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1952 Columbia

2–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1952, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 Princeton 0–14; won at Harvard 16–7; lost at Yale 28–35; lost vs. No. 14 Pennsylvania 17–27; tied vs. Army 14–14; lost vs. Cornell 14–21; lost at Dartmouth 14–38; lost at Navy 0–28; won vs. Brown 14–0+14−28Lost 0–14 vs. No. 14 Princeton-14No. 14 PrincetonWon 16–7 at Harvard+9HarvardLost 28–35 at Yale-7YaleLost 17–27 vs. No. 14 Pennsylvania-10No. 14 PennsylvaniaTied 14–14 vs. Army0ArmyLost 14–21 vs. Cornell-7CornellLost 14–38 at Dartmouth-24DartmouthLost 0–28 at Navy-28NavyWon 14–0 vs. Brown+14Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vs14PrincetonL 0–⁠1434%
Oct 4atHarvardW 16–⁠752%
Oct 11atYaleL 28–⁠3545%
Oct 18vs14PennsylvaniaL 17–⁠2741%
Oct 25vsArmyT 14–⁠1451%
Nov 1vsCornellL 14–⁠2158%
Nov 8atDartmouthL 14–⁠3843%
Nov 15atNavyL 0–⁠2819%
Nov 22vsBrownW 14–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠184
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1403 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 82 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert McCullough