2021 Cornell

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Cornell in 2021, game by game: lost vs. VMI 21–31; lost at Yale 17–23; lost at Bucknell 10–21; lost at Harvard 10–24; won vs. Colgate 34–20; lost vs. Brown 45–49; lost vs. Princeton 16–34; won at Pennsylvania 15–12; lost at Dartmouth 7–41; lost vs. Columbia 26–34+14−34Lost 21–31 vs. VMI-10VMILost 17–23 at Yale-6YaleLost 10–21 at Bucknell-11BucknellLost 10–24 at Harvard-14HarvardWon 34–20 vs. Colgate+14ColgateLost 45–49 vs. Brown-4BrownLost 16–34 vs. Princeton-18PrincetonWon 15–12 at Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaLost 7–41 at Dartmouth-34DartmouthLost 26–34 vs. Columbia-8Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsVMIL 21–⁠3152%
Sep 25atYaleL 17–⁠2324%
Oct 2atBucknellL 10–⁠2153%
Oct 9atHarvardL 10–⁠2419%
Oct 15vsColgateW 34–⁠2060%
Oct 23vsBrownL 45–⁠4965%
Oct 29vsPrincetonL 16–⁠3421%
Nov 6atPennsylvaniaW 15–⁠1231%
Nov 13atDartmouthL 7–⁠4111%
Nov 20vsColumbiaL 26–⁠3441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 34–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1191 −86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.7 No. 97 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Villapiano
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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