Cornell
FBSI · 1896 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1896 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | COLGATE | Unranked | — | W 6–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | SYRACUSE | Unranked | — | W 22–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | WESTERN RESERVE | Unranked | — | W 48–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Tufts (TUFTS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–6–1 | W 18–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 4–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–0–1 | L 0–37 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–2–1 | W 54–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Williams (WILLIAMS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | T 0–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 14–1 | L 10–32 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Bucknell +5
- Tufts +2
- Princeton 0
- Williams 0
- Pennsylvania -1
- Harvard -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.611 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.