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1963 Cornell

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

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 17–21; won vs. Lehigh 24–0; lost at Harvard 14–21; won vs. Yale 13–10; lost at Princeton 14–51; won vs. Columbia 18–17; won vs. Brown 28–25; lost at Dartmouth 7–12; won at Pennsylvania 17–8+24−37Lost 17–21 vs. Colgate-4ColgateWon 24–0 vs. Lehigh+24LehighLost 14–21 at Harvard-7HarvardWon 13–10 vs. Yale+3YaleLost 14–51 at Princeton-37PrincetonWon 18–17 vs. Columbia+1ColumbiaWon 28–25 vs. Brown+3BrownLost 7–12 at Dartmouth-5DartmouthWon 17–8 at Pennsylvania+9Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColgateL 17–⁠2161%
Oct 5vsLehighW 24–⁠088%
Oct 12atHarvardL 14–⁠2125%
Oct 19vsYaleW 13–⁠1052%
Oct 26atPrincetonL 14–⁠5124%
Nov 2vsColumbiaW 18–⁠1749%
Nov 9vsBrownW 28–⁠2563%
Nov 16atDartmouthL 7–⁠1218%
Nov 28atPennsylvaniaW 17–⁠857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 17–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Led the nationGary Wood: kickoff return yards (618 yds), kickoff return average (32.5)

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠165
Coach
Tom Harp
Elo
1437 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 98 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gary Wood

1963 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Brown2–⁠53–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠6

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