1962 Cornell

4–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Tom Harp.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1962, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 12–23; won vs. Harvard 14–12; lost at Navy 0–41; lost at Yale 8–26; won vs. Princeton 35–34; lost at Columbia 21–25; won at Brown 28–26; lost vs. Dartmouth 21–28; won at Pennsylvania 29–22+7−41Lost 12–23 vs. Colgate-11ColgateWon 14–12 vs. Harvard+2HarvardLost 0–41 at Navy-41NavyLost 8–26 at Yale-18YaleWon 35–34 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 21–25 at Columbia-4ColumbiaWon 28–26 at Brown+2BrownLost 21–28 vs. Dartmouth-7DartmouthWon 29–22 at Pennsylvania+7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsColgateL 12–⁠2357%
Oct 6vsHarvardW 14–⁠1240%
Oct 13atNavyL 0–⁠4125%
Oct 20atYaleL 8–⁠2632%
Oct 27vsPrincetonW 35–⁠3432%
Nov 3atColumbiaL 21–⁠2531%
Nov 10atBrownW 28–⁠2653%
Nov 17vsDartmouthL 21–⁠2822%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaW 29–⁠2250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 29–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠237
Coach
Tom Harp
Elo
1397 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.4 No. 117 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tony Turel

1962 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia4–⁠35–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Yale1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Brown0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2

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