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1954 Columbia

1–⁠8, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1954, game by game: lost at Brown 7–18; lost vs. Princeton 20–54; lost vs. Yale 7–13; won at Harvard 7–6; lost vs. No. 9 Army 12–67; lost vs. Cornell 0–26; lost at Dartmouth 0–26; lost at No. 10 Navy 6–51; lost vs. Rutgers 12–45+7−55Lost 7–18 at Brown-11BrownLost 20–54 vs. Princeton-34PrincetonLost 7–13 vs. Yale-6YaleWon 7–6 at Harvard+1HarvardLost 12–67 vs. No. 9 Army-55No. 9 ArmyLost 0–26 vs. Cornell-26CornellLost 0–26 at Dartmouth-26DartmouthLost 6–51 at No. 10 Navy-45No. 10 NavyLost 12–45 vs. Rutgers-33Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atBrownL 7–⁠1848%
Oct 2vsPrincetonL 20–⁠5446%
Oct 9vsYaleL 7–⁠1342%
Oct 16atHarvardW 7–⁠632%
Oct 23vs9ArmyL 12–⁠6725%
Oct 30vsCornellL 0–⁠2642%
Nov 6atDartmouthL 0–⁠2632%
Nov 13at10NavyL 6–⁠519%
Nov 20vsRutgersL 12–⁠4556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 45–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
71–⁠306
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1280 −173 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.9 No. 107 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Neil Opdyke