CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2008 Cornell

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2008, game by game: won at Bucknell 21–20; won vs. Yale 17–14; won at Lehigh 25–24; lost at Harvard 17–38; lost vs. Colgate 22–38; lost at Brown 7–27; lost vs. Princeton 26–31; won vs. Dartmouth 37–14; lost at Columbia 7–17; lost vs. Pennsylvania 6–23+23−21Won 21–20 at Bucknell+1BucknellWon 17–14 vs. Yale+3YaleWon 25–24 at Lehigh+1LehighLost 17–38 at Harvard-21HarvardLost 22–38 vs. Colgate-16ColgateLost 7–27 at Brown-20BrownLost 26–31 vs. Princeton-5PrincetonWon 37–14 vs. Dartmouth+23DartmouthLost 7–17 at Columbia-10ColumbiaLost 6–23 vs. Pennsylvania-17Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atBucknellW 21–⁠2043%
Sep 27vsYaleW 17–⁠1437%
Oct 4atLehighW 25–⁠2443%
Oct 11atHarvardL 17–⁠3823%
Oct 18vsColgateL 22–⁠3850%
Oct 25atBrownL 7–⁠2735%
Nov 1vsPrincetonL 26–⁠3157%
Nov 8vsDartmouthW 37–⁠1471%
Nov 15atColumbiaL 7–⁠1758%
Nov 22vsPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠2341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 23–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠246
Coach
—
Elo
1190 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.3 No. 85 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bruce Barnum
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin
Captains
Tommy Bleymaier, Nathan Ford and Graham Rihn
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

2008 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Brown6–⁠17–⁠3
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠4
Yale4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠8
Dartmouth0–⁠70–⁠10

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