1959-60 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1959-60 Cornell Big Red went 13-10 (8-6 in the Ivy) under head coach Sam MacNeil. Simple Rating System: -5.55.

Game-by-game results (21 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1959-12-05vs Colgate RaidersW 85–54Barton Hall
1959-12-08vs Syracuse OrangeL 66–68Barton Hall
1959-12-16vs Columbia LionsW 74–70Barton Hall
1959-12-19at Syracuse OrangeW 97–81Onondaga County War Memorial
1959-12-28neutral Wichita State ShockersL 62–78
1959-12-29neutral Niagara Purple EaglesL 56–72
1959-12-30neutral Clemson TigersL 58–59
1960-01-08vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 59–77Barton Hall
1960-01-09vs Harvard CrimsonW 81–57Barton Hall
1960-01-13at Colgate RaidersW 71–69Cotterell Court
1960-01-16at Columbia LionsW 76–72University Gymnasium
1960-02-05at Harvard CrimsonL 78–79Lavietes Pavilion
1960-02-06at Dartmouth Big GreenL 79–83Alumni Gym
1960-02-12vs Princeton TigersW 72–61Barton Hall
1960-02-13vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 66–63Barton Hall
1960-02-19at Yale BulldogsW 84–72Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1960-02-20at Brown BearsL 69–79Marvel Gym
1960-02-26vs Brown BearsW 73–62Barton Hall
1960-02-27vs Yale BulldogsW 76–59Barton Hall
1960-03-04at Pennsylvania QuakersL 47–58The Palestra
1960-03-05at Princeton TigersL 73–83Dillon Gym

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