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Cornell

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
5–1–1
0.786 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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–5W 15–6
7Week 7 · Oct 11Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 17–19
9Week 9 · Oct 25Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 21–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 23–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 14–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI3–2–3T 0–0

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
1.810
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-3+19
  • Dartmouth +7
  • Harvard +4
  • Penn State +3
  • Columbia +3
  • Colgate +2
  • Pennsylvania 0
  • Syracuse -3

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 #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.786 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+20
-2
+15
+16
+7
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#561933#871934#1271935#901936#331937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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