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2012 Cornell

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Fordham 27–34; won vs. Yale 45–6; won at Bucknell 15–10; lost at Harvard 13–45; won vs. Monmouth 41–38; lost at Brown 14–21; won vs. Princeton 37–35; lost vs. Dartmouth 28–44; lost at Columbia 17–34; lost vs. Pennsylvania 28–35+39−32Lost 27–34 vs. Fordham-7FordhamWon 45–6 vs. Yale+39YaleWon 15–10 at Bucknell+5BucknellLost 13–45 at Harvard-32HarvardWon 41–38 vs. Monmouth+3MonmouthLost 14–21 at Brown-7BrownWon 37–35 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonLost 28–44 vs. Dartmouth-16DartmouthLost 17–34 at Columbia-17ColumbiaLost 28–35 vs. Pennsylvania-7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsFordhamL 27–⁠3458%
Sep 22vsYaleW 45–⁠648%
Sep 29atBucknellW 15–⁠1047%
Oct 6atHarvardL 13–⁠4519%
Oct 13vsMonmouthW 41–⁠3853%
Oct 20atBrownL 14–⁠2136%
Oct 27vsPrincetonW 37–⁠3556%
Nov 3vsDartmouthL 28–⁠4459%
Nov 10atColumbiaL 17–⁠3462%
Nov 17vsPennsylvaniaL 28–⁠3542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 107th-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
265–⁠302
Coach
—
Elo
1206 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.1 No. 82 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 173
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Fela
Defensive coordinator
Kim Dameron
Captains
Brett Buehler, Bob Bullington, Michael Hernandez, Jeff Mathews, Tre’ Minor and Luke Tasker

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Luke Hagy ATH★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 4J.C. Tretter OGGreen Bay Packers

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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