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1956 Colgate

4–⁠5, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1956, game by game: won vs. Cornell 34–6; lost at Holy Cross 6–20; won at Rutgers 48–6; lost at Princeton 20–28; won at Yale 14–6; lost at Army 46–55; won vs. Bucknell 26–12; lost at No. 9 Syracuse 7–61; lost at Brown 0–20+42−54Won 34–6 vs. Cornell+28CornellLost 6–20 at Holy Cross-14Holy CrossWon 48–6 at Rutgers+42RutgersLost 20–28 at Princeton-8PrincetonWon 14–6 at Yale+8YaleLost 46–55 at Army-9ArmyWon 26–12 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellLost 7–61 at No. 9 Syracuse-54No. 9 SyracuseLost 0–20 at Brown-20Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsCornellW 34–⁠664%
Oct 6atHoly CrossL 6–⁠2064%
Oct 13atRutgersW 48–⁠671%
Oct 20atPrincetonL 20–⁠2838%
Oct 27atYaleW 14–⁠638%
Nov 3atArmyL 46–⁠5540%
Nov 10vsBucknellW 26–⁠1294%
Nov 17at9SyracuseL 7–⁠6127%
Nov 22atBrownL 0–⁠2059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠214
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1502 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.8 No. 82 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Yurak