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Cornell

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–1
0.889 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 47–6
6Week 6 · Oct 5Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 13–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 40–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 34–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–0–1L 6–27
10Week 10 · Nov 2Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 20–13
11Week 11 · Nov 9Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 14–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 27–26
14Week 14 · Nov 30Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 23–14

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
1.486
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+26
0+26
  • Dartmouth +6
  • Pennsylvania +5
  • Harvard +4
  • Columbia +4
  • NEW York University +3
  • Colgate +3
  • Syracuse +1
  • Navy 0
  • Army 0

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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.889 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13W14#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
+6
+34
+27
-21
+7
+8
+1
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#241943#411944#561945#391946#811947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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