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1899 Columbia

9–⁠3, coached by George Sanford.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1899, game by game: won vs. Walton 30–6; won at Rutgers 26–0; won at Union (NY) 21–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–11; won vs. New York University 40–0; won vs. Amherst 18–0; won vs. Yale 5–0; won at Stevens 46–0; lost vs. Cornell 0–29; won at Army 16–0; won vs. Dartmouth 22–0; lost vs. Carlisle 0–45+46−45Won 30–6 vs. Walton+24WaltonWon 26–0 at Rutgers+26RutgersWon 21–0 at Union (NY)+21Union (NY)Lost 0–11 vs. Princeton-11PrincetonWon 40–0 vs. New York University+40New York Univer…Won 18–0 vs. Amherst+18AmherstWon 5–0 vs. Yale+5YaleWon 46–0 at Stevens+46StevensLost 0–29 vs. Cornell-29CornellWon 16–0 at Army+16ArmyWon 22–0 vs. Dartmouth+22DartmouthLost 0–45 vs. Carlisle-45Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsWaltonW 30–⁠669%
Sep 30atRutgersW 26–⁠029%
Oct 7atUnion (NY)W 21–⁠062%
Oct 14vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1118%
Oct 18vsNew York UniversityW 40–⁠081%
Oct 21vsAmherstW 18–⁠065%
Oct 28vsYaleW 5–⁠024%
Nov 1atStevensW 46–⁠074%
Nov 7vsCornellL 0–⁠2933%
Nov 11atArmyW 16–⁠038%
Nov 18vsDartmouthW 22–⁠064%
Nov 30vsCarlisleL 0–⁠4545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 45–⁠0.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1899.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
224–⁠91
Coach
George Sanford
Elo
1449 +168 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.0 No. 15 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert P. Wilson