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1947 Colgate

1–⁠5–⁠2, coached by Paul Bixler.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1947, game by game: won at Merchant Marine 29–0; lost vs. Cornell 18–27; lost at Princeton 7–20; tied vs. Brown 13–13; lost at No. 7 Penn State 0–46; tied at Holy Cross 6–6; lost at Syracuse 0–7; lost at Boston University 14–20+29−46Won 29–0 at Merchant Marine+29Merchant MarineLost 18–27 vs. Cornell-9CornellLost 7–20 at Princeton-13PrincetonTied 13–13 vs. Brown0BrownLost 0–46 at No. 7 Penn State-46No. 7 Penn StateTied 6–6 at Holy Cross0Holy CrossLost 0–7 at Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 14–20 at Boston University-6Boston Universi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4atMerchant MarineW 29–⁠060%
Oct 11vsCornellL 18–⁠2767%
Oct 18atPrincetonL 7–⁠2050%
Oct 25vsBrownT 13–⁠1364%
Nov 1at7Penn StateL 0–⁠4619%
Nov 8atHoly CrossT 6–⁠629%
Nov 15atSyracuseL 0–⁠754%
Nov 29atBoston UniversityL 14–⁠2058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston University 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠139
Coach
Paul Bixler
Elo
1373 −90 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.5 No. 90 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Glen Treichler