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1970 Columbia

3–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1970, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 23–9; lost at Princeton 22–24; won vs. Harvard 28–21; lost at Yale 15–32; won vs. Rutgers 30–14; lost vs. Cornell 20–31; lost at No. 17 Dartmouth 0–55; lost at Pennsylvania 14–21; lost vs. Brown 12–17+16−55Won 23–9 vs. Lafayette+14LafayetteLost 22–24 at Princeton-2PrincetonWon 28–21 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 15–32 at Yale-17YaleWon 30–14 vs. Rutgers+16RutgersLost 20–31 vs. Cornell-11CornellLost 0–55 at No. 17 Dartmouth-55No. 17 DartmouthLost 14–21 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 12–17 vs. Brown-5Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLafayetteW 23–⁠982%
Oct 3atPrincetonL 22–⁠2417%
Oct 10vsHarvardW 28–⁠2138%
Oct 17atYaleL 15–⁠3217%
Oct 24vsRutgersW 30–⁠1468%
Oct 31vsCornellL 20–⁠3147%
Nov 7at17DartmouthL 0–⁠5510%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠2137%
Nov 21vsBrownL 12–⁠1769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠224
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1327 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 76 of 117; offense No. 58, defense No. 86
SRS
−19.8 No. 110 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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