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1974 Colgate

4–⁠6, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1974, game by game: lost vs. Lehigh 12–33; lost at Cornell 21–40; lost at Yale 7–30; won vs. Holy Cross 21–16; lost at Princeton 24–33; won at Lafayette 24–18; won vs. Massachusetts 42–34; won at Bucknell 34–21; lost at VMI 14–31; lost at Rutgers 21–62+13−41Lost 12–33 vs. Lehigh-21LehighLost 21–40 at Cornell-19CornellLost 7–30 at Yale-23YaleWon 21–16 vs. Holy Cross+5Holy CrossLost 24–33 at Princeton-9PrincetonWon 24–18 at Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 42–34 vs. Massachusetts+8MassachusettsWon 34–21 at Bucknell+13BucknellLost 14–31 at VMI-17VMILost 21–62 at Rutgers-41Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsLehighL 12–⁠3387%
Sep 28atCornellL 21–⁠4029%
Oct 5atYaleL 7–⁠3018%
Oct 12vsHoly CrossW 21–⁠1641%
Oct 19atPrincetonL 24–⁠3332%
Oct 26atLafayetteW 24–⁠1867%
Nov 2vsMassachusettsW 42–⁠3458%
Nov 9atBucknellW 34–⁠2177%
Nov 16atVMIL 14–⁠3144%
Nov 23atRutgersL 21–⁠6229%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 62–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠318
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1350 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 104 of 124; offense No. 50, defense No. 124
SRS
−27.6 No. 128 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Robert Como and James Detmer