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1972 Cornell

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

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1972, game by game: won vs. Colgate 37–7; won vs. Rutgers 36–22; won vs. Pennsylvania 24–20; lost at Harvard 15–33; won vs. Yale 24–13; lost at Columbia 0–14; won at Brown 48–28; lost vs. Dartmouth 22–31; won at Princeton 22–15+30−18Won 37–7 vs. Colgate+30ColgateWon 36–22 vs. Rutgers+14RutgersWon 24–20 vs. Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaLost 15–33 at Harvard-18HarvardWon 24–13 vs. Yale+11YaleLost 0–14 at Columbia-14ColumbiaWon 48–28 at Brown+20BrownLost 22–31 vs. Dartmouth-9DartmouthWon 22–15 at Princeton+7Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsColgateW 37–⁠775%
Oct 7vsRutgersW 36–⁠2284%
Oct 14vsPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠2083%
Oct 21atHarvardL 15–⁠3359%
Oct 28vsYaleW 24–⁠1360%
Nov 4atColumbiaL 0–⁠1463%
Nov 11atBrownW 48–⁠2879%
Nov 18vsDartmouthL 22–⁠3148%
Nov 25atPrincetonW 22–⁠1556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 22–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠183
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1563 −15 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 46 of 121; offense No. 30, defense No. 69
SRS
−2.4 No. 70 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Joehl

1972 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Harvard3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Princeton2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Brown1–⁠61–⁠8

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