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1975 Columbia

2–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Bill Campbell.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1975, game by game: lost at Lafayette 7–10; lost vs. Princeton 7–27; lost at Harvard 30–35; lost vs. Yale 7–34; lost at Rutgers 0–41; won at Cornell 42–19; lost vs. Dartmouth 17–22; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–25; lost at Brown 13–48+23−41Lost 7–10 at Lafayette-3LafayetteLost 7–27 vs. Princeton-20PrincetonLost 30–35 at Harvard-5HarvardLost 7–34 vs. Yale-27YaleLost 0–41 at Rutgers-41RutgersWon 42–19 at Cornell+23CornellLost 17–22 vs. Dartmouth-5DartmouthWon 28–25 vs. Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaLost 13–48 at Brown-35Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atLafayetteL 7–⁠1066%
Oct 4vsPrincetonL 7–⁠2734%
Oct 11atHarvardL 30–⁠3514%
Oct 18vsYaleL 7–⁠3419%
Oct 25atRutgersL 0–⁠4121%
Nov 1atCornellW 42–⁠1926%
Nov 8vsDartmouthL 17–⁠2234%
Nov 15vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠2538%
Nov 22atBrownL 13–⁠4817%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 48–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠261
Coach
Bill Campbell
Elo
1297 −22 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 95 of 132; offense No. 51, defense No. 120
SRS
−22.3 No. 133 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Delaney and Mike Yeager

1975 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell0–⁠71–⁠8

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