Cornell
FBSI · 1897 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
1897 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 | COLGATE | Unranked | — | W 6–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 | SYRACUSE | Unranked | — | W 16–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Tufts (TUFTS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–7 | W 15–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | T 4–4 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–1 | L 0–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–1–1 | L 5–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6 | W 45–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Williams (WILLIAMS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–7–1 | W 42–0 |
| 12 | Final · Nov 30 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 15–0 | L 0–4 |
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).
- Tufts +6
- Penn State +3
- Williams +1
- Lafayette 0
- Pennsylvania 0
- Princeton -1
- Harvard -1
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 % · Change -2
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.