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1937 Columbia

2–⁠5–⁠2, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1937, game by game: won vs. Williams 40–6; lost at Army 18–21; won vs. Pennsylvania 26–6; lost vs. Brown 6–7; lost at Cornell 0–14; lost at Navy 6–13; tied vs. Syracuse 6–6; lost vs. No. 9 Dartmouth 0–27; tied vs. Stanford 0–0+34−27Won 40–6 vs. Williams+34WilliamsLost 18–21 at Army-3ArmyWon 26–6 vs. Pennsylvania+20PennsylvaniaLost 6–7 vs. Brown-1BrownLost 0–14 at Cornell-14CornellLost 6–13 at Navy-7NavyTied 6–6 vs. Syracuse0SyracuseLost 0–27 vs. No. 9 Dartmouth-27No. 9 DartmouthTied 0–0 vs. Stanford0Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsWilliamsW 40–⁠690%
Oct 9atArmyL 18–⁠2137%
Oct 16vsPennsylvaniaW 26–⁠652%
Oct 23vsBrownL 6–⁠783%
Oct 30atCornellL 0–⁠1449%
Nov 6atNavyL 6–⁠1335%
Nov 13vsSyracuseT 6–⁠660%
Nov 20vs9DartmouthL 0–⁠2735%
Nov 27vsStanfordT 0–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 32nd-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 1937.

Record
2–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠100
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1467 −52 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.1 No. 46 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Bateman and Oscar Bonom