1960 Cornell

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by George James.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1960, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 8–28; won vs. Bucknell 15–7; won vs. Harvard 12–0; lost at Yale 6–22; lost vs. Princeton 18–21; lost at Columbia 6–44; lost at Brown 6–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–20; lost at Pennsylvania 7–18+12−38Lost 8–28 vs. Colgate-20ColgateWon 15–7 vs. Bucknell+8BucknellWon 12–0 vs. Harvard+12HarvardLost 6–22 at Yale-16YaleLost 18–21 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonLost 6–44 at Columbia-38ColumbiaLost 6–7 at Brown-1BrownLost 0–20 vs. Dartmouth-20DartmouthLost 7–18 at Pennsylvania-11Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsColgateL 8–⁠2866%
Oct 1vsBucknellW 15–⁠789%
Oct 8vsHarvardW 12–⁠053%
Oct 15atYaleL 6–⁠2235%
Oct 22vsPrincetonL 18–⁠2145%
Oct 29atColumbiaL 6–⁠4457%
Nov 5atBrownL 6–⁠750%
Nov 12vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2035%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1836%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 18–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠167
Coach
George James
Elo
1340 −133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.9 No. 112 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Warren Sundstrom

1960 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠09–⁠014
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠63–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.