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1976 Cornell

2–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by George Seifert.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Princeton 0–3; lost vs. Colgate 20–25; lost at Rutgers 14–21; won at Harvard 9–3; lost vs. Brown 12–28; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–35; lost at Yale 6–14; lost at Columbia 17–35; won vs. Pennsylvania 31–13+18−35Lost 0–3 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonLost 20–25 vs. Colgate-5ColgateLost 14–21 at Rutgers-7RutgersWon 9–3 at Harvard+6HarvardLost 12–28 vs. Brown-16BrownLost 0–35 vs. Dartmouth-35DartmouthLost 6–14 at Yale-8YaleLost 17–35 at Columbia-18ColumbiaWon 31–13 vs. Pennsylvania+18Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsPrincetonL 0–⁠343%
Sep 25vsColgateL 20–⁠2545%
Oct 2atRutgersL 14–⁠2114%
Oct 9atHarvardW 9–⁠312%
Oct 16vsBrownL 12–⁠2832%
Oct 23vsDartmouthL 0–⁠3534%
Oct 30atYaleL 6–⁠1413%
Nov 6atColumbiaL 17–⁠3540%
Nov 13vsPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠1347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠177
Coach
George Seifert
Elo
1329 −29 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 91 of 132; offense No. 116, defense No. 53
SRS
−11.8 No. 112 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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