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1979 Colgate

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frederick Dunlap.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1979, game by game: lost at William & Mary 15–28; won vs. Lehigh 10–3; lost at Cornell 21–36; lost at Yale 0–27; won at Holy Cross 17–16; won at Princeton 17–6; won at Columbia 24–14; tied at Lafayette 7–7; won vs. Bucknell 20–2; lost vs. Delaware 16–24+18−27Lost 15–28 at William & Mary-13William & MaryWon 10–3 vs. Lehigh+7LehighLost 21–36 at Cornell-15CornellLost 0–27 at Yale-27YaleWon 17–16 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 17–6 at Princeton+11PrincetonWon 24–14 at Columbia+10ColumbiaTied 7–7 at Lafayette0LafayetteWon 20–2 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellLost 16–24 vs. Delaware-8Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atWilliam & MaryL 15–⁠2836%
Sep 22vsLehighW 10–⁠368%
Sep 29atCornellL 21–⁠3630%
Oct 6atYaleL 0–⁠2719%
Oct 13atHoly CrossW 17–⁠1635%
Oct 20atPrincetonW 17–⁠635%
Oct 27atColumbiaW 24–⁠1459%
Nov 3atLafayetteT 7–⁠771%
Nov 10vsBucknellW 20–⁠279%
Nov 17vsDelawareL 16–⁠2478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 24–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠163
Coach
Frederick Dunlap
Elo
1408 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-7.0 No. 102 of 135; offense No. 102, defense No. 76
SRS
−21.5 No. 137 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Angelo Colosimo and John Marzo