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1959 Cornell

5–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1959, game by game: won at Colgate 20–15; won vs. Lehigh 13–6; won at Harvard 20–16; lost vs. Yale 0–23; lost at Princeton 0–20; won vs. Columbia 13–7; won vs. Brown 19–0; lost at Dartmouth 12–21; lost at Pennsylvania 13–28+19−23Won 20–15 at Colgate+5ColgateWon 13–6 vs. Lehigh+7LehighWon 20–16 at Harvard+4HarvardLost 0–23 vs. Yale-23YaleLost 0–20 at Princeton-20PrincetonWon 13–7 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaWon 19–0 vs. Brown+19BrownLost 12–21 at Dartmouth-9DartmouthLost 13–28 at Pennsylvania-15Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atColgateW 20–⁠1560%
Oct 3vsLehighW 13–⁠691%
Oct 10atHarvardW 20–⁠1652%
Oct 17vsYaleL 0–⁠2367%
Oct 24atPrincetonL 0–⁠2039%
Oct 31vsColumbiaW 13–⁠779%
Nov 7vsBrownW 19–⁠066%
Nov 14atDartmouthL 12–⁠2136%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaL 13–⁠2833%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 28–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠136
Coach
George James
Elo
1459 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.9 No. 104 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dave Feeney

1959 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell3–⁠45–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Brown1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7

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