1961-62 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1961-62 Cornell Big Red went 18-7 (9-5 in the Ivy) under head coach Sam MacNeil. Simple Rating System: -2.92.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1961-12-02vs Colgate RaidersW 57–46Barton Hall
1961-12-09at Bucknell BisonW 76–61Davis Gym
1961-12-13vs Syracuse OrangeW 83–68Barton Hall
1961-12-16at Columbia LionsW 71–58University Gymnasium
1961-12-23at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 72–60Huff Hall
1961-12-26at Bradley BravesL 59–85Robertson Memorial Field House
1961-12-28at Canisius Golden GriffinsW 75–62Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1961-12-30neutral Drake BulldogsL 65–66
1962-01-09at Colgate RaidersW 73–70Cotterell Court
1962-01-12vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 72–48Barton Hall
1962-01-13vs Harvard CrimsonW 82–75Barton Hall
1962-01-16at Syracuse OrangeW 86–78Onondaga County War Memorial
1962-01-20vs Columbia LionsW 74–63Barton Hall
1962-02-02at Harvard CrimsonW 89–69Lavietes Pavilion
1962-02-03at Dartmouth Big GreenL 58–60Alumni Gym
1962-02-09vs Princeton TigersW 45–43Barton Hall
1962-02-10vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 60–50Barton Hall
1962-02-16at Yale BulldogsL 56–77Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1962-02-17at Brown BearsW 67–55Marvel Gym
1962-02-23vs Yale BulldogsL 47–48Barton Hall
1962-02-24vs Brown BearsW 66–62Barton Hall
1962-03-02at Pennsylvania QuakersL 90–93The Palestra
1962-03-03at Princeton TigersL 65–67Dillon Gym

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