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1972 Colgate

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1972, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 33–14; lost at Cornell 7–37; lost at Yale 7–27; tied vs. Holy Cross 21–21; won at Princeton 35–26; won at The Citadel 28–26; won vs. Lehigh 42–34; lost at Bucknell 7–41; won at Boston University 26–0; lost at Rutgers 13–43+26−34Won 33–14 vs. Lafayette+19LafayetteLost 7–37 at Cornell-30CornellLost 7–27 at Yale-20YaleTied 21–21 vs. Holy Cross0Holy CrossWon 35–26 at Princeton+9PrincetonWon 28–26 at The Citadel+2The CitadelWon 42–34 vs. Lehigh+8LehighLost 7–41 at Bucknell-34BucknellWon 26–0 at Boston University+26Boston Universi…Lost 13–43 at Rutgers-30Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsLafayetteW 33–⁠1486%
Sep 30atCornellL 7–⁠3725%
Oct 7atYaleL 7–⁠2731%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossT 21–⁠2162%
Oct 21atPrincetonW 35–⁠2632%
Oct 28atThe CitadelW 28–⁠2650%
Nov 4vsLehighW 42–⁠3490%
Nov 11atBucknellL 7–⁠4186%
Nov 18atBoston UniversityW 26–⁠069%
Nov 25atRutgersL 13–⁠4342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 43–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 87th-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 1972.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠269
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1375 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-9.5 No. 96 of 121; offense No. 60, defense No. 105
SRS
−15.3 No. 110 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Kenneth Nelson and David Palmer