1978 Cornell
5–3–1 (3–3–1 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 24–0Oct 7
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Princeton | T 14–14 | 47% |
| Sep 30 | at Colgate | W 21–12 | 33% |
| Oct 7 | vs Bucknell | W 24–0 | 86% |
| Oct 14 | at Harvard | W 25–20 | 32% |
| Oct 21 | vs Brown | L 13–21 | 45% |
| Oct 28 | vs Dartmouth | L 7–14 | 49% |
| Nov 4 | at Yale | L 14–42 | 20% |
| Nov 11 | at Columbia | W 35–14 | 44% |
| Nov 18 | vs Pennsylvania | W 35–17 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 35–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 4th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 188–154
- Coach
- Bob Blackman
- Elo
- 1435 +72 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.7 No. 82 of 133; offense No. 87, defense No. 81
- SRS
- −10.6 No. 108 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mike Donahue and Dave Kintigh
1978 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Yale | 4–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
 Cornell | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Harvard | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Princeton | 1–4–2 | 2–5–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.