1941 Columbia

3–⁠5, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1941, game by game: won vs. Brown 13–6; won at Princeton 21–0; lost vs. Georgia 3–7; lost at Army 0–13; won vs. Cornell 7–0; lost at No. 19 Pennsylvania 16–19; lost vs. No. 7 Michigan 0–28; lost vs. Colgate 21–30+21−28Won 13–6 vs. Brown+7BrownWon 21–0 at Princeton+21PrincetonLost 3–7 vs. Georgia-4GeorgiaLost 0–13 at Army-13ArmyWon 7–0 vs. Cornell+7CornellLost 16–19 at No. 19 Pennsylvania-3No. 19 PennsylvaniaLost 0–28 vs. No. 7 Michigan-28No. 7 MichiganLost 21–30 vs. Colgate-9Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsBrownW 13–⁠663%
Oct 11atPrincetonW 21–⁠041%
Oct 18vsGeorgiaL 3–⁠763%
Oct 25atArmyL 0–⁠1351%
Nov 1vsCornellW 7–⁠039%
Nov 8at19PennsylvaniaL 16–⁠1932%
Nov 15vs7MichiganL 0–⁠2836%
Nov 22vsColgateL 21–⁠3060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 30–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 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 1941.

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
81–⁠103
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1477 −30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.7 No. 55 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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