1936 Columbia

5–⁠3, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1936, game by game: won vs. Maine 34–0; lost at Army 16–27; won vs. VMI 38–0; lost at Michigan 0–13; won vs. Cornell 20–13; lost at No. 18 Dartmouth 13–20; won vs. Syracuse 17–0; won vs. Stanford 7–0+38−13Won 34–0 vs. Maine+34MaineLost 16–27 at Army-11ArmyWon 38–0 vs. VMI+38VMILost 0–13 at Michigan-13MichiganWon 20–13 vs. Cornell+7CornellLost 13–20 at No. 18 Dartmouth-7No. 18 DartmouthWon 17–0 vs. Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 7–0 vs. Stanford+7Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsMaineW 34–⁠094%
Oct 10atArmyL 16–⁠2730%
Oct 17vsVMIW 38–⁠072%
Oct 24atMichiganL 0–⁠1353%
Oct 31vsCornellW 20–⁠1365%
Nov 7at18DartmouthL 13–⁠2032%
Nov 14vsSyracuseW 17–⁠070%
Nov 28vsStanfordW 7–⁠039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-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 1936.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠73
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1528 +24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.0 No. 64 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joseph Coviello and George Furey