1966 Cornell

6–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Jack Musick.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1966, game by game: won at Buffalo 28–21; won vs. Colgate 15–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 45–28; lost at Harvard 0–21; won vs. Yale 16–14; won at Columbia 31–6; won at Brown 23–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 23–32; lost at Princeton 0–7+25−21Won 28–21 at Buffalo+7BuffaloWon 15–14 vs. Colgate+1ColgateWon 45–28 vs. Pennsylvania+17PennsylvaniaLost 0–21 at Harvard-21HarvardWon 16–14 vs. Yale+2YaleWon 31–6 at Columbia+25ColumbiaWon 23–14 at Brown+9BrownLost 23–32 vs. Dartmouth-9DartmouthLost 0–7 at Princeton-7Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atBuffaloW 28–⁠2141%
Oct 1vsColgateW 15–⁠1458%
Oct 8vsPennsylvaniaW 45–⁠2871%
Oct 15atHarvardL 0–⁠2141%
Oct 22vsYaleW 16–⁠1465%
Oct 29atColumbiaW 31–⁠674%
Nov 5atBrownW 23–⁠1473%
Nov 12vsDartmouthL 23–⁠3243%
Nov 19atPrincetonL 0–⁠730%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠157
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1532 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 95 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fred Devlin

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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