2006 Cornell

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Ivy League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠5, over 10 games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2006, game by game: lost at Bucknell 5–20; lost vs. Yale 9–21; won vs. UAlbany 23–21; lost at Harvard 23–33; won vs. Colgate 38–14; won vs. Princeton 14–7; won vs. Dartmouth 28–25; lost at Columbia 14–21; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–27+24−15Lost 5–20 at Bucknell-15BucknellLost 9–21 vs. Yale-12YaleWon 23–21 vs. UAlbany+2UAlbanyLost 23–33 at Harvard-10HarvardWon 38–14 vs. Colgate+24ColgateWon 14–7 vs. Princeton+7PrincetonWon 28–25 vs. Dartmouth+3DartmouthLost 14–21 at Columbia-7ColumbiaWon 28–27 vs. Pennsylvania+1Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atBucknellL 5–⁠2059%
Sep 23vsYaleL 9–⁠2160%
Sep 30vsUAlbanyW 23–⁠2146%
Oct 7atHarvardL 23–⁠3319%
Oct 14vsColgateW 38–⁠1447%
Oct 28vsPrincetonW 14–⁠738%
Nov 4vsDartmouthW 28–⁠2581%
Nov 11atColumbiaL 14–⁠2162%
Nov 18vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠2746%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 28–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Cornell’s 2006 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 21atBrownL 7–⁠28Cornell’s article
Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠189
Coach
—
Elo
1312 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.0 No. 67 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin
Captains
Jonathan Lucas, Anthony Macaluso and Jaime McManamon
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2006 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠18–⁠1
Yale5–⁠17–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania3–⁠35–⁠4
Cornell3–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠45–⁠4
Brown1–⁠52–⁠8
Dartmouth1–⁠51–⁠8

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