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1977 Colgate

10–⁠1, coached by Frederick Dunlap.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1977, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 23–0; won vs. Lafayette 38–12; won at Cornell 28–22; won at Harvard 38–21; won at Holy Cross 31–14; won at Princeton 31–13; won at Columbia 48–36; won at Boston University 43–22; won vs. Bucknell 49–17; won vs. Northeastern 48–39; lost at Delaware 3–21+32−18Won 23–0 vs. Rutgers+23RutgersWon 38–12 vs. Lafayette+26LafayetteWon 28–22 at Cornell+6CornellWon 38–21 at Harvard+17HarvardWon 31–14 at Holy Cross+17Holy CrossWon 31–13 at Princeton+18PrincetonWon 48–36 at Columbia+12ColumbiaWon 43–22 at Boston University+21Boston Universi…Won 49–17 vs. Bucknell+32BucknellWon 48–39 vs. Northeastern+9NortheasternLost 3–21 at Delaware-18Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsRutgersW 23–⁠046%
Sep 17vsLafayetteW 38–⁠1292%
Sep 24atCornellW 28–⁠2263%
Oct 1atHarvardW 38–⁠2144%
Oct 8atHoly CrossW 31–⁠1480%
Oct 15atPrincetonW 31–⁠1364%
Oct 22atColumbiaW 48–⁠3673%
Oct 29atBoston UniversityW 43–⁠2288%
Nov 5vsBucknellW 49–⁠1795%
Nov 12vsNortheasternW 48–⁠3994%
Nov 19atDelawareL 3–⁠2185%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 21–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 20

Led the nationHenry White: yards per carry (7.9)

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
380–⁠217
Coach
Frederick Dunlap
Elo
1553 +82 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 23 of 140; offense No. 12, defense No. 77
SRS
7.9 No. 43 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Mike Foley and Gary Hartwig