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1955 Colgate

6–⁠3, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1955, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 21–20; won at Cornell 21–6; lost vs. Holy Cross 14–15; won at Princeton 15–6; won at Yale 7–0; lost at Army 7–27; won at Bucknell 35–7; lost at Syracuse 19–26; won at Brown 25–0+28−20Won 21–20 vs. Dartmouth+1DartmouthWon 21–6 at Cornell+15CornellLost 14–15 vs. Holy Cross-1Holy CrossWon 15–6 at Princeton+9PrincetonWon 7–0 at Yale+7YaleLost 7–27 at Army-20ArmyWon 35–7 at Bucknell+28BucknellLost 19–26 at Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 25–0 at Brown+25Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsDartmouthW 21–⁠2068%
Oct 1atCornellW 21–⁠639%
Oct 8vsHoly CrossL 14–⁠1568%
Oct 15atPrincetonW 15–⁠641%
Oct 22atYaleW 7–⁠045%
Oct 29atArmyL 7–⁠2743%
Nov 5atBucknellW 35–⁠789%
Nov 12atSyracuseL 19–⁠2642%
Nov 24atBrownW 25–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 25–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠107
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1582 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.4 No. 60 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Francis Angeline