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1901 Columbia

8–⁠5, coached by George Sanford.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1901, game by game: lost at Buffalo 0–5; won at Rutgers 27–0; won vs. Williams 5–0; lost at Harvard 0–18; won vs. Hamilton 12–0; lost at Yale 5–10; won vs. Haverford 29–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 11–0; won vs. Georgetown 18–0; lost vs. Syracuse 5–11; lost vs. Cornell 0–24; won at Navy 6–5; won vs. Carlisle 40–12+28−24Lost 0–5 at Buffalo-5BuffaloWon 27–0 at Rutgers+27RutgersWon 5–0 vs. Williams+5WilliamsLost 0–18 at Harvard-18HarvardWon 12–0 vs. Hamilton+12HamiltonLost 5–10 at Yale-5YaleWon 29–6 vs. Haverford+23HaverfordWon 11–0 vs. Pennsylvania+11PennsylvaniaWon 18–0 vs. Georgetown+18GeorgetownLost 5–11 vs. Syracuse-6SyracuseLost 0–24 vs. Cornell-24CornellWon 6–5 at Navy+1NavyWon 40–12 vs. Carlisle+28Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atBuffaloL 0–⁠585%
Oct 2atRutgersW 27–⁠062%
Oct 5vsWilliamsW 5–⁠068%
Oct 12atHarvardL 0–⁠1824%
Oct 19vsHamiltonW 12–⁠087%
Oct 26atYaleL 5–⁠1017%
Oct 30vsHaverfordW 29–⁠692%
Nov 2vsPennsylvaniaW 11–⁠033%
Nov 5vsGeorgetownW 18–⁠071%
Nov 9vsSyracuseL 5–⁠1163%
Nov 16vsCornellL 0–⁠2448%
Nov 22atNavyW 6–⁠542%
Nov 28vsCarlisleW 40–⁠1265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carlisle 40–⁠12.

In program history: The 7th-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 1901.

2 consensus All-AmericansHarold Weekes, RB; Bill Morley, RB/QB

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠91
Coach
George Sanford
Elo
1555 +18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.0 No. 13 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Chauncey L. Berrien