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Columbia

IVY · 1978 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in IVY

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY4–4–1W 21–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY2–6–1L 19–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY2–5–2W 14–10
9Week 9 · Oct 24Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY5–2–2T 3–3
10Week 10 · Oct 31Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 0–69
11Week 11 · Nov 7Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–3L 7–37
12Week 12 · Nov 14Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY5–3–1L 14–35
13Week 13 · Nov 21Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY6–3L 12–24

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
4.956
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-18+6
  • Harvard +4
  • Princeton +2
  • Yale 0
  • Rutgers -3
  • Dartmouth -3
  • Cornell -3
  • Brown -3
  • Pennsylvania -6

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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 91stBetter than 34%

0.389 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#103Regular Season Final#103Post-Season W1#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+21
-12
+4
0
-69
-30
-21
-12

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

Final Rank by Season
#1171973#1261974#1111975#1031976#1231977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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