CORNELL (1-3) vs. No. 20 COLGATE (3-2)

Not that past results are ever indicative of future performance, but earlier this season, in consecutive weeks, Yale fell to Cornell and then proceeded to knock off Colgate. Add to that the fact that Colgate hasn’t won a road game this season, and you might be thinking Big Red upset.

But that thinking would be wrong. Raider running back Jamaal Branch will manage to break 100 yards against a stingy Cornell ‘D’ and Colgate will win by two touchdowns.

DARTMOUTH (0-4) vs. HOLY CROSS (0-5)

To the best of my knowledge, neither side has forfeited yet, so here’s my analysis. Dartmouth is bad. Holy Cross is incredibly awful. The Big Green will win. The Crusaders and those Hanover fans appreciative of good football will most definitely lose.

—Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached at mrjames@fas.harvard.edu.