennsylvania 19–7+26−55Won 13–0 vs. Colgate+13ColgateWon 21–14 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 0–55 at Syracuse-55SyracuseWon 12–7 at Yale+5YaleWon 34–8 vs. Princeton+26PrincetonWon 25–0 at Columbia+25ColumbiaLost 8–12 at Brown-4BrownLost 15–32 vs. Dartmouth-17DartmouthWon 19–7 at Pennsylvania+12Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsColgateW 13–⁠059%
Oct 4vsHarvardW 21–⁠1469%
Oct 11atSyracuseL 0–⁠5526%
Oct 18atYaleW 12–⁠734%
Oct 25vsPrincetonW 34–⁠846%
Nov 1atColumbiaW 25–⁠076%
Nov 8atBrownL 8–⁠1249%
Nov 15vsDartmouthL 15–⁠3250%
Nov 27atPennsylvaniaW 19–⁠742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠135
Coach
George James
Elo
1504 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 96 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Hazzard

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

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