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1966 Columbia

2–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1966, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 0–38; lost at Princeton 12–14; lost vs. Harvard 7–34; lost at Yale 21–44; lost at Rutgers 34–37; lost vs. Cornell 6–31; lost at Dartmouth 14–56; won vs. Pennsylvania 22–14; won vs. Brown 40–38+8−42Lost 0–38 vs. Colgate-38ColgateLost 12–14 at Princeton-2PrincetonLost 7–34 vs. Harvard-27HarvardLost 21–44 at Yale-23YaleLost 34–37 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 6–31 vs. Cornell-25CornellLost 14–56 at Dartmouth-42DartmouthWon 22–14 vs. Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaWon 40–38 vs. Brown+2Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsColgateL 0–⁠3839%
Oct 1atPrincetonL 12–⁠1413%
Oct 8vsHarvardL 7–⁠3430%
Oct 15atYaleL 21–⁠4425%
Oct 22atRutgersL 34–⁠3730%
Oct 29vsCornellL 6–⁠3126%
Nov 5atDartmouthL 14–⁠568%
Nov 12vsPennsylvaniaW 22–⁠1449%
Nov 19vsBrownW 40–⁠3858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 40–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠306
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1314 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.4 No. 116 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Richard Flory and Robert Hast

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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