1929 Columbia

4–⁠5, coached by Charles Crowley.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1929, game by game: won vs. Middlebury 38–6; won vs. Union (NY) 31–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 52–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–34; won vs. Williams 33–0; lost at Cornell 6–12; lost vs. Colgate 0–33; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–20; lost vs. Syracuse 0–6+52−34Won 38–6 vs. Middlebury+32MiddleburyWon 31–0 vs. Union (NY)+31Union (NY)Won 52–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+52Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–34 vs. Dartmouth-34DartmouthWon 33–0 vs. Williams+33WilliamsLost 6–12 at Cornell-6CornellLost 0–33 vs. Colgate-33ColgateLost 0–20 vs. Pennsylvania-20PennsylvaniaLost 0–6 vs. Syracuse-6Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 6–⁠0.

In program history: The tied 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
160–⁠111
Coach
Charles Crowley
Elo
1380 −87 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.6 No. 78 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Mal Bleecker