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1979 Cornell

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1979, game by game: won at Pennsylvania 52–13; won vs. Colgate 36–21; lost vs. Bucknell 0–10; won vs. Harvard 41–14; lost at Brown 7–28; won at Dartmouth 21–10; lost vs. Yale 20–23; won vs. Columbia 24–7; lost at Princeton 14–26+39−21Won 52–13 at Pennsylvania+39PennsylvaniaWon 36–21 vs. Colgate+15ColgateLost 0–10 vs. Bucknell-10BucknellWon 41–14 vs. Harvard+27HarvardLost 7–28 at Brown-21BrownWon 21–10 at Dartmouth+11DartmouthLost 20–23 vs. Yale-3YaleWon 24–7 vs. Columbia+17ColumbiaLost 14–26 at Princeton-12Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atPennsylvaniaW 52–⁠1349%
Sep 29vsColgateW 36–⁠2170%
Oct 6vsBucknellL 0–⁠1089%
Oct 13vsHarvardW 41–⁠1462%
Oct 20atBrownL 7–⁠2832%
Oct 27atDartmouthW 21–⁠1042%
Nov 3vsYaleL 20–⁠2340%
Nov 10vsColumbiaW 24–⁠783%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 14–⁠2652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 26–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠152
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1466 +9 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 50 of 135; offense No. 43, defense No. 73
SRS
−14.8 No. 124 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Brad Decker and Jim DeStefano

1979 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Brown5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠25–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Pennsylvania0–⁠70–⁠9

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