1972 Columbia
3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fordham 44–0Sep 30
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Fordham | W 44–0 | 53% |
| Oct 7 | at Princeton | T 0–0 | 42% |
| Oct 14 | vs Harvard | L 18–20 | 61% |
| Oct 21 | at Yale | L 14–28 | 35% |
| Oct 28 | vs Rutgers | L 3–6 | 73% |
| Nov 4 | vs Cornell | W 14–0 | 37% |
| Nov 11 | at Dartmouth | L 8–38 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | at Pennsylvania | L 14–20 | 41% |
| Nov 25 | vs Brown | W 28–12 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Brown 28–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 tied for 6th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–124
- Coach
- Frank Navarro
- Elo
- 1460 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.3 No. 66 of 121; offense No. 106, defense No. 19
- SRS
- −9.0 No. 96 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Don Jackson, Paul Kaliades and Jesse Parks
1972 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Yale | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 3–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Princeton | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Brown | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.