1969 Columbia

1–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1969, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 22–36; lost vs. Princeton 7–21; lost at Harvard 0–51; lost vs. Yale 6–41; lost at Rutgers 14–21; lost at Cornell 3–10; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–37; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–17; won at Brown 18–3+15−51Lost 22–36 vs. Lafayette-14LafayetteLost 7–21 vs. Princeton-14PrincetonLost 0–51 at Harvard-51HarvardLost 6–41 vs. Yale-35YaleLost 14–21 at Rutgers-7RutgersLost 3–10 at Cornell-7CornellLost 7–37 vs. Dartmouth-30DartmouthLost 7–17 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaWon 18–3 at Brown+15Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLafayetteL 22–⁠3684%
Oct 4vsPrincetonL 7–⁠2133%
Oct 11atHarvardL 0–⁠5113%
Oct 18vsYaleL 6–⁠4118%
Oct 25atRutgersL 14–⁠2117%
Nov 1atCornellL 3–⁠1023%
Nov 8vsDartmouthL 7–⁠3713%
Nov 15vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1737%
Nov 22atBrownW 18–⁠333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 18–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
84–⁠237
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1285 −91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.1 No. 118 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kenneth Alexander and Richard Alexander

1969 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Princeton6–⁠16–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

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