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1953 Columbia

4–⁠5, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1953, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 14–7; lost at Princeton 19–20; lost at Yale 7–13; won vs. Harvard 6–0; lost at Army 7–40; lost at Cornell 13–27; won vs. Dartmouth 25–19; lost vs. Navy 6–14; won vs. Rutgers 27–13+14−33Won 14–7 vs. Lehigh+7LehighLost 19–20 at Princeton-1PrincetonLost 7–13 at Yale-6YaleWon 6–0 vs. Harvard+6HarvardLost 7–40 at Army-33ArmyLost 13–27 at Cornell-14CornellWon 25–19 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthLost 6–14 vs. Navy-8NavyWon 27–13 vs. Rutgers+14Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLehighW 14–⁠788%
Oct 3atPrincetonL 19–⁠2019%
Oct 10atYaleL 7–⁠1328%
Oct 17vsHarvardW 6–⁠054%
Oct 24atArmyL 7–⁠4031%
Oct 31atCornellL 13–⁠2734%
Nov 7vsDartmouthW 25–⁠1956%
Nov 14vsNavyL 6–⁠1430%
Nov 21vsRutgersW 27–⁠1364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠153
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1431 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.3 No. 93 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Wodeshick