1974 Cornell

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

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1974, game by game: won vs. Colgate 40–21; won vs. Bucknell 24–0; tied vs. Pennsylvania 28–28; lost at Harvard 27–39; lost vs. Yale 3–27; won at Columbia 24–0; lost at Brown 8–16; lost vs. Dartmouth 9–21; lost at Princeton 20–41+24−24Won 40–21 vs. Colgate+19ColgateWon 24–0 vs. Bucknell+24BucknellTied 28–28 vs. Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaLost 27–39 at Harvard-12HarvardLost 3–27 vs. Yale-24YaleWon 24–0 at Columbia+24ColumbiaLost 8–16 at Brown-8BrownLost 9–21 vs. Dartmouth-12DartmouthLost 20–41 at Princeton-21Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColgateW 40–⁠2171%
Oct 5vsBucknellW 24–⁠091%
Oct 12vsPennsylvaniaT 28–⁠2850%
Oct 19atHarvardL 27–⁠3937%
Oct 26vsYaleL 3–⁠2741%
Nov 2atColumbiaW 24–⁠066%
Nov 9atBrownL 8–⁠1653%
Nov 16vsDartmouthL 9–⁠2155%
Nov 23atPrincetonL 20–⁠4144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 41–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5–⁠1 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠193
Coach
Jack Musick
Elo
1392 −81 this season
SP+ rating
-10.6 No. 98 of 124; offense No. 78, defense No. 103
SRS
−25.3 No. 126 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Joehl

1974 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown4–⁠35–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Dartmouth3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠8

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