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1970 Cornell

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

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1970, game by game: won at Colgate 17–7; won vs. Lehigh 41–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 32–31; lost at Harvard 24–27; lost vs. Yale 7–38; won at Columbia 31–20; won at Brown 35–21; lost vs. No. 15 Dartmouth 0–24; won at Princeton 6–3+27−31Won 17–7 at Colgate+10ColgateWon 41–14 vs. Lehigh+27LehighWon 32–31 vs. Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaLost 24–27 at Harvard-3HarvardLost 7–38 vs. Yale-31YaleWon 31–20 at Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 35–21 at Brown+14BrownLost 0–24 vs. No. 15 Dartmouth-24No. 15 DartmouthWon 6–3 at Princeton+3Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atColgateW 17–⁠750%
Oct 3vsLehighW 41–⁠1494%
Oct 10vsPennsylvaniaW 32–⁠3165%
Oct 17atHarvardL 24–⁠2748%
Oct 24vsYaleL 7–⁠3841%
Oct 31atColumbiaW 31–⁠2053%
Nov 7atBrownW 35–⁠2170%
Nov 14vs15DartmouthL 0–⁠2432%
Nov 21atPrincetonW 6–⁠335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 6–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠185
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1512 +29 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 51 of 117; offense No. 57, defense No. 49
SRS
−15.6 No. 102 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dennis Lubozynski

1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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