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1968 Cornell

3–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Jack Musick.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1968, game by game: won vs. Colgate 17–0; won vs. Rutgers 17–16; lost vs. Pennsylvania 8–10; lost at Harvard 0–10; lost vs. Yale 13–25; lost at Columbia 25–34; won at Brown 31–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–27; lost at Princeton 13–41+31−28Won 17–0 vs. Colgate+17ColgateWon 17–16 vs. Rutgers+1RutgersLost 8–10 vs. Pennsylvania-2PennsylvaniaLost 0–10 at Harvard-10HarvardLost 13–25 vs. Yale-12YaleLost 25–34 at Columbia-9ColumbiaWon 31–0 at Brown+31BrownLost 6–27 vs. Dartmouth-21DartmouthLost 13–41 at Princeton-28Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColgateW 17–⁠072%
Oct 5vsRutgersW 17–⁠1674%
Oct 12vsPennsylvaniaL 8–⁠1076%
Oct 19atHarvardL 0–⁠1039%
Oct 26vsYaleL 13–⁠2545%
Nov 2atColumbiaL 25–⁠3476%
Nov 9atBrownW 31–⁠062%
Nov 16vsDartmouthL 6–⁠2757%
Nov 23atPrincetonL 13–⁠4134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠163
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1444 −111 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.7 No. 111 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Doug Kleiber

1968 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Yale6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Pennsylvania5–⁠27–⁠2
Princeton4–⁠34–⁠5
Dartmouth3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown0–⁠72–⁠7

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