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1970 Colgate

5–⁠6, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1970, game by game: lost at Navy 22–48; won at Boston University 26–21; lost vs. Cornell 7–17; lost at Yale 7–39; won at Holy Cross 21–13; lost at Princeton 14–34; won at Brown 10–6; won vs. Lehigh 21–12; won at Bucknell 44–14; lost at Virginia 12–54; lost at Rutgers 14–30+30−42Lost 22–48 at Navy-26NavyWon 26–21 at Boston University+5Boston Universi…Lost 7–17 vs. Cornell-10CornellLost 7–39 at Yale-32YaleWon 21–13 at Holy Cross+8Holy CrossLost 14–34 at Princeton-20PrincetonWon 10–6 at Brown+4BrownWon 21–12 vs. Lehigh+9LehighWon 44–14 at Bucknell+30BucknellLost 12–54 at Virginia-42VirginiaLost 14–30 at Rutgers-16Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atNavyL 22–⁠4851%
Sep 19atBoston UniversityW 26–⁠2162%
Sep 26vsCornellL 7–⁠1750%
Oct 3atYaleL 7–⁠3919%
Oct 10atHoly CrossW 21–⁠1348%
Oct 17atPrincetonL 14–⁠3423%
Oct 24atBrownW 10–⁠654%
Oct 31vsLehighW 21–⁠1287%
Nov 7atBucknellW 44–⁠1481%
Nov 14atVirginiaL 12–⁠5448%
Nov 21atRutgersL 14–⁠3051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 30–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠288
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1366 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-27.6 No. 115 of 117; offense No. 112, defense No. 112
SRS
−31.7 No. 119 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Lennon