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1976 Columbia

3–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Bill Campbell.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1976, game by game: lost at Harvard 10–34; won vs. Lafayette 38–31; won at Pennsylvania 14–10; lost vs. Princeton 6–9; lost at Yale 6–37; lost at Rutgers 0–47; lost at Dartmouth 14–34; won vs. Cornell 35–17; lost vs. Brown 17–28+18−47Lost 10–34 at Harvard-24HarvardWon 38–31 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteWon 14–10 at Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaLost 6–9 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonLost 6–37 at Yale-31YaleLost 0–47 at Rutgers-47RutgersLost 14–34 at Dartmouth-20DartmouthWon 35–17 vs. Cornell+18CornellLost 17–28 vs. Brown-11Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atHarvardL 10–⁠3417%
Sep 25vsLafayetteW 38–⁠3183%
Oct 2atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠1037%
Oct 9vsPrincetonL 6–⁠951%
Oct 16atYaleL 6–⁠3718%
Oct 23atRutgersL 0–⁠4715%
Oct 30atDartmouthL 14–⁠3419%
Nov 6vsCornellW 35–⁠1760%
Nov 13vsBrownL 17–⁠2825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠247
Coach
Bill Campbell
Elo
1348 −16 this season
SP+ rating
-8.6 No. 100 of 132; offense No. 98, defense No. 100
SRS
−15.7 No. 122 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ed Backus and Dave McAvoy

1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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