1961 Cornell
3–6 (2–5 Ivy League), coached by Tom Harp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colgate 34–0Sep 30
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Colgate | W 34–0 | 60% |
| Oct 7 | at Harvard | L 0–14 | 40% |
| Oct 14 | vs Navy | L 7–31 | 28% |
| Oct 21 | vs Yale | L 0–12 | 33% |
| Oct 28 | at Princeton | L 25–30 | 25% |
| Nov 4 | vs Columbia | L 7–35 | 44% |
| Nov 11 | vs Brown | W 25–0 | 66% |
| Nov 18 | at Dartmouth | L 14–15 | 21% |
| Nov 25 | at Pennsylvania | W 31–0 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 31–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–5 6th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–137
- Coach
- Tom Harp
- Elo
- 1387 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 99 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dave McKelvey and George Telesh
1961 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Columbia | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Yale | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Cornell | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Brown | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.