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1950 Colgate

5–⁠3, coached by Paul Bixler.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1950, game by game: lost at No. 2 Army 0–28; won vs. Western Reserve 47–6; won vs. Holy Cross 35–28; won vs. Bucknell 23–12; won at Brown 35–34; lost at No. 9 Princeton 7–45; lost at Cornell 18–26; won at Syracuse 19–14+41−38Lost 0–28 at No. 2 Army-28No. 2 ArmyWon 47–6 vs. Western Reserve+41Western ReserveWon 35–28 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 23–12 vs. Bucknell+11BucknellWon 35–34 at Brown+1BrownLost 7–45 at No. 9 Princeton-38No. 9 PrincetonLost 18–26 at Cornell-8CornellWon 19–14 at Syracuse+5Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30at2ArmyL 0–⁠2810%
Oct 7vsWestern ReserveW 47–⁠679%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠2851%
Oct 21vsBucknellW 23–⁠1278%
Oct 28atBrownW 35–⁠3434%
Nov 4at9PrincetonL 7–⁠4516%
Nov 11atCornellL 18–⁠2617%
Nov 18atSyracuseW 19–⁠1427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 19–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠193
Coach
Paul Bixler
Elo
1415 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.0 No. 81 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alan Egler

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 7Alan Egler BLos Angeles Rams