2015 Cornell

1–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Bucknell 14–19; lost at Yale 26–33; lost vs. Colgate 21–28; lost vs. Harvard 3–40; lost at Sacred Heart 6–31; lost vs. Brown 24–44; lost at Princeton 21–47; lost at Dartmouth 3–21; won vs. Columbia 3–0; lost at Pennsylvania 21–34+7−37Lost 14–19 vs. Bucknell-5BucknellLost 26–33 at Yale-7YaleLost 21–28 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 3–40 vs. Harvard-37HarvardLost 6–31 at Sacred Heart-25Sacred HeartLost 24–44 vs. Brown-20BrownLost 21–47 at Princeton-26PrincetonLost 3–21 at Dartmouth-18DartmouthWon 3–0 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaLost 21–34 at Pennsylvania-13Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 34–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1085 −68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.0 No. 88 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Roy Istvan
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus
Captains
J.J. Fives, Luke Hagy, Rush Imhotep and Miles Norris

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Chris Walker ATH★★No. 2694
Christian Kelley TE★★No. 3117

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.764
Athletes and specialists12.00.773
Whole class22.00.769

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.

2015 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Yale3–⁠46–⁠4
Brown3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠9

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