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Yale

· power +4.7 · #126
Our numberYALE -16.3 no book has priced this game

Cornell

· power -13.8 · #335
Our side
MoneylineYALE to win ours 18%
Projected score 35–18 YALE – COR
2026-09-26 · 1:00 PM Schoellkopf Field · Ithaca, NY Conference game Preseason estimate

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Series Yale lead 45–19–2 · 66 meetings since 1889
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 36 ranks apart
Yale Bulldogs #134 rush offense Cornell Big Red #98 run defense
Pass game even 6 ranks apart
Yale Bulldogs #64 pass offense Cornell Big Red #70 pass defense
Run game edge Yale Bulldogs 162 ranks
Cornell Big Red #206 rush offense Yale Bulldogs #44 run defense
Pass game edge Yale Bulldogs 111 ranks
Cornell Big Red #215 pass offense Yale Bulldogs #104 pass defense
Yale Bulldogs Run-heavy · 63% run Avg pace Cornell Big Red Balanced · 51% run Up-tempo

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Yale Bulldogs +4.7 +1.8 +2.9 #126
Cornell Big Red -13.8 -9.3 -4.6 #335

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Yale offense vs Cornell defense+6.3 pts
Cornell offense vs Yale defense-12.2 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.