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1975 Colgate

6–⁠4, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1975, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 16–0; won at Cornell 24–22; lost at Yale 10–24; won at Holy Cross 20–14; won at Princeton 22–21; won vs. Lafayette 56–2; lost at Lehigh 6–38; lost vs. Bucknell 16–24; won at William & Mary 21–17; lost at Rutgers 14–56+54−42Won 16–0 vs. The Citadel+16The CitadelWon 24–22 at Cornell+2CornellLost 10–24 at Yale-14YaleWon 20–14 at Holy Cross+6Holy CrossWon 22–21 at Princeton+1PrincetonWon 56–2 vs. Lafayette+54LafayetteLost 6–38 at Lehigh-32LehighLost 16–24 vs. Bucknell-8BucknellWon 21–17 at William & Mary+4William & MaryLost 14–56 at Rutgers-42Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsThe CitadelW 16–⁠059%
Sep 27atCornellW 24–⁠2241%
Oct 4atYaleL 10–⁠2422%
Oct 11atHoly CrossW 20–⁠1448%
Oct 18atPrincetonW 22–⁠2133%
Oct 25vsLafayetteW 56–⁠288%
Nov 1atLehighL 6–⁠3868%
Nov 8vsBucknellL 16–⁠2489%
Nov 15atWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1751%
Nov 22atRutgersL 14–⁠5627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 56–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠218
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1363 −37 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 94 of 132; offense No. 89, defense No. 95
SRS
−14.6 No. 117 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bruce Basile and James Gregory