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1964 Cornell

3–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Tom Harp.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1964, game by game: tied vs. Buffalo 9–9; lost at Colgate 3–8; won vs. Pennsylvania 33–0; lost at Harvard 0–16; lost vs. Yale 21–23; won at Columbia 57–20; lost at Brown 28–31; won vs. Dartmouth 33–15; lost at Princeton 12–17+37−16Tied 9–9 vs. Buffalo0BuffaloLost 3–8 at Colgate-5ColgateWon 33–0 vs. Pennsylvania+33PennsylvaniaLost 0–16 at Harvard-16HarvardLost 21–23 vs. Yale-2YaleWon 57–20 at Columbia+37ColumbiaLost 28–31 at Brown-3BrownWon 33–15 vs. Dartmouth+18DartmouthLost 12–17 at Princeton-5Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsBuffaloT 9–⁠953%
Oct 3atColgateL 3–⁠853%
Oct 10vsPennsylvaniaW 33–⁠068%
Oct 17atHarvardL 0–⁠1633%
Oct 24vsYaleL 21–⁠2345%
Oct 31atColumbiaW 57–⁠2040%
Nov 7atBrownL 28–⁠3155%
Nov 14vsDartmouthW 33–⁠1538%
Nov 21atPrincetonL 12–⁠1719%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Led the nationBob Baker: kickoff return average (35.1)

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠139
Coach
Tom Harp
Elo
1494 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.1 No. 76 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Clarence Jentes

1964 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Pennsylvania0–⁠71–⁠8

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