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Columbia

FBSI · 1939 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
2–4–2
0.375 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
84
1870–1981
All-Time Record
282–382–35
0.428 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1878
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 15 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 23 seasons · 13 Top 10

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

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 10Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1L 7–10
8Week 8 · Oct 17Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2T 6–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–1L 7–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1W 26–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–0L 7–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 19–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC8–1–1L 0–25
14Week 14 · Nov 28Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–5–1T 0–0

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
4.006
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-6+9
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • Navy +3
  • Army 0
  • Cornell 0
  • Colgate 0
  • Princeton -1
  • Tulane -1
  • Yale -4

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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.375 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#81W13#79W14#70Regular Season Final#71Post-Season W1#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
0
-7
+19
-6
+6
-25
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#111934#821935#621936#1081937#941938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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