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1965 Columbia

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 10–14; lost vs. Princeton 0–31; lost at Harvard 6–21; won vs. Yale 21–7; won at Rutgers 12–7; lost at Cornell 6–20; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–47; lost at Pennsylvania 21–31; lost vs. Brown 7–51+14−47Lost 10–14 vs. Lafayette-4LafayetteLost 0–31 vs. Princeton-31PrincetonLost 6–21 at Harvard-15HarvardWon 21–7 vs. Yale+14YaleWon 12–7 at Rutgers+5RutgersLost 6–20 at Cornell-14CornellLost 0–47 vs. Dartmouth-47DartmouthLost 21–31 at Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaLost 7–51 vs. Brown-44Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsLafayetteL 10–⁠1492%
Oct 2vsPrincetonL 0–⁠3124%
Oct 9atHarvardL 6–⁠2122%
Oct 16vsYaleW 21–⁠742%
Oct 23atRutgersW 12–⁠739%
Oct 30atCornellL 6–⁠2036%
Nov 6vsDartmouthL 0–⁠4726%
Nov 13atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠3146%
Nov 20vsBrownL 7–⁠5162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 51–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
83–⁠229
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1311 −116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.7 No. 116 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ronald Brookshire

1965 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Cornell3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Yale3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.