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1905 Colgate

5–⁠4, coached by Frank “Buck” O’Neill.

Colgate, 1905
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1905, game by game: won vs. Cortland State 59–0; lost at Cornell 11–12; lost at Army 6–18; won vs. St. Lawrence 50–0; lost at Syracuse 5–11; won at Dartmouth 16–10; won vs. Rochester (NY) 53–12; lost at Williams 0–5; won vs. Hamilton 17–15+59−12Won 59–0 vs. Cortland State+59Cortland StateLost 11–12 at Cornell-1CornellLost 6–18 at Army-12ArmyWon 50–0 vs. St. Lawrence+50St. LawrenceLost 5–11 at Syracuse-6SyracuseWon 16–10 at Dartmouth+6DartmouthWon 53–12 vs. Rochester (NY)+41Rochester (NY)Lost 0–5 at Williams-5WilliamsWon 17–15 vs. Hamilton+2Hamilton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsCortland StateW 59–⁠087%
Sep 30atCornellL 11–⁠1235%
Oct 7atArmyL 6–⁠1826%
Oct 14vsSt. LawrenceW 50–⁠088%
Oct 21atSyracuseL 5–⁠1138%
Oct 28atDartmouthW 16–⁠1017%
Nov 4vsRochester (NY)W 53–⁠1288%
Nov 11atWilliamsL 0–⁠546%
Nov 18vsHamiltonW 17–⁠1588%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hamilton 17–⁠15.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
217–⁠83
Coach
Frank “Buck” O’Neill
Elo
1482 +18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.2 No. 51 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Walter Runge