Matchup Index

Cornell Big Red vs Harvard Crimson

Cornell Big Red 21
Harvard Crimson leads 48-21-1
1 tie
1890 to 2026
Harvard Crimson have won 7 straight
Harvard Crimson 48

Series timeline

▼ Harvard Crimson ahead (peak +27)
1890: Harvard Crimson 77-01892: Harvard Crimson 20-141893: Harvard Crimson 34-01894: Harvard Crimson 22-121895: Harvard Crimson 25-01896: Harvard Crimson 13-41897: Harvard Crimson 24-51909: Harvard Crimson 18-01910: Harvard Crimson 27-51913: Harvard Crimson 23-61915: Cornell Big Red 10-01916: Harvard Crimson 23-01938: Cornell Big Red 20-01941: Cornell Big Red 7-01948: Cornell Big Red 40-61949: Cornell Big Red 33-141950: Cornell Big Red 28-71951: Cornell Big Red 42-61954: Harvard Crimson 13-121955: Cornell Big Red 20-71956: Harvard Crimson 32-71957: Cornell Big Red 20-61958: Cornell Big Red 21-141959: Cornell Big Red 20-161960: Cornell Big Red 12-01961: Harvard Crimson 14-01962: Cornell Big Red 14-121963: Harvard Crimson 21-141964: Harvard Crimson 16-01965: Tied 3-31966: Harvard Crimson 21-01967: Harvard Crimson 14-121968: Harvard Crimson 10-01969: Cornell Big Red 41-241970: Harvard Crimson 27-241971: Cornell Big Red 21-161972: Harvard Crimson 33-151973: Harvard Crimson 21-151974: Harvard Crimson 39-271975: Harvard Crimson 34-131976: Cornell Big Red 9-31977: Harvard Crimson 17-71978: Cornell Big Red 25-201979: Cornell Big Red 41-141980: Harvard Crimson 20-121981: Harvard Crimson 27-102002: Harvard Crimson 52-232003: Harvard Crimson 27-02004: Harvard Crimson 34-242005: Cornell Big Red 27-132006: Harvard Crimson 33-232007: Harvard Crimson 32-152008: Harvard Crimson 38-172009: Harvard Crimson 28-102010: Harvard Crimson 31-172011: Harvard Crimson 41-312012: Harvard Crimson 45-132013: Harvard Crimson 34-242014: Harvard Crimson 24-72015: Harvard Crimson 40-32016: Harvard Crimson 29-132017: Cornell Big Red 17-142018: Cornell Big Red 28-242019: Harvard Crimson 35-222021: Harvard Crimson 24-102022: Harvard Crimson 35-282023: Harvard Crimson 41-232024: Harvard Crimson 38-202025: Harvard Crimson 34-102026: Harvard Crimson 41-29

Cornell Big Red Harvard Crimson Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Cornell Big Red 6 (1938–1951), Harvard Crimson 11 (2006–2016). Current: Harvard Crimson 7.

Splits

SplitCornell Big Red record
Regular season21-48-1
Hosted by Cornell Big Red11-17-1
Hosted by Harvard Crimson10-31
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2026)2-8
Largest Cornell Big Red win42-6 (1951)
Largest Harvard Crimson win77-0 (1890)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 10, 2026 Harvard Crimson 41-29 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2025 Oct 10, 2025 Harvard Crimson 34-10 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2024 Oct 11, 2024 Harvard Crimson 38-20 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
2023 Oct 6, 2023 Harvard Crimson 41-23 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2022 Oct 7, 2022 Harvard Crimson 35-28 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
2021 Oct 9, 2021 Harvard Crimson 24-10 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 12, 2019 Harvard Crimson 35-22 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
2018 Oct 6, 2018 Cornell Big Red 28-24 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
2017 Oct 7, 2017 Cornell Big Red 17-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
2016 Oct 8, 2016 Harvard Crimson 29-13 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2015 Oct 10, 2015 Harvard Crimson 40-3 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2014 Oct 11, 2014 Harvard Crimson 24-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2013 Oct 12, 2013 Harvard Crimson 34-24 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
2012 Oct 6, 2012 Harvard Crimson 45-13 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
2011 Oct 8, 2011 Harvard Crimson 41-31 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2010 Oct 9, 2010 Harvard Crimson 31-17 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 10, 2009 Harvard Crimson 28-10 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2008 Oct 11, 2008 Harvard Crimson 38-17 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2007 Oct 6, 2007 Harvard Crimson 32-15 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2006 Oct 7, 2006 Harvard Crimson 33-23 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
2005 Oct 8, 2005 Cornell Big Red 27-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
2004 Oct 9, 2004 Harvard Crimson 34-24 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
2003 Oct 11, 2003 Harvard Crimson 27-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
2002 Oct 12, 2002 Harvard Crimson 52-23 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Oct 10, 1981 Harvard Crimson 27-10 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1980 Oct 11, 1980 Harvard Crimson 20-12 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 13, 1979 Cornell Big Red 41-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1978 Oct 14, 1978 Cornell Big Red 25-20 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1977 Oct 8, 1977 Harvard Crimson 17-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1976 Oct 9, 1976 Cornell Big Red 9-3 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1975 Oct 18, 1975 Harvard Crimson 34-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1974 Oct 19, 1974 Harvard Crimson 39-27 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1973 Oct 20, 1973 Harvard Crimson 21-15 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1972 Oct 21, 1972 Harvard Crimson 33-15 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1971 Oct 16, 1971 Cornell Big Red 21-16 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1970 Oct 17, 1970 Harvard Crimson 27-24 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 18, 1969 Cornell Big Red 41-24 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1968 Oct 19, 1968 Harvard Crimson 10-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1967 Oct 21, 1967 Harvard Crimson 14-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1966 Oct 15, 1966 Harvard Crimson 21-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1965 Oct 16, 1965 Tie 3-3 at Cornell Big Red Week 6
1964 Oct 17, 1964 Harvard Crimson 16-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1963 Oct 12, 1963 Harvard Crimson 21-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1962 Oct 6, 1962 Cornell Big Red 14-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1961 Oct 7, 1961 Harvard Crimson 14-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1960 Oct 8, 1960 Cornell Big Red 12-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 10, 1959 Cornell Big Red 20-16 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1958 Oct 4, 1958 Cornell Big Red 21-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1957 Oct 5, 1957 Cornell Big Red 20-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1956 Oct 13, 1956 Harvard Crimson 32-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1955 Oct 8, 1955 Cornell Big Red 20-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1954 Oct 9, 1954 Harvard Crimson 13-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 4
1951 Oct 13, 1951 Cornell Big Red 42-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1950 Oct 14, 1950 Cornell Big Red 28-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 8, 1949 Cornell Big Red 33-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1948 Oct 9, 1948 Cornell Big Red 40-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 5
1941 Oct 11, 1941 Cornell Big Red 7-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Oct 8, 1938 Cornell Big Red 20-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1916 Oct 28, 1916 Harvard Crimson 23-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1915 Oct 23, 1915 Cornell Big Red 10-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1913 Nov 1, 1913 Harvard Crimson 23-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1910 Nov 5, 1910 Harvard Crimson 27-5 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1909 Nov 6, 1909 Harvard Crimson 18-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1897 Oct 27, 1897 Harvard Crimson 24-5 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1896 Oct 24, 1896 Harvard Crimson 13-4 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1895 Oct 26, 1895 Harvard Crimson 25-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1894 Oct 27, 1894 Harvard Crimson 22-12 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1893 Nov 4, 1893 Harvard Crimson 34-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1892 Nov 5, 1892 Harvard Crimson 20-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1890 Nov 1, 1890 Harvard Crimson 77-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 5

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.