1917 Colgate

4–⁠2, coached by Harold McDevitt.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1917, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 24–0; won at Cornell 20–0; lost at Brown 6–7; won vs. Holy Cross 21–0; won vs. St. Bonaventure 40–6; lost at Syracuse 7–27+34−20Won 24–0 vs. Bucknell+24BucknellWon 20–0 at Cornell+20CornellLost 6–7 at Brown-1BrownWon 21–0 vs. Holy Cross+21Holy CrossWon 40–6 vs. St. Bonaventure+34St. BonaventureLost 7–27 at Syracuse-20Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 13vsBucknellW 24–⁠084%
Oct 20atCornellW 20–⁠060%
Oct 27atBrownL 6–⁠749%
Nov 3vsHoly CrossW 21–⁠083%
Nov 10vsSt. BonaventureW 40–⁠695%
Nov 17atSyracuseL 7–⁠2754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 27–⁠7.

In program history: The 11th-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 1917.

Record
4–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠40
Coach
Harold McDevitt
Elo
1612 +5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.9 No. 22 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Hubbell