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1942 Colgate

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Andrew Kerr.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1942, game by game: won vs. St. Lawrence 49–0; won at Cornell 18–6; won at Dartmouth 27–19; lost vs. Duke 0–34; lost at Penn State 10–13; tied at Holy Cross 6–6; won at Columbia 35–26; won at Syracuse 14–0; won at Brown 13–0+49−34Won 49–0 vs. St. Lawrence+49St. LawrenceWon 18–6 at Cornell+12CornellWon 27–19 at Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 0–34 vs. Duke-34DukeLost 10–13 at Penn State-3Penn StateTied 6–6 at Holy Cross0Holy CrossWon 35–26 at Columbia+9ColumbiaWon 14–0 at Syracuse+14SyracuseWon 13–0 at Brown+13Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSt. LawrenceW 49–⁠090%
Oct 3atCornellW 18–⁠652%
Oct 10atDartmouthW 27–⁠1944%
Oct 17vsDukeL 0–⁠3447%
Oct 24atPenn StateL 10–⁠1334%
Oct 31atHoly CrossT 6–⁠652%
Nov 7atColumbiaW 35–⁠2657%
Nov 14atSyracuseW 14–⁠044%
Nov 21atBrownW 13–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9

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 1942.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
172–⁠104
Coach
Andrew Kerr
Elo
1595 +81 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.7 No. 43 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Warren Anderson