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1950 Columbia

4–⁠5, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1950, game by game: won vs. Hobart 42–12; won at Harvard 28–7; lost at Yale 14–20; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–34; lost vs. No. 2 Army 0–34; won vs. Cornell 20–19; lost at Dartmouth 7–14; lost vs. Navy 7–29; won at Brown 33–0+33−34Won 42–12 vs. Hobart+30HobartWon 28–7 at Harvard+21HarvardLost 14–20 at Yale-6YaleLost 0–34 vs. Pennsylvania-34PennsylvaniaLost 0–34 vs. No. 2 Army-34No. 2 ArmyWon 20–19 vs. Cornell+1CornellLost 7–14 at Dartmouth-7DartmouthLost 7–29 vs. Navy-22NavyWon 33–0 at Brown+33Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsHobartW 42–⁠1284%
Oct 7atHarvardW 28–⁠747%
Oct 14atYaleL 14–⁠2034%
Oct 21vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠3440%
Oct 28vs2ArmyL 0–⁠3418%
Nov 4vsCornellW 20–⁠1928%
Nov 11atDartmouthL 7–⁠1425%
Nov 18vsNavyL 7–⁠2959%
Nov 23atBrownW 33–⁠037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠169
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1416 +0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.2 No. 83 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Albert Nork