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1980 Colgate

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frederick Dunlap.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1980, game by game: lost at No. 18 Penn State 10–54; tied at Lehigh 17–17; won vs. Cornell 38–20; lost at UConn 21–24; won vs. Holy Cross 38–7; lost at Princeton 10–14; won vs. Columbia 35–22; won vs. Lafayette 44–0; won at Bucknell 17–14; lost at Rutgers 13–35+44−44Lost 10–54 at No. 18 Penn State-44No. 18 Penn StateTied 17–17 at Lehigh0LehighWon 38–20 vs. Cornell+18CornellLost 21–24 at UConn-3UConnWon 38–7 vs. Holy Cross+31Holy CrossLost 10–14 at Princeton-4PrincetonWon 35–22 vs. Columbia+13ColumbiaWon 44–0 vs. Lafayette+44LafayetteWon 17–14 at Bucknell+3BucknellLost 13–35 at Rutgers-22Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at18Penn StateL 10–⁠5421%
Sep 13atLehighT 17–⁠1756%
Sep 27vsCornellW 38–⁠2047%
Oct 4atUConnL 21–⁠2469%
Oct 11vsHoly CrossW 38–⁠759%
Oct 18atPrincetonL 10–⁠1448%
Oct 25vsColumbiaW 35–⁠2278%
Nov 1vsLafayetteW 44–⁠082%
Nov 15atBucknellW 17–⁠1461%
Nov 22atRutgersL 13–⁠3531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 35–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-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
243–⁠207
Coach
Frederick Dunlap
Elo
1461 +23 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 71 of 133; offense No. 37, defense No. 107
SRS
−9.3 No. 102 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jeff King and Gene Young