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1902 Columbia

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Bill Morley.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1902, game by game: won at Rutgers 43–0; won vs. Fordham 45–0; won vs. Buffalo 5–0; won vs. Swarthmore 24–0; won vs. Hamilton 35–0; lost at Princeton 0–21; lost at Pennsylvania 0–17; lost vs. Brown 0–28; lost vs. Amherst 0–29; won at Navy 5–0; tied vs. Syracuse 6–6+45−29Won 43–0 at Rutgers+43RutgersWon 45–0 vs. Fordham+45FordhamWon 5–0 vs. Buffalo+5BuffaloWon 24–0 vs. Swarthmore+24SwarthmoreWon 35–0 vs. Hamilton+35HamiltonLost 0–21 at Princeton-21PrincetonLost 0–17 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaLost 0–28 vs. Brown-28BrownLost 0–29 vs. Amherst-29AmherstWon 5–0 at Navy+5NavyTied 6–6 vs. Syracuse0Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4atRutgersW 43–⁠063%
Oct 8vsFordhamW 45–⁠078%
Oct 11vsBuffaloW 5–⁠093%
Oct 15vsSwarthmoreW 24–⁠093%
Oct 18vsHamiltonW 35–⁠091%
Oct 25atPrincetonL 0–⁠2134%
Nov 1atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1747%
Nov 8vsBrownL 0–⁠2865%
Nov 15vsAmherstL 0–⁠2959%
Nov 19atNavyW 5–⁠050%
Nov 27vsSyracuseT 6–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Syracuse 6–⁠6.

In program history: The 27th-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 1902.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
163–⁠101
Coach
Bill Morley
Elo
1473 −64 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.9 No. 40 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Harold Weekes