CFB
Model

Cornell

Ivy · 5 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

4.8 projected wins · most likely seed 6
Field
6%
Seeded
<1%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
<1%
Final
<1%
Title
<1%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 5% of runs.

Schedule

4 played · 6 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
3at#147ColgateL7–20
4vs#142YaleW38–25
5at#250GeorgetownW35–14
6vs#132HarvardL29–41
7vs#114LehighWin chance 23% · Margin -12.4—
8at#160BrownWin chance 35% · Margin -6.2—
9at#155PrincetonWin chance 31% · Margin -8.4—
10vs#199PennsylvaniaWin chance 55% · Margin 1.9—
11vs#177DartmouthWin chance 51% · Margin 0.3—
12at#200ColumbiaWin chance 55% · Margin 2.1—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 70.1 · Offense 68.6 · Defense 71.7

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 63.6

#96 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 73.3

#52 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 66.3

#93 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 65.5

#58 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 69.8

#23 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 66.8

#104 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 71.4

#61 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 75.7

#15 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRBrendan Lee77.9
  • OLSeyi Akinbola76.0
  • RBEan Pope75.6
  • OLDylan Page74.3
  • RBTy Doughty71.0
  • OLTyler Dunn69.8
  • RBJohn McAuliffe69.3
  • RBJordan Triplett67.3

defense · overall grade

  • DBTommy MacPherson83.3
  • LBCooper Cameron78.4
  • DBJohnny Williamson77.3
  • DBDuke Rich73.8
  • DBBraylon James73.5
  • DBDarius Wise Jr70.5
  • DLCole Bennett70.2
  • DBBraylon Howard68.6

Past seasons

Year by year
+8.9 points since 2022
102030405025.8202237.0202334.1202434.72025
2022 25.82023 37.02024 34.12025 34.7

2025

4-6
D-I rank
#215
Rating
34.7

2024

4-6
D-I rank
#214
Rating
34.1

2023

3-7
D-I rank
#193
Rating
37.0

2022

5-5
D-I rank
#239
Rating
25.8