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1966 Colgate

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1966, game by game: won vs. Boston University 34–0; won at Columbia 38–0; lost at Cornell 14–15; tied vs. Holy Cross 14–14; won at Princeton 7–0; won at Brown 48–7; won vs. Lehigh 21–15; won at Bucknell 20–0; won at Lafayette 20–9; won at Rutgers 26–7+41−1Won 34–0 vs. Boston University+34Boston Universi…Won 38–0 at Columbia+38ColumbiaLost 14–15 at Cornell-1CornellTied 14–14 vs. Holy Cross0Holy CrossWon 7–0 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 48–7 at Brown+41BrownWon 21–15 vs. Lehigh+6LehighWon 20–0 at Bucknell+20BucknellWon 20–9 at Lafayette+11LafayetteWon 26–7 at Rutgers+19Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBoston UniversityW 34–⁠078%
Sep 24atColumbiaW 38–⁠061%
Oct 1atCornellL 14–⁠1542%
Oct 8vsHoly CrossT 14–⁠1474%
Oct 15atPrincetonW 7–⁠031%
Oct 22atBrownW 48–⁠769%
Oct 29vsLehighW 21–⁠1597%
Nov 5atBucknellW 20–⁠086%
Nov 12atLafayetteW 20–⁠993%
Nov 19atRutgersW 26–⁠768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠67
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1604 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.2 No. 60 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Raymond Ilg