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1968 Colgate

5–⁠5, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1968, game by game: won at Boston University 28–0; lost at Cornell 0–17; lost at Yale 14–49; won vs. Holy Cross 14–6; won at Princeton 14–7; lost at Brown 19–27; won vs. Lehigh 27–11; won at Bucknell 48–34; lost vs. Lafayette 10–14; lost at Rutgers 34–55+28−35Won 28–0 at Boston University+28Boston Universi…Lost 0–17 at Cornell-17CornellLost 14–49 at Yale-35YaleWon 14–6 vs. Holy Cross+8Holy CrossWon 14–7 at Princeton+7PrincetonLost 19–27 at Brown-8BrownWon 27–11 vs. Lehigh+16LehighWon 48–34 at Bucknell+14BucknellLost 10–14 vs. Lafayette-4LafayetteLost 34–55 at Rutgers-21Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atBoston UniversityW 28–⁠064%
Sep 28atCornellL 0–⁠1728%
Oct 5atYaleL 14–⁠4922%
Oct 12vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠649%
Oct 19atPrincetonW 14–⁠724%
Oct 26atBrownL 19–⁠2762%
Nov 2vsLehighW 27–⁠1194%
Nov 9atBucknellW 48–⁠3479%
Nov 16vsLafayetteL 10–⁠1490%
Nov 23atRutgersL 34–⁠5535%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 55–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠220
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1404 −20 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−27.6 No. 116 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Gene Ditwiler