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1928 Colgate

6–⁠3, coached by Earl Abell.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1928, game by game: won vs. St. Lawrence 33–6; lost at Vanderbilt 7–12; won vs. Virginia Tech 35–14; won at Michigan State 16–0; lost at New York University 6–47; won vs. Wabash 14–6; won vs. Hobart 21–0; won at Syracuse 30–6; lost at Brown 13–16+27−41Won 33–6 vs. St. Lawrence+27St. LawrenceLost 7–12 at Vanderbilt-5VanderbiltWon 35–14 vs. Virginia Tech+21Virginia TechWon 16–0 at Michigan State+16Michigan StateLost 6–47 at New York University-41New York Univer…Won 14–6 vs. Wabash+8WabashWon 21–0 vs. Hobart+21HobartWon 30–6 at Syracuse+24SyracuseLost 13–16 at Brown-3Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSt. LawrenceW 33–⁠690%
Oct 6atVanderbiltL 7–⁠1227%
Oct 13vsVirginia TechW 35–⁠1453%
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 16–⁠062%
Oct 27atNew York UniversityL 6–⁠4746%
Nov 3vsWabashW 14–⁠689%
Nov 10vsHobartW 21–⁠091%
Nov 17atSyracuseW 30–⁠648%
Nov 29atBrownL 13–⁠1648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 16–⁠13.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠107
Coach
Earl Abell
Elo
1550 +42 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.3 No. 26 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bruce DuMont