1974 Columbia

1–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Ivy League), coached by Bill Campbell.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1974, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 0–15; lost at Princeton 13–40; lost vs. Harvard 6–34; lost at Yale 2–42; won vs. Bucknell 38–33; lost vs. Cornell 0–24; lost at Dartmouth 0–21; lost at Pennsylvania 3–21; lost vs. Brown 19–28+7−40Lost 0–15 vs. Lafayette-15LafayetteLost 13–40 at Princeton-27PrincetonLost 6–34 vs. Harvard-28HarvardLost 2–42 at Yale-40YaleWon 38–33 vs. Bucknell+5BucknellLost 0–24 vs. Cornell-24CornellLost 0–21 at Dartmouth-21DartmouthLost 3–21 at Pennsylvania-18PennsylvaniaLost 19–28 vs. Brown-9Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsLafayetteL 0–⁠1585%
Oct 5atPrincetonL 13–⁠4032%
Oct 12vsHarvardL 6–⁠3428%
Oct 19atYaleL 2–⁠4211%
Oct 26vsBucknellW 38–⁠3375%
Nov 2vsCornellL 0–⁠2434%
Nov 9atDartmouthL 0–⁠2119%
Nov 16atPennsylvaniaL 3–⁠2114%
Nov 23vsBrownL 19–⁠2830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 28–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
81–⁠258
Coach
Bill Campbell
Elo
1228 −142 this season
SP+ rating
-24.8 No. 120 of 124; offense No. 122, defense No. 110
SRS
−41.6 No. 129 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dick Cummings and Mike Telep

1974 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown4–⁠35–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Dartmouth3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠8

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