Cornell Football
Cornell is an NCAA Division I FCS football program in the Ivy, based in Ithaca, NY. The 2026 record stands at 3-4. The Cooper Predictor rates Cornell at +3.2, No. 48 of 127 FCS teams and No. 6 of 8 in the Ivy. The model projects a 6-4 finish, with Playoff Odds of 8.6%. The model's pre-game picks are 5-2 in Cornell games this season. Most recent result: lost to Princeton 20-21 on Oct 31. Next up: vs Pennsylvania on Nov 7 — the model projects Cornell 34-27, giving Cornell a 70% chance to win.
Open Cornell in Cooper Predictor U →Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FCS.
2026 schedule, predictions & results
| Date | Opponent | Projection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @ Colgate | L 20-31 26% ✓ | L 7-20 |
| Sep 26 | vs Yale | L 21-34 22% ✗ | W 38-25 |
| Oct 3 | @ Georgetown | W 27-20 71% ✓ | W 35-14 |
| Oct 10 | vs Harvard | L 24-28 28% ✓ | L 29-41 |
| Oct 17 | vs Lehigh | L 24-34 23% ✗ | W 48-38 |
| Oct 24 | @ Brown | L 27-28 44% ✓ | L 31-38 |
| Oct 31 | @ Princeton | L 24-31 40% ✓ | L 20-21 |
| Nov 7 | vs Pennsylvania | W 34-27 70% | — |
| Nov 14 | vs Dartmouth | W 34-31 54% | — |
| Nov 21 | @ Columbia | W 38-31 72% | — |
Projection = the model's pick, projected score and Cornell's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.
Ivy by power rating
| # | Team | 2026 | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harvard | 6-1 | +14.3 |
| 2 |  Yale | 4-3 | +6.3 |
| 3 |  Princeton | 5-2 | +5.4 |
| 4 |  Dartmouth | 4-3 | +5.1 |
| 5 |  Brown | 4-3 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Cornell | 3-4 | +3.2 |
| 7 |  Pennsylvania | 3-4 | -0.8 |
| 8 |  Columbia | 4-3 | -6.7 |
High schools on the Cornell roster
From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.
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