National Titles (11)
1937, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1992, 2005
National Runner-Up Finishes (24)
1957, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Eastern Regional Titles (24)
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
1919
Polo makes its first appearance at Cornell when Maj. T.J.J. Christina and Maj. Ralph Hospital organized the Field Artillery Unit of the Cornell Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The team is composed of two officers, Capt. H.J. Gaffey and Lieut. A.K. Hammond, and two students. The team plays at Madison Barracks in the summer, at the Tompkins County Fair in August at Governor's Island in September and at nearby Cortland.
1929
Capt. H.J. Gaffey constructs a polo cage in the southeast corner of Barton Hall and selected first and second polo squads the practiced on an area of 100 by 200 yards on Upper Alumni Fields west of Wing Hall and also three times a week during the late winter at the 104th Field Artillery Armory in Syracuse, N.Y.
1931
In the spring, the first game played in Ithaca matches Cornell and Ohio State.
1934
Polo at Cornell becomes a varsity sport and players are awarded minor letters. All intercollegiate and Ivy League rules are followed, with no freshmen and three years of eligibility allowed. A regular collegiate schedule was established.
1937
Cornell defeats Army, handing the host school its first loss after three undefeated seasons in the finals of the National Intercollegiate Championships in New York City. It was the first of eight national titles Cornell won in the Squadron A Armory on Madison Ave. between 94th and 95th Streets.
1942
Dr. Stephen Roberts '38 takes over as head coach of the men's polo program, where he coached until 1972, excluding the war years. Cornell won the eight National Intercollegiate Polo Championship and were national runner-up an additional six times.
1943-46
No polo teams due to World War II.
1949
Cornell plays the University of Miami at the Orange Bowl in front of more than 10,000 spectators. Miami won the contest during a span of four consecutive national championship teams (1948-51).
1955
The Big Red wins the Townsend Trophy as winners of the intercollegiate tournament, beginning a string of seven national titles in the next nine years.
1972
Dierk Terlouw serves as head coach for two seasons.
1973
The John T. Oxley Equestrian Center and Arena is rebuilt and opens for competition.
1974
Irv Allen becomes head coach for one season.
1975
Dan Scheraga takes over to begin an 11-year run at the helm of the program.
1985
David Eldredge becomes the head coach of the polo program, ultimately becoming the all-time winningest coach in Big Red history.
1992
Cornell wins its first national title since 1966 with wins over Colorado State (16-15) and Virginia (18-15) in Fort Worth, Texas. The teams wins a school-record 19 games (a mark matched in 2004).
2005
The Big Red claims its first national title in 13 years with wins over Texas A&M (18-16) in the semifinals and Virignia (21-19) in the finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
2006
Head coach Dave Eldredge wins his 300th career game with the men's program with a win over Connecticut to give the program its 13th Northeast Regional title. Cornell advances to the national title match and finished as the runner-up.
2012
The Big Red was the Eastern Regional runner-up and advanced to the national semifinals, finishing the season 11-8 overall