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1939 Columbia

2–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1939, game by game: lost at Yale 7–10; tied vs. Army 6–6; lost vs. Princeton 7–14; won vs. VMI 26–7; lost at No. 3 Cornell 7–13; won at Navy 19–13; lost vs. No. 6 Tulane 0–25; tied vs. Colgate 0–0+19−25Lost 7–10 at Yale-3YaleTied 6–6 vs. Army0ArmyLost 7–14 vs. Princeton-7PrincetonWon 26–7 vs. VMI+19VMILost 7–13 at No. 3 Cornell-6No. 3 CornellWon 19–13 at Navy+6NavyLost 0–25 vs. No. 6 Tulane-25No. 6 TulaneTied 0–0 vs. Colgate0Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atYaleL 7–⁠1042%
Oct 14vsArmyT 6–⁠639%
Oct 21vsPrincetonL 7–⁠1457%
Oct 28vsVMIW 26–⁠762%
Nov 4at3CornellL 7–⁠1318%
Nov 11atNavyW 19–⁠1336%
Nov 18vs6TulaneL 0–⁠2530%
Nov 25vsColgateT 0–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
72–⁠88
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1454 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 50 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank J. Stulgaitis