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1882 Princeton

7–⁠2.

Princeton, 1882
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1882, game by game: won vs. Princeton Alumni 5–0; won vs. Rutgers 5–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 9–0; won at Columbia 8–0; won at Pennsylvania 10–0; won at Rutgers 3–0; lost at Harvard 1–2; won vs. Columbia 3–0; lost at Yale 1–2+10−1Won 5–0 vs. Princeton Alumni+5Princeton AlumniWon 5–0 vs. Rutgers+5RutgersWon 9–0 vs. Pennsylvania+9PennsylvaniaWon 8–0 at Columbia+8ColumbiaWon 10–0 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 3–0 at Rutgers+3RutgersLost 1–2 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 3–0 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaLost 1–2 at Yale-1Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11vsPrinceton AlumniW 5–⁠092%
Oct 14vsRutgersW 5–⁠072%
Oct 28vsPennsylvaniaW 9–⁠073%
Nov 7atColumbiaW 8–⁠057%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaW 10–⁠066%
Nov 14atRutgersW 3–⁠064%
Nov 18atHarvardL 1–⁠254%
Nov 25vsColumbiaW 3–⁠080%
Dec 1atYaleL 1–⁠245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 2–⁠1.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1882.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
45–⁠4
Coach
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Elo
1624 +58 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
E.C. Peace