1973 Columbia

1–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1973, game by game: tied vs. Bucknell 0–0; won vs. Princeton 14–13; lost at Harvard 0–57; lost vs. Yale 0–29; lost at Rutgers 2–28; lost at Cornell 14–44; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–24; lost vs. Pennsylvania 8–42; lost at Brown 14–37+7−57Tied 0–0 vs. Bucknell0BucknellWon 14–13 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 0–57 at Harvard-57HarvardLost 0–29 vs. Yale-29YaleLost 2–28 at Rutgers-26RutgersLost 14–44 at Cornell-30CornellLost 6–24 vs. Dartmouth-18DartmouthLost 8–42 vs. Pennsylvania-34PennsylvaniaLost 14–37 at Brown-23Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsBucknellT 0–⁠091%
Oct 6vsPrincetonW 14–⁠1365%
Oct 13atHarvardL 0–⁠5739%
Oct 20vsYaleL 0–⁠2953%
Oct 27atRutgersL 2–⁠2831%
Nov 3atCornellL 14–⁠4425%
Nov 10vsDartmouthL 6–⁠2428%
Nov 17vsPennsylvaniaL 8–⁠4237%
Nov 24atBrownL 14–⁠3736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 37–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
58–⁠274
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1306 −167 this season
SP+ rating
-23.0 No. 117 of 123; offense No. 113, defense No. 108
SRS
−36.3 No. 129 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Evans and Ted Gregory

1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

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