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1969 Colgate

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1969, game by game: lost vs. Boston University 0–20; won at Cornell 28–24; lost at Yale 21–40; won at Princeton 35–28; won at Brown 20–6; tied at Lehigh 14–14; won vs. Bucknell 28–7; won at Lafayette 14–10; lost at Rutgers 12–48+21−36Lost 0–20 vs. Boston University-20Boston Universi…Won 28–24 at Cornell+4CornellLost 21–40 at Yale-19YaleWon 35–28 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 20–6 at Brown+14BrownTied 14–14 at Lehigh0LehighWon 28–7 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellWon 14–10 at Lafayette+4LafayetteLost 12–48 at Rutgers-36Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsBoston UniversityL 0–⁠2082%
Sep 27atCornellW 28–⁠2431%
Oct 4atYaleL 21–⁠4020%
Oct 18atPrincetonW 35–⁠2824%
Oct 25atBrownW 20–⁠658%
Nov 1atLehighT 14–⁠1485%
Nov 8vsBucknellW 28–⁠789%
Nov 15atLafayetteW 14–⁠1076%
Nov 22atRutgersL 12–⁠4851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 48–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠197
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1418 −17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.2 No. 109 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Alan Klumpp