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1938 Columbia

3–⁠6, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1938, game by game: won at Yale 27–14; won at Army 20–18; lost vs. Colgate 0–12; lost at Pennsylvania 13–14; lost vs. No. 17 Cornell 7–23; won vs. Virginia 39–0; lost vs. Navy 9–14; lost vs. Syracuse 12–13; lost at Brown 27–36+39−16Won 27–14 at Yale+13YaleWon 20–18 at Army+2ArmyLost 0–12 vs. Colgate-12ColgateLost 13–14 at Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaLost 7–23 vs. No. 17 Cornell-16No. 17 CornellWon 39–0 vs. Virginia+39VirginiaLost 9–14 vs. Navy-5NavyLost 12–13 vs. Syracuse-1SyracuseLost 27–36 at Brown-9Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atYaleW 27–⁠1429%
Oct 8atArmyW 20–⁠1833%
Oct 15vsColgateL 0–⁠1265%
Oct 22atPennsylvaniaL 13–⁠1443%
Oct 29vs17CornellL 7–⁠2345%
Nov 5vsVirginiaW 39–⁠059%
Nov 12vsNavyL 9–⁠1453%
Nov 19vsSyracuseL 12–⁠1358%
Nov 24atBrownL 27–⁠3648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 36–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 38th-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 1938.

Heisman voteSid Luckman, third

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠144
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1447 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.7 No. 38 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John C. Wright

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 1Sid Luckman QBChicago Bears