In its third season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 8–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 284 to 111.
[1] Cornell played its home games in Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.
Hillary Chollet's performance in the Yale game[Note] prompted Coach James to call it "one of the most brilliant displays of offensive and defensive football I have ever seen.
"[2] Chollet played about three-quarters of the game on both offense and defense.
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