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Cornell

FBSI · 1955 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–4
0.556 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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27LEHIGHUnranked—W 14–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 6–21
7Week 7 · Oct 11Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 20–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 6–34
9Week 9 · Oct 25Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 20–26
10Week 10 · Nov 1Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 34–19
11Week 11 · Nov 8Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 20–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 0–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI0–9W 39–7

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
3.651
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-13+6
  • Harvard +3
  • Brown +2
  • Columbia +1
  • Pennsylvania 0
  • Yale -2
  • Princeton -2
  • Colgate -3
  • Dartmouth -6

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#68W12#71W13#61W14#61Regular Season Final#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
-15
+13
-28
-6
+15
+13
-7
+32

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

Final Rank by Season
#181950#271951#871952#491953#521954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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