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Cornell

latest conference era: Ivy

Loaded Seasons37
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +9.4
Best Finish#174 in 2005
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +9.4 PWR −8.2 2016: 4-6, margin -80, power −8.2, resume 28 / 100, final rank #2432017: 3-7, margin -70, power −7.1, resume 24 / 100, final rank #2362018: 3-7, margin -106, power −6.7, resume 24 / 100, final rank #2342019: 4-6, margin -1, power −5.1, resume 50 / 100, final rank #2222021: 2-8, margin -88, power −2.6, resume 22 / 100, final rank #2402022: 5-5, margin -67, power +6.3, resume 41 / 100, final rank #2402023: 3-7, margin -66, power +6.4, resume 29 / 100, final rank #2432024: 4-6, margin -16, power +7.8, resume 53 / 100, final rank #2312025: 4-6, margin -50, power +7.6, resume 34 / 100, final rank #2292026: 3-4, margin +11, power +9.4, resume 72 / 100, final rank #201 2016: 4-6, margin -80, power −8.2, resume 28 / 100, final rank #243−8.22017: 3-7, margin -70, power −7.1, resume 24 / 100, final rank #236−7.12018: 3-7, margin -106, power −6.7, resume 24 / 100, final rank #234−6.72019: 4-6, margin -1, power −5.1, resume 50 / 100, final rank #222−5.12021: 2-8, margin -88, power −2.6, resume 22 / 100, final rank #240−2.62022: 5-5, margin -67, power +6.3, resume 41 / 100, final rank #240+6.32023: 3-7, margin -66, power +6.4, resume 29 / 100, final rank #243+6.42024: 4-6, margin -16, power +7.8, resume 53 / 100, final rank #231+7.82025: 4-6, margin -50, power +7.6, resume 34 / 100, final rank #229+7.62026: 3-4, margin +11, power +9.4, resume 72 / 100, final rank #201+9.4 20164-620173-720183-720194-620212-820225-520233-720244-620254-620263-4

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 37

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +7.3

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +2.1

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +9.4

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current resume.

Best Finish 2005 | #174

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2026 | 72 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #1 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 100th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1971 | 8-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #201 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 3-4
Program baseline +7.3 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +7.8, record 4-6, and final loaded-board rank #231.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 53 / 100 with 4 wins and a 40% win rate.

Best Record

8-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1971, with a margin of +104.

Roughest Loaded Season

2014 Season

1-9 with power −9.3 and margin -177.

Best resume season

2026 | 72 / 100

Latest versus standard

+2.1

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

37 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 IvyFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 3-4 #201 +9.4 72 +11 Open team page
2025 IvyFCS In range 4-6 #229 +7.6 34 −50 Program view
2024 IvyFCS In range 4-6 #231 +7.8 53 −16 Program view
2023 IvyFCS In range 3-7 #243 +6.4 29 −66 Program view
2022 IvyFCS In range 5-5 #240 +6.3 41 −67 Program view
2021 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #240 −2.6 22 −88 Program view
2019 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #222 −5.1 50 −1 Program view
2018 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-7 #234 −6.7 24 −106 Program view
2017 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-7 #236 −7.1 24 −70 Program view
2016 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #243 −8.2 28 −80 Program view
2015 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #245 −9.5 12 −155 Program view
2014 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #242 −9.3 2 −177 Program view
2013 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-7 #238 −6.6 9 −91 Program view
2012 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #231 −7.4 11 −37 Program view
2011 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #215 −4.7 44 +26 Program view
2010 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #232 −7.6 6 −150 Program view
2009 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #226 −6.6 7 −97 Program view
2008 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #213 −4.7 10 −61 Program view
2007 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-5 #206 −3.6 12 −31 Program view
2006 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-4 #184 −2.0 20 −7 Program view
2005 IvyFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 6-4 #174 −1.9 45 +88 Program view
2004 IvyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #196 −3.7 28 −14 Program view
2003 IvyFCS In range 1-9 #-- -- -- −174 Program view
1991 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −50 Program view
1983 IvyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −28 Program view
1981 IvyFBS In range 3-7 #-- -- -- −108 Program view
1980 IvyFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- −13 Program view
1979 IvyFBS In range 5-4 #-- -- -- +63 Program view
1978 IvyFBS In range 5-3 #-- -- -- +34 Program view
1977 IvyFBS In range 1-8 #-- -- -- −113 Program view
1976 IvyFBS In range 2-7 #-- -- -- −68 Program view
1975 IvyFBS In range 1-8 #-- -- -- −96 Program view
1974 IvyFBS In range 3-5 #-- -- -- −10 Program view
1973 IvyFBS In range 3-5 #-- -- -- +16 Program view
1972 IvyFBS In range 6-3 #-- -- -- +45 Program view
1971 IvyFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 8-1 #-- -- -- +104 Program view
1970 IvyFBS In range 6-3 #-- -- -- +8 Program view