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1961 Colgate

5–⁠4, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1961, game by game: lost at Cornell 0–34; won vs. Bucknell 13–0; won at Harvard 15–0; won at Princeton 15–0; won at Yale 14–8; lost at Lehigh 15–20; lost at Syracuse 8–51; lost vs. Rutgers 6–26; won at Brown 30–6+24−43Lost 0–34 at Cornell-34CornellWon 13–0 vs. Bucknell+13BucknellWon 15–0 at Harvard+15HarvardWon 15–0 at Princeton+15PrincetonWon 14–8 at Yale+6YaleLost 15–20 at Lehigh-5LehighLost 8–51 at Syracuse-43SyracuseLost 6–26 vs. Rutgers-20RutgersWon 30–6 at Brown+24Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atCornellL 0–⁠3440%
Oct 7vsBucknellW 13–⁠083%
Oct 14atHarvardW 15–⁠029%
Oct 21atPrincetonW 15–⁠023%
Oct 28atYaleW 14–⁠826%
Nov 4atLehighL 15–⁠2074%
Nov 11atSyracuseL 8–⁠5116%
Nov 18vsRutgersL 6–⁠2638%
Nov 23atBrownW 30–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠145
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1436 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.2 No. 100 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Kenneth Kerr