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Cornell

FBSI · 1889 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
7–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1888–1981
All-Time Record
487–318–32
0.601 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1939
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 33
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 18 seasons · 8 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cornell head-to-head · History & Eras

1889 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI1–4–1W 66–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2W 10–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI16–1L 6–56
9Week 9 · Oct 22ROCHESTERUnranked—W 124–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 39–4
12Week 12 · Nov 12Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI16–1L 0–70
14Week 14 · Nov 26MICHIGANUnranked—W 66–0
10Final · Dec 3Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI2–7–2W 20–0
10Final · Dec 3Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2W 24–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.796
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-2+10
  • Lafayette +3
  • Lafayette +3
  • Columbia +2
  • Bucknell +1
  • Stevens +1
  • Yale -1
  • Yale -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.778 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4W11#6W12#6W13#5W14#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+66
+10
-50
+124
+35
-70
+66
+20
+24

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

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