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1951 Colgate

4–⁠5, coached by Paul Bixler.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1951, game by game: won at Buffalo 47–13; lost vs. Cornell 18–41; won at Western Reserve 28–7; won at Brown 32–14; lost at Yale 7–27; lost at Holy Cross 6–34; lost vs. Bucknell 20–21; lost at Syracuse 0–9; won at Rutgers 26–21+34−28Won 47–13 at Buffalo+34BuffaloLost 18–41 vs. Cornell-23CornellWon 28–7 at Western Reserve+21Western ReserveWon 32–14 at Brown+18BrownLost 7–27 at Yale-20YaleLost 6–34 at Holy Cross-28Holy CrossLost 20–21 vs. Bucknell-1BucknellLost 0–9 at Syracuse-9SyracuseWon 26–21 at Rutgers+5Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atBuffaloW 47–⁠1385%
Oct 6vsCornellL 18–⁠4134%
Oct 13atWestern ReserveW 28–⁠776%
Oct 20atBrownW 32–⁠1449%
Oct 27atYaleL 7–⁠2747%
Nov 3atHoly CrossL 6–⁠3430%
Nov 10vsBucknellL 20–⁠2175%
Nov 17atSyracuseL 0–⁠936%
Nov 24atRutgersW 26–⁠2132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠187
Coach
Paul Bixler
Elo
1427 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.4 No. 91 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Owens