1981 Columbia
1–9 (1–6 Ivy League), coached by Bob Naso. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 20–9Oct 3
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Harvard | L 6–23 | 33% |
| Sep 26 | vs Lafayette | L 13–28 | 60% |
| Oct 3 | vs Pennsylvania | W 20–9 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | at Princeton | L 14–21 | 24% |
| Oct 17 | vs Yale | L 17–48 | 16% |
| Oct 24 | vs Colgate | L 3–41 | 25% |
| Oct 31 | at Holy Cross | L 7–14 | 18% |
| Nov 7 | vs Dartmouth | L 7–21 | 28% |
| Nov 14 | at Cornell | L 9–15 | 22% |
| Nov 21 | at Brown | L 20–23 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Brown 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 116–243
- Coach
- Bob Naso
- Elo
- 1199 −98 this season
- SP+ rating
- -17.8 No. 120 of 132; offense No. 128, defense No. 103
- SRS
- −27.5 No. 134 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom McNally and Vince Pellini
1981 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 5–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
 Columbia | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.