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Cornell

IVY · 1976 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in IVY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1888–1981
All-Time Record
487–318–32
0.601 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1939
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 33
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 18 seasons · 8 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cornell head-to-head · History & Eras

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY2–7L 0–3
5Week 5 · Sep 28Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 20–25
6Week 6 · Oct 5Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI11–0L 14–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY6–3W 9–3
8Week 8 · Oct 19Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY8–1L 12–28
9Week 9 · Oct 26Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–3L 0–35
10Week 10 · Nov 2Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY8–1L 6–14
11Week 11 · Nov 9Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY3–6L 17–35
12Week 12 · Nov 16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY3–6W 31–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.154
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-20+9
  • Harvard +6
  • Pennsylvania +3
  • Rutgers 0
  • Brown -1
  • Yale -1
  • Colgate -2
  • Dartmouth -3
  • Columbia -6
  • Princeton -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #105Better than 24%
Win % Place 121stBetter than 12%

0.222 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108Regular Season Final#107Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#105Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-5
-7
+6
-16
-35
-8
-18
+18

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#121971#251972#801973#941974#1271975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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