1881 Princeton

7–⁠0–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1881, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 3–0; won vs. Stevens 7–0; won at Pennsylvania 7–0; won vs. Michigan 1–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 4–0; won at Rutgers 1–0; won vs. Columbia 1–0; tied vs. Harvard 0–0; tied at Yale 0–0+7Won 3–0 vs. Rutgers+3RutgersWon 7–0 vs. Stevens+7StevensWon 7–0 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 1–0 vs. Michigan+1MichiganWon 4–0 vs. Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaWon 1–0 at Rutgers+1RutgersWon 1–0 vs. Columbia+1ColumbiaTied 0–0 vs. Harvard0HarvardTied 0–0 at Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 15vsRutgersW 3–⁠070%
Oct 22vsStevensW 7–⁠091%
Oct 29atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠053%
Nov 4vsMichiganW 1–⁠070%
Nov 5vsPennsylvaniaW 4–⁠074%
Nov 10atRutgersW 1–⁠064%
Nov 12vsColumbiaW 1–⁠075%
Nov 19vsHarvardT 0–⁠068%
Nov 24atYaleT 0–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

National championsa title the school claims

Record
7–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
24–⁠0
Coach
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Elo
1598 +47 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
P.T. Bryan