1980 Columbia

1–⁠9 (0–⁠7 Ivy League), coached by Bob Naso.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1980, game by game: lost at Harvard 6–26; won vs. Lafayette 6–0; lost at Pennsylvania 13–24; lost vs. Princeton 19–31; lost at Yale 10–30; lost at Colgate 22–35; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–26; lost at Dartmouth 0–48; lost vs. Cornell 0–24; lost vs. Brown 13–31+7−48Lost 6–26 at Harvard-20HarvardWon 6–0 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteLost 13–24 at Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaLost 19–31 vs. Princeton-12PrincetonLost 10–30 at Yale-20YaleLost 22–35 at Colgate-13ColgateLost 0–26 vs. Holy Cross-26Holy CrossLost 0–48 at Dartmouth-48DartmouthLost 0–24 vs. Cornell-24CornellLost 13–31 vs. Brown-18Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠275
Coach
Bob Naso
Elo
1196 −137 this season
SP+ rating
-29.2 No. 132 of 133; offense No. 131, defense No. 127
SRS
−34.7 No. 138 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Sean Cannon and Rico Josephs

1980 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠25–⁠5
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠9

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