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1952 Colgate

6–⁠3, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1952, game by game: won at Cornell 14–7; won at Buffalo 13–0; won vs. Rutgers 13–7; lost at Harvard 20–21; won at Bucknell 28–0; won vs. Mississippi College 53–12; lost at No. 20 Holy Cross 7–13; lost at No. 13 Syracuse 14–20; won at Brown 33–27+41−6Won 14–7 at Cornell+7CornellWon 13–0 at Buffalo+13BuffaloWon 13–7 vs. Rutgers+6RutgersLost 20–21 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 28–0 at Bucknell+28BucknellWon 53–12 vs. Mississippi College+41Mississippi Col…Lost 7–13 at No. 20 Holy Cross-6No. 20 Holy CrossLost 14–20 at No. 13 Syracuse-6No. 13 SyracuseWon 33–27 at Brown+6Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atCornellW 14–⁠725%
Oct 4atBuffaloW 13–⁠088%
Oct 11vsRutgersW 13–⁠764%
Oct 18atHarvardL 20–⁠2156%
Oct 25atBucknellW 28–⁠072%
Nov 1vsMississippi CollegeW 53–⁠1290%
Nov 8at20Holy CrossL 7–⁠1329%
Nov 15at13SyracuseL 14–⁠2032%
Nov 29atBrownW 33–⁠2768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 33–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠107
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1510 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.9 No. 70 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Donald Main