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1977 Columbia

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Bill Campbell.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1977, game by game: lost vs. Harvard 7–21; won vs. Lafayette 21–10; won vs. Pennsylvania 30–18; lost at Princeton 7–28; lost vs. Yale 20–42; lost vs. Colgate 36–48; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–14; lost at Cornell 7–20; lost at Brown 14–21+12−22Lost 7–21 vs. Harvard-14HarvardWon 21–10 vs. Lafayette+11LafayetteWon 30–18 vs. Pennsylvania+12PennsylvaniaLost 7–28 at Princeton-21PrincetonLost 20–42 vs. Yale-22YaleLost 36–48 vs. Colgate-12ColgateLost 7–14 vs. Dartmouth-7DartmouthLost 7–20 at Cornell-13CornellLost 14–21 at Brown-7Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsHarvardL 7–⁠2137%
Sep 24vsLafayetteW 21–⁠1085%
Oct 1vsPennsylvaniaW 30–⁠1859%
Oct 8atPrincetonL 7–⁠2845%
Oct 15vsYaleL 20–⁠4234%
Oct 22vsColgateL 36–⁠4827%
Oct 29vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1429%
Nov 5atCornellL 7–⁠2048%
Nov 12atBrownL 14–⁠2112%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠222
Coach
Bill Campbell
Elo
1305 −94 this season
SP+ rating
-11.6 No. 108 of 140; offense No. 101, defense No. 117
SRS
−14.9 No. 123 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Steve Elliot, Marty Fischer, Jack Gastler and Paul McCormick

1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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