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1883 Princeton

7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1883, game by game: won at Rutgers 20–0; won vs. Lafayette 54–7; won at Stevens 14–0; won vs. Rutgers 61–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 39–6; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 24–0; won vs. Harvard 26–7; lost at Yale 0–6+61−6Won 20–0 at Rutgers+20RutgersWon 54–7 vs. Lafayette+47LafayetteWon 14–0 at Stevens+14StevensWon 61–0 vs. Rutgers+61RutgersWon 39–6 vs. Pennsylvania+33PennsylvaniaWon 24–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+24Wesleyan (CT)Won 26–7 vs. Harvard+19HarvardLost 0–6 at Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 17atRutgersW 20–⁠057%
Oct 22vsLafayetteW 54–⁠774%
Oct 24atStevensW 14–⁠088%
Oct 27vsRutgersW 61–⁠084%
Nov 3vsPennsylvaniaW 39–⁠678%
Nov 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 24–⁠094%
Nov 17vsHarvardW 26–⁠769%
Nov 24atYaleL 0–⁠645%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 32nd-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 1883.

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
238–⁠26
Coach
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Elo
1662 +79 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Alex Moffat