The Cornell Big Red compete in the Ivy League and hold an all-time record of 1356–1515 (.472 winning percentage) across 127 recorded seasons dating back to 1898-99.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15-13 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Jon Jaques | |
| 2024-25 | 18-11 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Jon Jaques | |
| 2023-24 | 22-8 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2022-23 | 17-11 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2021-22 | 15-11 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2019-20 | 7-20 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2018-19 | 15-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2017-18 | 12-16 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2016-17 | 8-21 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Brian Earl | |
| 2015-16 | 10-18 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2014-15 | 13-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2013-14 | 2-26 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2012-13 | 13-18 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2011-12 | 12-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2010-11 | 10-18 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Bill Courtney | |
| 2009-10 | 29-5 | 13-1 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2008-09 | 21-10 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2007-08 | 22-6 | 14-0 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2006-07 | 16-12 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2005-06 | 13-15 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2004-05 | 13-14 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2003-04 | 11-16 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2002-03 | 9-18 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2001-02 | 5-22 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 2000-01 | 7-20 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Steve Donahue | |
| 1999-00 | 10-17 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Scott Thompson | |
| 1998-99 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Scott Thompson | |
| 1997-98 | 9-17 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Scott Thompson | |
| 1996-97 | 15-11 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Scott Thompson | |
| 1995-96 | 10-16 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Al Walker | |
| 1994-95 | 9-17 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Al Walker | |
| 1993-94 | 8-18 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Al Walker | |
| 1992-93 | 16-10 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Jan Van Breda Kolff | |
| 1991-92 | 7-19 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jan Van Breda Kolff | |
| 1990-91 | 13-13 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Mike Dement | |
| 1989-90 | 12-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Mike Dement | |
| 1988-89 | 10-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Mike Dement | |
| 1987-88 | 17-10 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Mike Dement | |
| 1986-87 | 15-11 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Mike Dement | |
| 1985-86 | 14-12 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1984-85 | 14-12 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1983-84 | 16-10 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1982-83 | 10-16 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1981-82 | 10-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1980-81 | 7-19 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Tom Miller | |
| 1979-80 | 5-19 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1978-79 | 8-18 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1977-78 | 9-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1976-77 | 8-18 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1975-76 | 8-18 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1974-75 | 7-18 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Ben Bluitt | |
| 1973-74 | 3-23 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jerry Lace,Tom Allen | |
| 1972-73 | 4-22 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Tony Coma | |
| 1971-72 | 5-19 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jerry Lace | |
| 1970-71 | 5-21 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jerry Lace | |
| 1969-70 | 7-16 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Jerry Lace | |
| 1968-69 | 12-13 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Jerry Lace | |
| 1967-68 | 14-11 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1966-67 | 19-5 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1965-66 | 15-9 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1964-65 | 19-5 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1963-64 | 15-10 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1962-63 | 12-12 | 6-7 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1961-62 | 18-7 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1960-61 | 14-10 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1959-60 | 13-10 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Sam MacNeil | |
| 1958-59 | 8-15 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1957-58 | 11-11 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1956-57 | 4-19 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1955-56 | 11-13 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1954-55 | 10-13 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1953-54 | 17-7 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1952-53 | 9-12 | 6-6 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1951-52 | 16-9 | 8-4 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1950-51 | 20-5 | 10-2 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | AP #14 |
| 1949-50 | 18-7 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1948-49 | 11-15 | 5-7 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1947-48 | 16-9 | 9-3 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1946-47 | 14-8 | 8-4 (Ivy) | Royner Greene | |
| 1945-46 | 12-5 | 6-2 (Ivy) | Speed Wilson | |
| 1944-45 | 12-5 | 4-2 (Ivy) | Speed Wilson | |
| 1943-44 | 9-11 | 2-6 (Ivy) | Speed Wilson | |
| 1942-43 | 7-15 | 6-6 (Ivy) | Speed Wilson | |
| 1941-42 | 9-12 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Blair Gullion | |
| 1940-41 | 17-6 | 9-3 (Ivy) | Blair Gullion | |
| 1939-40 | 10-13 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Blair Gullion | |
| 1938-39 | 12-12 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Blair Gullion | |
| 1937-38 | 11-7 | 6-6 (Ivy) | Bo Rowland | |
| 1936-37 | 3-14 | 0-12 (Ivy) | Bo Rowland | |
| 1935-36 | 5-12 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1934-35 | 5-15 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1933-34 | 10-6 | 9-3 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1932-33 | 6-11 | 1-9 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1931-32 | 10-10 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1930-31 | 10-9 | 4-6 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1929-30 | 6-12 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1928-29 | 9-11 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1927-28 | 7-11 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1926-27 | 5-13 | 4-6 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1925-26 | 8-12 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1924-25 | 7-8 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1923-24 | 13-3 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1922-23 | 15-6 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1921-22 | 14-5 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1920-21 | 12-10 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1919-20 | 14-6 | 4-6 (Ivy) | Howard Ortner | |
| 1918-19 | 11-3 | 2-3 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1917-18 | 11-4 | 7-3 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1916-17 | 6-10 | 1-9 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1915-16 | 13-5 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1914-15 | 12-4 | 7-3 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1913-14 | 14-2 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1912-13 | 11-4 | 7-1 (Ivy) | Albert Sharpe | |
| 1911-12 | 6-7 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Paul Sternberg | |
| 1910-11 | 7-6 | 4-4 (Ivy) | Paul Sternberg | |
| 1909-10 | 7-6 | Ind | David Coogan | |
| 1908-09 | 13-10 | Ind | Walter Haggerty | |
| 1907-08 | 5-8 | 1-7 (Ivy) | Walter Haggerty | |
| 1906-07 | 1-11 | 1-9 (Ivy) | ||
| 1905-06 | 2-10 | 1-9 (Ivy) | ||
| 1904-05 | 5-16 | 2-6 (Ivy) | ||
| 1903-04 | 6-13 | 3-7 (Ivy) | ||
| 1902-03 | 6-6 | 2-6 (Ivy) | ||
| 1901-02 | 5-5 | 2-4 (Ivy) | ||
| 1900-01 | 2-4 | Ind | ||
| 1899-00 | 1-4 | Ind | ||
| 1898-99 | 1-3 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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