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2017 Cornell

3–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Cornell vs. Brown, October 21 (Homecoming game)
Cornell vs. Brown, October 21 (Homecoming game)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2017, game by game: lost at Delaware 14–41; lost at Yale 24–49; lost vs. Colgate 7–21; won vs. Harvard 17–14; lost vs. Bucknell 18–26; won vs. Brown 34–7; won at Princeton 29–28; lost at Dartmouth 0–10; lost vs. Columbia 8–18; lost at Pennsylvania 22–29+27−27Lost 14–41 at Delaware-27DelawareLost 24–49 at Yale-25YaleLost 7–21 vs. Colgate-14ColgateWon 17–14 vs. Harvard+3HarvardLost 18–26 vs. Bucknell-8BucknellWon 34–7 vs. Brown+27BrownWon 29–28 at Princeton+1PrincetonLost 0–10 at Dartmouth-10DartmouthLost 8–18 vs. Columbia-10ColumbiaLost 22–29 at Pennsylvania-7Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atDelawareL 14–⁠4133%
Sep 23atYaleL 24–⁠4925%
Sep 30vsColgateL 7–⁠2141%
Oct 7vsHarvardW 17–⁠1427%
Oct 14vsBucknellL 18–⁠2652%
Oct 21vsBrownW 34–⁠750%
Oct 28atPrincetonW 29–⁠2812%
Nov 4atDartmouthL 0–⁠1023%
Nov 11vsColumbiaL 8–⁠1840%
Nov 18atPennsylvaniaL 22–⁠2917%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 29–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠243
Coach
—
Elo
1157 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.0 No. 79 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 181
Offensive coordinator
Joe Villapiano
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus
Captains
Kurt Frimel, Jack Gellatly, Nick Gesualdi and Miles Norris

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Richie Kenney PRO★★No. 2246
Richard Wagner PRO★★No. 2981
Caleb Weber ILB★★No. 3016
Phazione McClurge S★★No. 3176
Eric Gallman WR★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.784
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.730
Linebackers12.00.771
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class62.00.767

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.

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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