FCS

Cornell

Big Red · Ivy

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#25

Among 128 teams · ▼8 since Week 7

Record

3-3

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+3.97

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.42

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Cornell is 3-3 and ranks No. 25 of 128 FCS teams, down 8 spots from Week 7. Its +4.0 power rating is 10.3 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 5th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.1 wins against it; Cornell is 0.1 behind, 31st in résumé rank.

Best win: 48–38 over Lehigh. Season-high rank: No. 17, after Week 7.

Next: at Princeton on Sat, Oct 31. Cornell is a 5.0-point underdog with a 40% chance to win.

Next game

at Princeton
Away

Princeton by 5.0

Cornell 40% · Princeton 60%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 62 after Week 3 to No. 25 after Week 8.1204060Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#25
Week 8: No. 25 · +3.97 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 362−2.97
Week 433+1.37
Week 520+5.04
Week 625+3.88
Week 717+5.72
Week 825+3.97

Game results

6 games · 2026
Cornell results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Brown #28
L31–3850%+3.33
Lehigh #13
W48–3836%+6.52
L29–4150%+13.16
at Georgetown #81
W35–1464%−5.34
Yale #49
W38–25—−0.18
at Colgate #30
L7–20—+2.39
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Ivy
Ivy power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
3up 36-0
+13.16
#2+0.29+15.7
23down 144-2
+5.00
#18−0.01+6.0
25down 83-3
+3.97
#31+3.42+2.0
28up 23-3
+3.33
#40+1.54+2.7
49down 83-3
−0.18
#54−2.15+2.3
53up 193-3
−0.67
#50−1.27+0.3
62unchanged3-3
−2.31
#59−2.24+0.3
67down 324-2
−3.36
#30−2.25-4.2