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1914 Colgate

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Laurence Bankart.

Colgate, 1914
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1914, game by game: won vs. Ohio Wesleyan 40–0; won at Cornell 7–3; won vs. Massachusetts 25–0; lost at Army 7–21; won vs. Vermont 42–0; lost at Yale 7–49; won at Rochester (NY) 18–0; tied at Syracuse 0–0+42−42Won 40–0 vs. Ohio Wesleyan+40Ohio WesleyanWon 7–3 at Cornell+4CornellWon 25–0 vs. Massachusetts+25MassachusettsLost 7–21 at Army-14ArmyWon 42–0 vs. Vermont+42VermontLost 7–49 at Yale-42YaleWon 18–0 at Rochester (NY)+18Rochester (NY)Tied 0–0 at Syracuse0Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsOhio WesleyanW 40–⁠093%
Oct 3atCornellW 7–⁠355%
Oct 10vsMassachusettsW 25–⁠095%
Oct 17atArmyL 7–⁠2141%
Oct 24vsVermontW 42–⁠092%
Oct 31atYaleL 7–⁠4935%
Nov 7atRochester (NY)W 18–⁠085%
Nov 14atSyracuseT 0–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Syracuse 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1914.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
146–⁠73
Coach
Laurence Bankart
Elo
1538 −11 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.6 No. 25 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Wallace Swarthout