1940 Colgate

5–⁠3, coached by Andrew Kerr.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1940, game by game: won vs. Akron 44–0; lost at Cornell 0–34; won at Brown 20–3; lost vs. Duke 0–13; won vs. Mississippi College 31–0; won at Holy Cross 6–0; won at Syracuse 7–6; lost at Columbia 17–20+44−34Won 44–0 vs. Akron+44AkronLost 0–34 at Cornell-34CornellWon 20–3 at Brown+17BrownLost 0–13 vs. Duke-13DukeWon 31–0 vs. Mississippi College+31Mississippi Col…Won 6–0 at Holy Cross+6Holy CrossWon 7–6 at Syracuse+1SyracuseLost 17–20 at Columbia-3Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsAkronW 44–⁠092%
Oct 5atCornellL 0–⁠3421%
Oct 12atBrownW 20–⁠340%
Oct 19vsDukeL 0–⁠1337%
Oct 26vsMississippi CollegeW 31–⁠089%
Nov 2atHoly CrossW 6–⁠031%
Nov 16atSyracuseW 7–⁠648%
Nov 23atColumbiaL 17–⁠2046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-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 1940.

Led the nationBill Geyer: kickoff return average (27.0)

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠76
Coach
Andrew Kerr
Elo
1511 +39 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.5 No. 51 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Garvey