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1973 Colgate

5–⁠5, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1973, game by game: won at Lafayette 55–21; lost vs. Cornell 21–35; lost at Yale 18–24; won at Holy Cross 22–21; lost at Princeton 21–37; won vs. Bucknell 41–23; lost at Lehigh 26–58; won at William & Mary 49–42; lost vs. Boston University 0–3; won at Rutgers 42–0+42−32Won 55–21 at Lafayette+34LafayetteLost 21–35 vs. Cornell-14CornellLost 18–24 at Yale-6YaleWon 22–21 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 21–37 at Princeton-16PrincetonWon 41–23 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellLost 26–58 at Lehigh-32LehighWon 49–42 at William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 0–3 vs. Boston University-3Boston Universi…Won 42–0 at Rutgers+42Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atLafayetteW 55–⁠2179%
Sep 29vsCornellL 21–⁠3542%
Oct 6atYaleL 18–⁠2430%
Oct 13atHoly CrossW 22–⁠2134%
Oct 20atPrincetonL 21–⁠3744%
Oct 27vsBucknellW 41–⁠2384%
Nov 3atLehighL 26–⁠5878%
Nov 10atWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠4225%
Nov 17vsBoston UniversityL 0–⁠381%
Nov 24atRutgersW 42–⁠023%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 78th-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 1973.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠264
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1402 −15 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 77 of 123; offense No. 25, defense No. 104
SRS
−11.4 No. 96 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Rick Horton and Tom Parr

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Mark van Eeghen RBOakland Raiders