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1976 Colgate

8–⁠2, coached by Frederick Dunlap.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1976, game by game: won vs. UConn 13–7; won at Davidson 17–7; won at Cornell 25–20; won vs. Holy Cross 10–6; won at Princeton 17–7; won at Lafayette 24–14; won vs. Boston University 21–14; won at Bucknell 24–13; lost at Army 13–29; lost at No. 17 Rutgers 9–17+11−16Won 13–7 vs. UConn+6UConnWon 17–7 at Davidson+10DavidsonWon 25–20 at Cornell+5CornellWon 10–6 vs. Holy Cross+4Holy CrossWon 17–7 at Princeton+10PrincetonWon 24–14 at Lafayette+10LafayetteWon 21–14 vs. Boston University+7Boston Universi…Won 24–13 at Bucknell+11BucknellLost 13–29 at Army-16ArmyLost 9–17 at No. 17 Rutgers-8No. 17 Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsUConnW 13–⁠774%
Sep 18atDavidsonW 17–⁠756%
Sep 25atCornellW 25–⁠2055%
Oct 9vsHoly CrossW 10–⁠681%
Oct 16atPrincetonW 17–⁠744%
Oct 23atLafayetteW 24–⁠1485%
Oct 30vsBoston UniversityW 21–⁠1488%
Nov 6atBucknellW 24–⁠1385%
Nov 13atArmyL 13–⁠2966%
Nov 25at17RutgersL 9–⁠1721%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 17–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠134
Coach
Frederick Dunlap
Elo
1457 +49 this season
SP+ rating
-12.4 No. 110 of 132; offense No. 126, defense No. 65
SRS
−8.3 No. 105 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Mark Murphy and Keith Polito