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1916 Colgate

8–⁠1, coached by Laurence Bankart.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1916, game by game: won vs. Susquehanna 34–0; won vs. Maine 28–0; won at Illinois 15–3; won vs. Rhode Island 33–0; won vs. Springfield 27–14; lost at Yale 3–7; won vs. Rochester (NY) 35–6; won at Syracuse 15–0; won at Brown 28–0+34−4Won 34–0 vs. Susquehanna+34SusquehannaWon 28–0 vs. Maine+28MaineWon 15–3 at Illinois+12IllinoisWon 33–0 vs. Rhode Island+33Rhode IslandWon 27–14 vs. Springfield+13SpringfieldLost 3–7 at Yale-4YaleWon 35–6 vs. Rochester (NY)+29Rochester (NY)Won 15–0 at Syracuse+15SyracuseWon 28–0 at Brown+28Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSusquehannaW 34–⁠092%
Oct 7vsMaineW 28–⁠095%
Oct 14atIllinoisW 15–⁠332%
Oct 21vsRhode IslandW 33–⁠096%
Oct 28vsSpringfieldW 27–⁠1493%
Nov 4atYaleL 3–⁠740%
Nov 11vsRochester (NY)W 35–⁠694%
Nov 18atSyracuseW 15–⁠048%
Nov 25atBrownW 28–⁠042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 7th-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 1916.

3 consensus All-AmericansBelford West, OT; Steamer Horning, OT; Oscar Anderson, QB

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠30
Coach
Laurence Bankart
Elo
1662 +110 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
35.8 No. 6 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Steamer Horning