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Columbia

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5
0.444 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 27–6
6Week 6 · Oct 5Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 24–33
7Week 7 · Oct 12Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 34–28
8Week 8 · Oct 19Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 14–16
10Week 10 · Nov 2Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 13–20
11Week 11 · Nov 9Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 21–26
12Week 12 · Nov 16Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 13–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 34–28

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
3.842
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-14+12
  • Rutgers +7
  • Yale +4
  • Syracuse +1
  • Navy 0
  • Cornell -1
  • Dartmouth -2
  • Pennsylvania -3
  • Harvard -4
  • Princeton -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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.444 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66W14#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W2#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-9
+6
-6
-2
-7
-5
+13
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#641943#771944#131945#281946#111947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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