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1954 Colgate

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1954, game by game: won at Cornell 19–14; won at Holy Cross 18–0; won vs. Rutgers 26–14; won at Dartmouth 13–7; tied at Yale 13–13; tied at Princeton 6–6; won vs. Bucknell 20–14; lost at Syracuse 12–31; lost at Brown 14–18+18−19Won 19–14 at Cornell+5CornellWon 18–0 at Holy Cross+18Holy CrossWon 26–14 vs. Rutgers+12RutgersWon 13–7 at Dartmouth+6DartmouthTied 13–13 at Yale0YaleTied 6–6 at Princeton0PrincetonWon 20–14 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellLost 12–31 at Syracuse-19SyracuseLost 14–18 at Brown-4Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atCornellW 19–⁠1443%
Oct 2atHoly CrossW 18–⁠046%
Oct 9vsRutgersW 26–⁠1479%
Oct 16atDartmouthW 13–⁠761%
Oct 23atYaleT 13–⁠1346%
Oct 30atPrincetonT 6–⁠653%
Nov 6vsBucknellW 20–⁠1494%
Nov 13atSyracuseL 12–⁠3153%
Nov 25atBrownL 14–⁠1856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 18–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠117
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1524 +30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.3 No. 70 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Lalla