1971 Cornell
8–1 (6–1 Ivy League), coached by Jack Musick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 41–13Nov 20
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Colgate | W 38–20 | 70% |
| Oct 2 | at Rutgers | W 31–17 | 57% |
| Oct 9 | vs Princeton | W 19–8 | 70% |
| Oct 16 | vs Harvard | W 21–16 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | at Yale | W 31–10 | 45% |
| Oct 30 | vs Columbia | W 24–21 | 83% |
| Nov 6 | vs Brown | W 21–7 | 91% |
| Nov 13 | at Dartmouth | L 14–24 | 35% |
| Nov 20 | at Pennsylvania | W 41–13 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 41–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 19th-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 1971.
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth
Heisman voteEd Marinaro, second
Led the nationEd Marinaro: rushing yards (1,881 yds), points per game (16.44)
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 240–136
- Coach
- Jack Musick
- Elo
- 1617 +109 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.9 No. 26 of 120; offense No. 26, defense No. 41
- SRS
- −9.6 No. 97 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Tom Albright and Bill Ellis
Drafted in 1972
The 1972 draft| Rd 2 | Ed Marinaro RB | Minnesota Vikings |
1971 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cornell | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Columbia | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Yale | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Brown | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.