1970-71 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1970-71 Cornell Big Red went 5-21 (1-13 in the Ivy) under head coach Jerry Lace. Simple Rating System: -14.5.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1970-12-05vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 69–59Barton Hall
1970-12-09vs Syracuse OrangeL 71–93Barton Hall
1970-12-14at Colgate RaidersL 75–86Cotterell Court
1970-12-18vs Columbia LionsL 58–67Barton Hall
1970-12-19vs Pittsburgh PanthersL 65–89Barton Hall
1970-12-22at Loyola Chicago RamblersL 63–82Alumni Gym
1970-12-23at Northern Illinois HuskiesL 64–76Chick Evans Fieldhouse
1970-12-26neutral South Carolina GamecocksL 60–83
1970-12-29at Manhattan JaspersW 64–60Madison Square Garden (IV)
1970-12-30neutral Holy Cross CrusadersL 54–84
1971-01-08at Brown BearsL 68–81Marvel Gym
1971-01-09at Yale BulldogsL 60–74Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1971-01-22vs Bucknell BisonW 93–65Barton Hall
1971-01-27at Boston College EaglesL 76–101Roberts Center
1971-01-30at Columbia LionsL 48–56University Gymnasium
1971-02-05at Pennsylvania QuakersL 46–79The Palestra
1971-02-06at Princeton TigersL 63–76Jadwin Gymnasium
1971-02-12vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 65–83Barton Hall
1971-02-13vs Harvard CrimsonL 60–80Barton Hall
1971-02-19vs Yale BulldogsW 93–72Barton Hall
1971-02-20vs Brown BearsL 62–75Barton Hall
1971-02-26at Dartmouth Big GreenL 88–99Alumni Gym
1971-02-27at Harvard CrimsonL 90–104Lavietes Pavilion
1971-03-05vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 64–108Barton Hall
1971-03-06vs Princeton TigersL 86–87Barton Hall

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