1968 Columbia

2–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1968, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 14–36; lost at Princeton 16–44; lost vs. Harvard 14–21; lost at Yale 7–29; lost vs. Rutgers 17–28; won vs. Cornell 34–25; lost at Dartmouth 19–31; lost at Pennsylvania 7–13; won vs. Brown 46–20+26−28Lost 14–36 vs. Lafayette-22LafayetteLost 16–44 at Princeton-28PrincetonLost 14–21 vs. Harvard-7HarvardLost 7–29 at Yale-22YaleLost 17–28 vs. Rutgers-11RutgersWon 34–25 vs. Cornell+9CornellLost 19–31 at Dartmouth-12DartmouthLost 7–13 at Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 46–20 vs. Brown+26Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsLafayetteL 14–⁠3688%
Oct 5atPrincetonL 16–⁠4417%
Oct 12vsHarvardL 14–⁠2122%
Oct 19atYaleL 7–⁠2910%
Oct 26vsRutgersL 17–⁠2839%
Nov 2vsCornellW 34–⁠2525%
Nov 9atDartmouthL 19–⁠3119%
Nov 16atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1324%
Nov 23vsBrownW 46–⁠2055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 46–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The tied 69th-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
174–⁠247
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1314 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.9 No. 112 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Marty Domres QBSan Diego Chargers

1968 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Yale6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Pennsylvania5–⁠27–⁠2
Princeton4–⁠34–⁠5
Dartmouth3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown0–⁠72–⁠7

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