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1981 Cornell

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 1981, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 22–29; lost vs. Colgate 10–34; lost at Rutgers 17–31; lost vs. Harvard 10–27; won at Brown 14–9; lost at Dartmouth 7–42; won vs. Bucknell 22–15; lost vs. Yale 17–23; won vs. Columbia 15–9; lost at Princeton 14–37+7−35Lost 22–29 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 10–34 vs. Colgate-24ColgateLost 17–31 at Rutgers-14RutgersLost 10–27 vs. Harvard-17HarvardWon 14–9 at Brown+5BrownLost 7–42 at Dartmouth-35DartmouthWon 22–15 vs. Bucknell+7BucknellLost 17–23 vs. Yale-6YaleWon 15–9 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaLost 14–37 at Princeton-23Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atPennsylvaniaL 22–⁠2966%
Sep 26vsColgateL 10–⁠3454%
Oct 3atRutgersL 17–⁠3125%
Oct 10vsHarvardL 10–⁠2756%
Oct 17atBrownW 14–⁠931%
Oct 24atDartmouthL 7–⁠4237%
Oct 31vsBucknellW 22–⁠1565%
Nov 7vsYaleL 17–⁠2325%
Nov 14vsColumbiaW 15–⁠978%
Nov 21atPrincetonL 14–⁠3741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 37–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠256
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1357 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-21.1 No. 124 of 132; offense No. 122, defense No. 121
SRS
−27.5 No. 133 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Pete Noyes
Captains
Dave Kimichik and Steve Ross

1981 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠4
Princeton5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9

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