1980 Cornell
5–5 (5–2 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 24–0Nov 15
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Princeton | W 17–7 | 59% |
| Sep 27 | at Colgate | L 20–38 | 53% |
| Oct 4 | vs Rutgers | L 3–44 | 36% |
| Oct 11 | at Harvard | L 12–20 | 35% |
| Oct 18 | vs Brown | L 25–32 | 49% |
| Oct 25 | vs Dartmouth | W 7–3 | 51% |
| Nov 1 | at Bucknell | L 16–33 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at Yale | W 24–6 | 17% |
| Nov 15 | at Columbia | W 24–0 | 72% |
| Nov 22 | vs Pennsylvania | W 31–9 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 31–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 179–192
- Coach
- Bob Blackman
- Elo
- 1466 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.6 No. 75 of 133; offense No. 97, defense No. 54
- SRS
- −13.4 No. 120 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully
1980 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Cornell | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Brown | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Columbia | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.