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1971 Colgate

6–⁠4, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1971, game by game: won vs. Boston University 27–21; lost at Cornell 20–38; won at Yale 28–21; lost at Holy Cross 14–28; lost at Princeton 12–35; won vs. Brown 42–32; won at Lehigh 30–21; won vs. Bucknell 47–24; won at Lafayette 51–14; lost at Rutgers 16–28+37−23Won 27–21 vs. Boston University+6Boston Universi…Lost 20–38 at Cornell-18CornellWon 28–21 at Yale+7YaleLost 14–28 at Holy Cross-14Holy CrossLost 12–35 at Princeton-23PrincetonWon 42–32 vs. Brown+10BrownWon 30–21 at Lehigh+9LehighWon 47–24 vs. Bucknell+23BucknellWon 51–14 at Lafayette+37LafayetteLost 16–28 at Rutgers-12Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsBoston UniversityW 27–⁠2178%
Sep 25atCornellL 20–⁠3830%
Oct 2atYaleW 28–⁠2119%
Oct 9atHoly CrossL 14–⁠2857%
Oct 16atPrincetonL 12–⁠3537%
Oct 23vsBrownW 42–⁠3270%
Oct 30atLehighW 30–⁠2172%
Nov 6vsBucknellW 47–⁠2490%
Nov 13atLafayetteW 51–⁠1467%
Nov 20atRutgersL 16–⁠2866%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 28–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠262
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1403 −8 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 100 of 120; offense No. 38, defense No. 116
SRS
−25.4 No. 124 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Thomas Doyle and Steve Morgan