List of Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Cornell in men's ice hockey.

Cornell University has won two NCAA national titles, and is the only Division I national champion to complete a season undefeated, doing so in 1970.

Season-by-season results[1]

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Division Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season[a] Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
No Coach (1899 — 1900)
1899–1900 Independent 1 0 1 0 .000
G. A. Smith (1900 — 1901)
1900–01 Independent 3 3 0 0 1.000
No Coach (1901 — 1909)
1901–02 Independent 1 0 1 0 .000
1902–03 Independent 2 1 1 0 .500
1903–04 Independent 1 0 1 0 .000
Program Suspended
1906–07 Independent 2 2 0 0 1.000
1907–08 Independent 4 4 0 0 1.000
1908–09 Independent 7 2 4 1 .357
Talbot Hunter (1909 — 1912)
1909–10 IHA 4 2 2 0 .500 3rd 7 3 4 0 .429
1910–11 IHA 5 5 0 0 1.000 1st 10 10 0 0 1.000 Intercollegiate Champion
1911–12 IHA 4 1 3 0 .250 4th 10 3 7 0 .300
Edmund Magner (1912 — 1913)
1912–13 IHA 2 0 2 0 .000 3rd 7 0 7 0 .000
E. J. Sawyer (1913 — 1914)
1913–14 Independent 5 1 4 0 .200
Talbot Hunter (1914 — 1916)
1914–15 Independent 4 1 3 0 .250
1915–16 Independent 2 1 1 0 .500
Program suspended
Nick Bawlf (1920 — 1947)
1920–21 Independent 5 3 2 0 .600
1921–22 Independent 5 4 1 0 .800
1922–23 Independent 6 0 4 2 .167
1923–24 Independent 4 2 2 0 .500
1924–25 Independent 5 1 4 0 .200
1925–26 Independent 6 2 4 0 .333
1926–27 Independent 7 1 6 0 .143
1927–28 Independent 5 2 3 0 .400
1928–29 Independent 5 2 3 0 .400
1929–30 Independent 6 4 2 0 .667
1930–31 Independent 5 3 2 0 .600
Program suspended
1933–34 Independent 2 0 1 1 .250
1934–35 Independent 4 2 2 0 .500
1935–36 Independent 4 1 2 1 .375
1936–37 Independent 2 1 1 0 .500
1937–38 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
1938–39 Independent 6 2 4 0 .333
1939–40 Independent 11 5 6 0 .455
1940–41 Independent 7 2 5 0 .286
1941–42 Independent 6 4 2 0 .667
1942–43 Independent 4 2 2 0 .500
1943–44 Independent 4 1 3 0 .250
1944–45 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
1945–46 Independent 4 1 3 0 .250
1946–47 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
Arthur Boeringer (1947 — 1948)
1947–48 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
Program suspended due to lack of ice
Paul Patten (1957 — 1963)
1957–58 Independent 11 3 7 1 .318
1958–59 Independent 21 4 16 1 .214
1959–50 Independent 21 2 19 0 .095
1960–61 Independent 19 7 12 0 .368
1961–62 ECAC Hockey 16 11 5 0 .688 8th 18 13 5 0 .722
1962–63 ECAC Hockey 17 8 9 0 .471 14th 19 9 9 1 .500
Ned Harkness (1963 — 1970)
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 20 9 10 1 .475 16th 23 12 10 1 .543
University Division
1964–65 ECAC Hockey 18 13 5 0 .722 5th 26 19 7 0 .731 Lost Quarterfinal 3–4 (Brown)
1965–66 ECAC Hockey 18 16 2 0 .889 3rd 27 22 5 0 .815 Won Quarterfinal 9–0 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal 8–1 (Boston University)
Lost Championship 2–6 (Clarkson)
1966–67 ECAC Hockey 20 18 1 1 .925 2nd 29 27 1 1 .948 Won Quarterfinal 11–2 (Brown)
Won Semifinal 12–2 (Boston College)
Won Championship 4–3 (Boston University)
Won Semifinal 1–0 (North Dakota)
Won Championship 4–1 (Boston University)
1967–68 ECAC Hockey 20 19 1 0 .950 1st 29 27 2 0 .931 Won Quarterfinal 6–1 (Princeton)
Won Semifinal 7–2 (Boston University)
Won Championship 6–3 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal 1–3 (North Dakota)
Won Third-place game 6–1 (Boston College)
1968–69 ECAC Hockey 20 19 1 0 .950 1st 29 27 2 0 .931 Won Quarterfinal 3–0 (St. Lawrence)
Won Semifinal 3–2 (Boston University)
Won Championship 4–2 (Harvard)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Michigan Tech)
Lost Championship 3–4 (Denver)
1969–70 ECAC Hockey 21 21 0 0 1.000 1st 29 29 0 0 1.000 Won Quarterfinal 8–1 (St. Lawrence)
Won Semifinal 6–5 (Harvard)
Won Championship 3–2 (Clarkson)
Won Semifinal 2–1 (Wisconsin)
Won Championship 6–4 (Clarkson)
Dick Bertrand (1970 — 1982)
1970–71 ECAC Hockey 20 17 3 0 .850 3rd 27 22 5 0 .815 Won Quarterfinal 6–3 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal 1–4 (Clarkson)
Lost Third-place game 5–6 (Boston University)
1971–72 ECAC Hockey 20 17 3 0 .850 1st 29 23 6 0 .793 Won Quarterfinal 11–1 (Providence)
Won Semifinal 6–3 (New Hampshire)
Lost Championship 1–4 (Boston University)
Won Semifinal 7–2 (Denver)
Lost Championship 0–4 (Boston University)
1972–73 ECAC Hockey 18 14 3 1 .806 T–1st 29 23 5 1 .810 Won Quarterfinal 9–3 (Rensselaer)
Won Semifinal 9–4 (Clarkson)
Won Championship 3–2 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal 5–6 (Wisconsin)
Lost Third-place game 1–3 (Boston College)
Division I
1973–74 ECAC Hockey 20 13 6 1 .675 4th 27 19 7 1 .722 Won Quarterfinal 5–3 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Semifinal 3–7 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game 8–2 (Rensselaer)
1974–75 ECAC Hockey 22 15 6 1 .705 4th 28 17 9 2 .714 Won Quarterfinal 4–2 (New Hampshire)
Lost Semifinal 4–6 (Harvard)
Lost Third-place game 3–7 (Vermont)
1975–76 ECAC Hockey 23 13 9 1 .587 5th 29 18 10 1 .638 Won Quarterfinal 9–7 (Clarkson)
Lost Semifinal 2–6 (Brown)
Won Third-place game 7–6 (Harvard)
1976–77 ECAC Hockey 23 16 6 1 .717 3rd 29 20 8 1 .707 Won Quarterfinal 7–5 (Rensselaer)
Lost Semifinal 9–10 (New Hampshire)
Won Third-place game 5–4 (Clarkson)
1977–78 ECAC Hockey 22 16 5 1 .750 2nd 27 20 6 1 .759 Lost Quarterfinal 5–8 (Providence)
1978–79 ECAC Hockey 22 16 2 0 .727 3rd 29 21 8 0 .724 Won Quarterfinal 6–5 (Providence)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (New Hampshire)
Won Third-place game 7–4 (Boston University)
1979–80 ECAC Hockey 22 11 11 0 .500 T–7th 31 16 15 0 .516 Won Quarterfinal 5–1 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal 6–5 (Providence)
Won Championship 5–1 (Dartmouth)
Lost Semifinal 4–5 (Northern Michigan)
Lost Third-place game 4–8 (Dartmouth)
1980–81 ECAC Hockey 22 12 9 1 .568 T–6th 31 19 11 1 .629 Won Quarterfinal 7–4 (Maine)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Colgate)
Lost Championship 4–8 (Providence)
Lost Quarterfinal series 7–10 (Northern Michigan)
1981–82 ECAC Hockey 22 10 11 1 .477 T–10th 26 12 13 1 .481
Lou Reycroft (1982 — 1987)
1982–83 ECAC Hockey 21 10 8 3 .548 9th 26 13 10 3 .558
1983–84 ECAC Hockey 21 9 12 0 .429 12th 26 11 15 0 .423
1984–85 ECAC Hockey 21 14 6 1 29 4th 30 18 10 2 .633 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Yale)
Lost Semifinal 1–5 (Rensselaer)
Won Third-place game 5–3 (Clarkson)
1985–86 ECAC Hockey 21 13 6 2 28 3rd 32 21 7 4 .719 Won Quarterfinal series 1–0–1 (Vermont)
Won Semifinal 3–2 (Yale)
Won Championship 3–2 (Clarkson)
Lost Quarterfinal series 6–7 (Denver)
1986–87 ECAC Hockey 22 8 14 0 16 9th 27 11 16 0 .407
Brian McCutcheon (1987 — 1995)
1987–88 ECAC Hockey 22 15 7 0 30 3rd 28 19 9 0 .679 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Clarkson)
1988–89 ECAC Hockey 22 13 9 0 26 T–5th 30 16 13 1 .550 Won Quarterfinal series 1–0–1 (Clarkson)
Lost Semifinal 1–6 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Third-place game 3–6 (Harvard)
1989–90 ECAC Hockey 22 12 7 3 27 T–3rd 29 16 10 3 .603 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Harvard)
Lost Semifinal 2–4 (Rensselaer)
1990–91 ECAC Hockey 22 14 5 3 31 T–2nd 32 18 11 3 .609 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Colgate)
Lost Semifinal 3–4 (St. Lawrence)
Lost First round series 1–2 (Michigan)
1991–92 ECAC Hockey 22 10 8 4 24 T–5th 29 14 11 4 .552 Won Quarterfinal 3–1 (Yale)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Clarkson)
Lost Championship 2–4 (St. Lawrence)
1992–93 ECAC Hockey 22 5 16 1 11 11th 26 6 19 1 .250
1993–94 ECAC Hockey 22 7 10 5 19 8th 30 8 17 5 .350 Won Preliminary 5–4 (Princeton)
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Harvard)
1994–95 ECAC Hockey 22 8 10 4 20 T–8th 30 11 15 4 .433 Won Preliminary 6–2 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Clarkson)
Mike Schafer (1995 — Present)
1995–96 ECAC Hockey 22 14 4 4 31 4th 34 21 9 4 .676 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Colgate)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Clarkson)
Won Championship 2–1 (Harvard)
Lost regional quarterfinal 4–5 (Lake Superior State)
1996–97 ECAC Hockey 22 14 6 2 30 2nd 35 21 9 5 .671 Won Quarterfinal series 1–0–1 (Harvard)
Won Semifinal 5–3 (Rensselaer)
Won Championship 2–1 (Clarkson)
Won regional quarterfinal 4–2 (Miami)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (North Dakota)
1997–98 ECAC Hockey 22 9 12 1 19 8th 33 15 16 2 .485 Won First round series 2–1 (Rensselaer)
Lost Four vs. Five 2–6 (Princeton)
1998–99 ECAC Hockey 22 9 10 3 21 7th 31 12 15 4 .452 Lost First round series 0–1–1 (Princeton)
1999–2000 ECAC Hockey 20 10 9 1 21 T–4th 32 16 14 2 .531 Won First round series 2–0 (Harvard)
Won Four vs. Five 4–2 (Clarkson)
Lost Semifinal 2–3 (St. Lawrence)
Lost Third-place game 0–4 (Colgate)
2000–01 ECAC Hockey 22 11 8 3 25 4th 33 16 12 5 .561 Won First round series 2–0 (Princeton)
Won Semifinal 5–2 (Harvard)
Lost Championship 1–3 (St. Lawrence)
2001–02 ECAC Hockey 22 17 3 2 36 1st 35 25 8 2 .743 Won First round series 2–0 (Yale)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Rensselaer)
Lost Championship 3–4 (Harvard)
Won regional quarterfinal 6–1 (Quinnipiac)
Lost regional semifinal 3–4 (New Hampshire)
2002–03 ECAC Hockey 22 19 2 1 39 1st 36 30 5 1 .847 Won First round series 2–0 (Rensselaer)
Won Semifinal 2–0 (Brown)
Won Championship 3–2 (Harvard)
Won regional semifinal 5–2 (Minnesota State)
Won Regional Final 2–1 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal 2–3 (New Hampshire)
2003–04 ECAC Hockey 22 13 6 3 29 2nd 32 16 10 6 .594 Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Clarkson)
2004–05 ECAC Hockey 22 18 2 2 38 1st 35 27 5 3 .814 Won First round series 2–0 (Clarkson)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Vermont)
Won Championship 3–1 (Harvard)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Ohio State)
Lost Regional Final 1–2 (Minnesota)
2005–06 ECAC Hockey 22 13 6 3 29 3rd 35 22 9 4 .686 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Clarkson)
Won Semifinal 2–0 (Colgate)
Lost Championship 2–6 (Harvard)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Colorado College)
Lost Regional Final 0–1 (Wisconsin)
2006–07 ECAC Hockey 22 10 8 4 24 T–4th 31 14 13 4 .516 Lost Quarterfinal series 0–2 (Quinnipiac)
2007–08 ECAC Hockey 22 12 9 1 25 T–4th 36 19 14 3 .569 Won First round series 2–1 (Dartmouth)
Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Union)
Lost Semifinal 2–3 (Harvard)
Won Third-place game 4–2 (Cogate)
2008–09 ECAC Hockey 22 13 6 3 29 2nd 36 22 10 4 .667 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Rensselaer)
Won Semifinal 4–3 (Princeton)
Lost Championship 0–5 (Yale)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Northeastern)
Lost Regional Final 1–4 (Bemidji State)
2009–10 ECAC Hockey 22 14 5 3 31 2nd 34 21 9 4 .676 Won First round series 2–0 (Harvard)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Brown)
Won Championship 3–0 (Union)
Lost regional semifinal 2–6 (New Hampshire)
2010–11 ECAC Hockey 22 11 9 2 24 T–4th 34 16 15 3 .515 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Quinnipiac)
Won Semifinal 3–0 (Dartmouth)
Lost Championship 0–6 (Yale)
2011–12 ECAC Hockey 22 12 4 6 30 2nd 35 19 9 7 .643 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Dartmouth)
Lost Semifinal 1–6 (Harvard)
Won Third-place game 3–0 (Cogate)
Won regional semifinal 3–2 (Michigan)
Lost Regional Final 1–2 (Ferris State)
2012–13 ECAC Hockey 22 8 11 3 19 T–9th 34 15 16 3 .485 Won First round series 2–0 (Princeton)
Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Quinnipiac)
2013–14 ECAC Hockey 22 11 7 4 26 4th 32 17 10 5 .609 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Clarkson)
Lost Semifinal 2–5 (Union)
2014–15 ECAC Hockey 22 8 11 3 22 7th 31 11 14 6 .452 Lost First round series 0–2 (Union)
2015–16 ECAC Hockey 22 8 8 6 22 T–7th 34 16 11 7 .574 Won First round series 2–0 (Union)
Lost Quarterfinal series 1–2 (Quinnipiac)
2016–17 ECAC Hockey 22 13 4 5 31 3rd 35 21 9 5 .671 Won Quarterfinal series 2–1 (Clarkson)
Won Semifinal 4–1 (Union)
Lost Championship 1–4 (Harvard)
Lost regional semifinal 0–5 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
2017–18 ECAC Hockey 22 17 3 2 36 1st 33 25 6 2 .788 Won Quarterfinal series 2–0 (Quinnipiac)
Lost Semifinal 1–4 (Princeton)
Lost regional semifinal 1–3 (Boston University)
2018–19 ECAC Hockey 22 13 5 4 30 T–1st 36 21 11 4 .639 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Union)
Won Semifinal, 6–0 (Brown)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Clarkson)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–1 (Northeastern)
Lost Regional Final, 0–4 (Providence)
2019–20 ECAC Hockey 22 18 2 2 38 1st 29 23 2 4 .862 Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 ECAC Hockey Season Cancelled
2021–22 ECAC Hockey 22 12 6 4 2 1 0 39 4th 32 18 10 4 .625 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Colgate)
2022–23 ECAC Hockey 22 15 6 1 0 1 0 47 3rd 34 21 11 2 .647 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Clarkson)
Lost Semifinal, 0–1 (OT) (Harvard)
Won Regional semifinal, 2–0 (Denver)
Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (Boston University)
2023–24 ECAC Hockey 22 12 6 4 1 2 3 44 2nd 35 22 7 6 .714 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Harvard)
Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Dartmouth)
Won Championship, 3–1 (St. Lawrence)
Won Regional semifinal, 3–1 (Maine)
Lost Regional Final, 1–2 (Denver)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 1924 1089 679 156 .607 10 ECAC regular season championships, 1 ECAC Divisional Championship
Conference Post-season 185 121 60 4 .665 13 ECAC tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 46 21 25 0 .457 24 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 2155 1231 764 160 .608 2 NCAA National Championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
The Ivy League is not an official ice hockey conference.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

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  1. ^ "Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records)" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved October 16, 2018.