1973 Cornell

3–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Jack Musick.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1973, game by game: won at Colgate 35–21; tied vs. Lehigh 7–7; won vs. Princeton 37–6; lost vs. Harvard 15–21; lost at Yale 3–20; won vs. Columbia 44–14; lost vs. Brown 7–17; lost at Dartmouth 0–17; lost at Pennsylvania 22–31+31−17Won 35–21 at Colgate+14ColgateTied 7–7 vs. Lehigh0LehighWon 37–6 vs. Princeton+31PrincetonLost 15–21 vs. Harvard-6HarvardLost 3–20 at Yale-17YaleWon 44–14 vs. Columbia+30ColumbiaLost 7–17 vs. Brown-10BrownLost 0–17 at Dartmouth-17DartmouthLost 22–31 at Pennsylvania-9Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atColgateW 35–⁠2158%
Oct 6vsLehighT 7–⁠795%
Oct 13vsPrincetonW 37–⁠676%
Oct 20vsHarvardL 15–⁠2164%
Oct 27atYaleL 3–⁠2047%
Nov 3vsColumbiaW 44–⁠1475%
Nov 10vsBrownL 7–⁠1781%
Nov 17atDartmouthL 0–⁠1728%
Nov 24atPennsylvaniaL 22–⁠3135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 31–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠154
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1459 −82 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 62 of 123; offense No. 73, defense No. 49
SRS
−12.4 No. 100 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Lally

1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

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