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1949 Colgate

1–⁠8, coached by Paul Bixler.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1949, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 32–0; lost at Cornell 27–39; lost vs. Boston University 21–40; lost at Dartmouth 13–27; lost vs. Rutgers 13–35; lost at Holy Cross 27–35; lost at Northwestern 20–39; lost at Syracuse 7–35; lost at Brown 26–41+32−28Won 32–0 vs. Buffalo+32BuffaloLost 27–39 at Cornell-12CornellLost 21–40 vs. Boston University-19Boston Universi…Lost 13–27 at Dartmouth-14DartmouthLost 13–35 vs. Rutgers-22RutgersLost 27–35 at Holy Cross-8Holy CrossLost 20–39 at Northwestern-19NorthwesternLost 7–35 at Syracuse-28SyracuseLost 26–41 at Brown-15Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsBuffaloW 32–⁠090%
Oct 1atCornellL 27–⁠3924%
Oct 8vsBoston UniversityL 21–⁠4051%
Oct 15atDartmouthL 13–⁠2721%
Oct 22vsRutgersL 13–⁠3542%
Nov 5atHoly CrossL 27–⁠3541%
Nov 12atNorthwesternL 20–⁠3922%
Nov 15atSyracuseL 7–⁠3535%
Nov 26atBrownL 26–⁠4112%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 41–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠291
Coach
Paul Bixler
Elo
1283 −130 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.8 No. 101 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Warren Davis