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Cornell

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–2
0.750 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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 34–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1W 45–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 33–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB104–4W 21–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2W 27–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 21–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 0–3
14Week 14 · Nov 26Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–1–1L 20–22

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
1.905
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-5+19
  • Colgate +5
  • Columbia +5
  • Ohio State +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Army +1
  • Yale +1
  • Pennsylvania -1
  • Dartmouth -4

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 #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W15#21Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+45
+27
+14
+27
+21
-3
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1271935#901936#331937#221938#11939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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