2009 Cornell
2–8 (1–6 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 33–9Sep 19
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Bucknell | W 33–9 | 57% |
| Sep 26 | at Yale | W 14–12 | 24% |
| Oct 3 | at Colgate | L 23–45 | 23% |
| Oct 10 | vs Harvard | L 10–28 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | vs Fordham | L 27–39 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | vs Brown | L 14–34 | 36% |
| Oct 31 | at Princeton | L 13–17 | 46% |
| Nov 7 | at Dartmouth | L 17–20 | 48% |
| Nov 14 | vs Columbia | L 20–30 | 57% |
| Nov 21 | at Pennsylvania | L 0–34 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 171–268
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1132 −95 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.4 No. 86 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bruce Barnum
- Defensive coordinator
- Clayton Carlin
- Captains
- Horatio Blackman and Chris Costello
- Offense
- Pistol
- Defense
- 4–3
2009 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 7–0 | 8–2 | |
| Harvard | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
| Brown | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Columbia | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Yale | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Dartmouth | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
 Cornell | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.