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2005 Cornell

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2005, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 24–7; lost at Yale 17–37; lost at Colgate 20–34; won vs. Harvard 27–13; won vs. Georgetown 57–7; lost vs. Brown 24–38; lost at Princeton 17–20; won at Dartmouth 21–10; won vs. Columbia 45–7; won at Pennsylvania 16–7+50−20Won 24–7 vs. Bucknell+17BucknellLost 17–37 at Yale-20YaleLost 20–34 at Colgate-14ColgateWon 27–13 vs. Harvard+14HarvardWon 57–7 vs. Georgetown+50GeorgetownLost 24–38 vs. Brown-14BrownLost 17–20 at Princeton-3PrincetonWon 21–10 at Dartmouth+11DartmouthWon 45–7 vs. Columbia+38ColumbiaWon 16–7 at Pennsylvania+9Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBucknellW 24–⁠745%
Sep 24atYaleL 17–⁠3740%
Oct 1atColgateL 20–⁠3429%
Oct 8vsHarvardW 27–⁠1330%
Oct 15vsGeorgetownW 57–⁠765%
Oct 22vsBrownL 24–⁠3844%
Oct 29atPrincetonL 17–⁠2034%
Nov 5atDartmouthW 21–⁠1053%
Nov 12vsColumbiaW 45–⁠777%
Nov 19atPennsylvaniaW 16–⁠732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 16–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠180
Coach
—
Elo
1341 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.9 No. 43 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin
Captains
Kevin Boothe, Kevin Rex and Joel Sussman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 6Kevin Boothe OGOakland Raiders

2005 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠4
Yale4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Dartmouth1–⁠62–⁠8
Columbia0–⁠72–⁠8

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