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1951 Columbia

5–⁠3, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1951, game by game: won vs. Harvard 35–0; won vs. Yale 14–0; lost at Pennsylvania 13–28; lost at Army 9–14; won at Cornell 21–20; won vs. Dartmouth 21–6; lost vs. Navy 7–21; won vs. Brown 29–14+35−15Won 35–0 vs. Harvard+35HarvardWon 14–0 vs. Yale+14YaleLost 13–28 at Pennsylvania-15PennsylvaniaLost 9–14 at Army-5ArmyWon 21–20 at Cornell+1CornellWon 21–6 vs. Dartmouth+15DartmouthLost 7–21 vs. Navy-14NavyWon 29–14 vs. Brown+15Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsHarvardW 35–⁠073%
Oct 13vsYaleW 14–⁠055%
Oct 20atPennsylvaniaL 13–⁠2834%
Oct 27atArmyL 9–⁠1433%
Nov 3atCornellW 21–⁠2021%
Nov 10vsDartmouthW 21–⁠645%
Nov 17vsNavyL 7–⁠2169%
Nov 24vsBrownW 29–⁠1478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠103
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1472 +28 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.6 No. 63 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Howard Hansen