1979 Columbia
1–8 (1–6 Ivy League), coached by Bill Campbell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 12–7Oct 6
By 5 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Harvard | L 7–26 | 43% |
| Sep 29 | at Lafayette | L 7–14 | 66% |
| Oct 6 | vs Pennsylvania | W 12–7 | 56% |
| Oct 13 | at Princeton | L 7–35 | 31% |
| Oct 20 | vs Yale | L 7–37 | 21% |
| Oct 27 | vs Colgate | L 14–24 | 41% |
| Nov 3 | vs Dartmouth | L 0–17 | 36% |
| Nov 10 | at Cornell | L 7–24 | 17% |
| Nov 17 | at Brown | L 14–31 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Brown 31–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 1–6 7th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 75–215
- Coach
- Bill Campbell
- Elo
- 1249 −127 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.7 No. 131 of 135; offense No. 132, defense No. 111
- SRS
- −37.5 No. 140 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Brian O’Hagan and Geoff Stoner
1979 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Cornell | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
 Columbia | 1–6 | 1–8 | |
| Pennsylvania | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.