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1948 Colgate

3–⁠6, coached by Paul Bixler.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1948, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 25–0; lost at Rutgers 19–34; lost at Boston University 13–14; lost at Dartmouth 16–41; won at Holy Cross 14–13; lost vs. No. 12 Penn State 13–32; lost at Cornell 6–14; won at Syracuse 20–13; lost at Brown 7–35+25−28Won 25–0 vs. Buffalo+25BuffaloLost 19–34 at Rutgers-15RutgersLost 13–14 at Boston University-1Boston Universi…Lost 16–41 at Dartmouth-25DartmouthWon 14–13 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 13–32 vs. No. 12 Penn State-19No. 12 Penn StateLost 6–14 at Cornell-8CornellWon 20–13 at Syracuse+7SyracuseLost 7–35 at Brown-28Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsBuffaloW 25–⁠090%
Oct 2atRutgersL 19–⁠3431%
Oct 9atBoston UniversityL 13–⁠1450%
Oct 16atDartmouthL 16–⁠4132%
Oct 23atHoly CrossW 14–⁠1328%
Oct 30vs12Penn StateL 13–⁠3223%
Nov 6atCornellL 6–⁠1422%
Nov 13atSyracuseW 20–⁠1351%
Nov 20atBrownL 7–⁠3528%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠196
Coach
Paul Bixler
Elo
1370 −46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.7 No. 79 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Thomas Zetkoff