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1947 Columbia

7–⁠2, coached by Lou Little, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1947, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 40–28; won at Navy 13–6; lost vs. No. 14 Yale 7–17; lost at No. 8 Pennsylvania 14–34; won vs. No. 6 Army 21–20; won at Cornell 22–0; won vs. Dartmouth 15–0; won vs. Holy Cross 10–0; won vs. Syracuse 28–8+22−20Won 40–28 vs. Rutgers+12RutgersWon 13–6 at Navy+7NavyLost 7–17 vs. No. 14 Yale-10No. 14 YaleLost 14–34 at No. 8 Pennsylvania-20No. 8 PennsylvaniaWon 21–20 vs. No. 6 Army+1No. 6 ArmyWon 22–0 at Cornell+22CornellWon 15–0 vs. Dartmouth+15DartmouthWon 10–0 vs. Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 28–8 vs. Syracuse+20Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRutgersW 40–⁠2869%
Oct 4atNavyW 13–⁠649%
Oct 11vs14YaleL 7–⁠1759%
Oct 18at8PennsylvaniaL 14–⁠3430%
Oct 25vs6ArmyW 21–⁠2025%
Nov 1atCornellW 22–⁠051%
Nov 8vsDartmouthW 15–⁠072%
Nov 15vsHoly CrossW 10–⁠064%
Nov 22vsSyracuseW 28–⁠882%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 28–⁠8; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Wk 5: 17
  4. Wk 7: 19
  5. Wk 8: 16
  6. Final: 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 1947.

Consensus All-AmericanBill Swiacki, E

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 4th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 11
Points
170–⁠113
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1579 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.1 No. 32 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 4Bruce Gehrke ENew York Giants