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1940 Columbia

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1940, game by game: won vs. Maine 15–0; won at Dartmouth 20–6; won vs. Georgia 19–13; lost vs. Syracuse 0–3; lost at No. 1 Cornell 0–27; won vs. Wisconsin 7–6; tied vs. Navy 0–0; won vs. Colgate 20–17; tied at Brown 0–0+15−27Won 15–0 vs. Maine+15MaineWon 20–6 at Dartmouth+14DartmouthWon 19–13 vs. Georgia+6GeorgiaLost 0–3 vs. Syracuse-3SyracuseLost 0–27 at No. 1 Cornell-27No. 1 CornellWon 7–6 vs. Wisconsin+1WisconsinTied 0–0 vs. Navy0NavyWon 20–17 vs. Colgate+3ColgateTied 0–0 at Brown0Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsMaineW 15–⁠092%
Oct 12atDartmouthW 20–⁠636%
Oct 19vsGeorgiaW 19–⁠1360%
Oct 26vsSyracuseL 0–⁠365%
Nov 2at1CornellL 0–⁠2718%
Nov 9vsWisconsinW 7–⁠665%
Nov 16vsNavyT 0–⁠054%
Nov 23vsColgateW 20–⁠1754%
Nov 28atBrownT 0–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20

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 1940.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
81–⁠72
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1511 +42 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.3 No. 53 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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