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1971 Columbia

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1971, game by game: lost at Lafayette 0–3; won vs. Princeton 22–20; lost at Harvard 19–21; won vs. Yale 15–14; won at Rutgers 17–16; lost at Cornell 21–24; won vs. Dartmouth 31–29; won vs. Pennsylvania 17–3; won at Brown 24–6+18−3Lost 0–3 at Lafayette-3LafayetteWon 22–20 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonLost 19–21 at Harvard-2HarvardWon 15–14 vs. Yale+1YaleWon 17–16 at Rutgers+1RutgersLost 21–24 at Cornell-3CornellWon 31–29 vs. Dartmouth+2DartmouthWon 17–3 vs. Pennsylvania+14PennsylvaniaWon 24–6 at Brown+18Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atLafayetteL 0–⁠368%
Oct 2vsPrincetonW 22–⁠2043%
Oct 9atHarvardL 19–⁠2126%
Oct 16vsYaleW 15–⁠1431%
Oct 23atRutgersW 17–⁠1656%
Oct 30atCornellL 21–⁠2417%
Nov 6vsDartmouthW 31–⁠2919%
Nov 13vsPennsylvaniaW 17–⁠362%
Nov 20atBrownW 24–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠136
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1444 +59 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 57, defense No. 38
SRS
−15.5 No. 110 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Charles Johnson and John Sefcik

1971 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cornell6–⁠18–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠26–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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