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Colgate

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–3
0.625 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
76
1905–1981
All-Time Record
363–266–41
0.572 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1925
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colgate head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1AKRONUnranked—W 44–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 0–34
8Week 8 · Oct 15Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 20–3
9Week 9 · Oct 22Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON7–2L 0–13
10Week 10 · Oct 29MISSISSIPPI COLLEGEUnranked—W 31–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 6–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 7–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2L 17–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.785
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-6+13
  • Brown +6
  • Holy Cross +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Cornell -2
  • Duke -2
  • Columbia -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.625 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45W15#47Regular Season Final#47Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+44
-34
+17
-13
+31
+6
+1
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#611935#441936#891937#971938#911939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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