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2016 Cornell

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2016, game by game: won at Bucknell 24–16; won vs. Yale 27–13; won at Colgate 39–38; lost at Harvard 13–29; lost vs. Sacred Heart 24–31; lost at Brown 21–28; lost vs. Princeton 7–56; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–17; won at Columbia 42–40; lost vs. Pennsylvania 20–42+14−49Won 24–16 at Bucknell+8BucknellWon 27–13 vs. Yale+14YaleWon 39–38 at Colgate+1ColgateLost 13–29 at Harvard-16HarvardLost 24–31 vs. Sacred Heart-7Sacred HeartLost 21–28 at Brown-7BrownLost 7–56 vs. Princeton-49PrincetonLost 13–17 vs. Dartmouth-4DartmouthWon 42–40 at Columbia+2ColumbiaLost 20–42 vs. Pennsylvania-22Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atBucknellW 24–⁠1628%
Sep 24vsYaleW 27–⁠1344%
Oct 1atColgateW 39–⁠3824%
Oct 8atHarvardL 13–⁠2915%
Oct 15vsSacred HeartL 24–⁠3141%
Oct 22atBrownL 21–⁠2843%
Oct 29vsPrincetonL 7–⁠5635%
Nov 5vsDartmouthL 13–⁠1730%
Nov 12atColumbiaW 42–⁠4046%
Nov 19vsPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠4226%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 42–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 114th-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
230–⁠310
Coach
—
Elo
1153 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.8 No. 87 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 232
Offensive coordinator
Roy Istvan
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus
Captains
Miles Norris, Ben Rogers, Matt Sullivan and Jackson Weber

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Harley Kirsch PRO★★★No. 1611
Nate Weber WDE
Tommy McIntyre TE
Nick Null K

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.822

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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