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Harvard

· power +5.6 · #115
Our numberHARV -17.3 no book has priced this game

Cornell

· power -13.8 · #335
Our side
MoneylineHARV to win ours 14%
Projected score 37–20 HARV – COR
2026-10-10 · 1:00 PM Schoellkopf Field · Ithaca, NY Conference game Preseason estimate

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Series Harvard lead 46–21–1 · 68 meetings since 1890
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Harvard Crimson 67 ranks
Harvard Crimson #31 rush offense Cornell Big Red #98 run defense
Pass game edge Harvard Crimson 52 ranks
Harvard Crimson #18 pass offense Cornell Big Red #70 pass defense
Run game edge Harvard Crimson 136 ranks
Cornell Big Red #206 rush offense Harvard Crimson #70 run defense
Pass game edge Harvard Crimson 147 ranks
Cornell Big Red #215 pass offense Harvard Crimson #68 pass defense
Harvard Crimson Balanced · 45% run Ball-control 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
Harvard Crimson +5.6 +6.5 -0.8 #115
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
Harvard offense vs Cornell defense+11.0 pts
Cornell offense vs Harvard defense-8.4 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.