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1959 Colgate

2–⁠7, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1959, game by game: lost vs. Cornell 15–20; lost at Penn State 20–58; lost at Rutgers 12–15; lost at Princeton 7–42; lost at No. 19 Yale 0–21; lost at Holy Cross 12–14; won vs. Bucknell 16–13; lost at No. 1 Syracuse 0–71; won at Brown 33–14+19−71Lost 15–20 vs. Cornell-5CornellLost 20–58 at Penn State-38Penn StateLost 12–15 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 7–42 at Princeton-35PrincetonLost 0–21 at No. 19 Yale-21No. 19 YaleLost 12–14 at Holy Cross-2Holy CrossWon 16–13 vs. Bucknell+3BucknellLost 0–71 at No. 1 Syracuse-71No. 1 SyracuseWon 33–14 at Brown+19Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsCornellL 15–⁠2040%
Oct 3atPenn StateL 20–⁠5814%
Oct 10atRutgersL 12–⁠1520%
Oct 17atPrincetonL 7–⁠4224%
Oct 24at19YaleL 0–⁠2121%
Oct 31atHoly CrossL 12–⁠1415%
Nov 7vsBucknellW 16–⁠1380%
Nov 14at1SyracuseL 0–⁠716%
Nov 26atBrownW 33–⁠1429%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 33–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationJacque MacKinnon: punt return average (17.5)

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠268
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1365 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−22.9 No. 105 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joseph Wignot