1971-72 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Cornell Big Red went 5-19 (1-13 in the Ivy) under head coach Jerry Lace. Simple Rating System: -16.36.

Game-by-game results (21 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-04at Penn State Nittany LionsL 75–99Rec Hall
1971-12-07vs Colgate RaidersW 95–93Barton Hall
1971-12-09at Syracuse OrangeL 82–95Manley Field House
1971-12-11vs Fairfield StagsL 74–86Barton Hall
1971-12-30neutral Niagara Purple EaglesL 69–95
1972-01-01neutral Long Island University SharksL 67–78
1972-01-07at Yale BulldogsL 82–92Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-01-08at Brown BearsL 88–101Marvel Gym
1972-01-15vs Columbia LionsL 74–87Barton Hall
1972-01-18at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 80–101Memorial Gymnasium
1972-01-21at Columbia LionsW 71–58University Gymnasium
1972-02-04vs Brown BearsL 73–89Barton Hall
1972-02-05vs Yale BulldogsL 87–91Barton Hall
1972-02-11vs Princeton TigersL 69–96Barton Hall
1972-02-12vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 61–98Barton Hall
1972-02-18at Harvard CrimsonL 81–99Lavietes Pavilion
1972-02-19at Dartmouth Big GreenL 72–97Alumni Gym
1972-02-25at Pennsylvania QuakersL 82–111The Palestra
1972-02-26at Princeton TigersL 65–90Jadwin Gymnasium
1972-03-03vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 90–92Barton Hall
1972-03-04vs Harvard CrimsonL 94–95Barton Hall

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