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1880 Princeton

4–⁠0–⁠1.

Princeton, 1880
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1880, game by game: won vs. Stevens 6–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 1–0; won vs. Rutgers 8–0; won vs. Harvard 2–1; tied at Yale 0–0+8Won 6–0 vs. Stevens+6StevensWon 1–0 vs. Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaWon 8–0 vs. Rutgers+8RutgersWon 2–1 vs. Harvard+1HarvardTied 0–0 at Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 23vsStevensW 6–⁠090%
Oct 30vsPennsylvaniaW 1–⁠067%
Nov 2vsRutgersW 8–⁠071%
Nov 13vsHarvardW 2–⁠166%
Nov 25atYaleT 0–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

National championsa title the school claims

Record
4–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
17–⁠1
Coach
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Elo
1577 +26 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Francis Loney