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1884 Princeton

9–⁠0–⁠1.

Princeton, 1884
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1884, game by game: won at Stevens 4–0; won at Rutgers 23–5; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 22–2; won vs. Rutgers 35–0; won at Pennsylvania 31–0; won vs. Lafayette 140–0; won vs. Stevens 58–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 57–0; won at Harvard 36–6; tied at Yale 0–0+140Won 4–0 at Stevens+4StevensWon 23–5 at Rutgers+18RutgersWon 22–2 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+20Wesleyan (CT)Won 35–0 vs. Rutgers+35RutgersWon 31–0 at Pennsylvania+31PennsylvaniaWon 140–0 vs. Lafayette+140LafayetteWon 58–0 vs. Stevens+58StevensWon 57–0 vs. Johns Hopkins+57Johns HopkinsWon 36–6 at Harvard+30HarvardTied 0–0 at Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8atStevensW 4–⁠080%
Oct 10atRutgersW 23–⁠572%
Oct 15vsWesleyan (CT)W 22–⁠292%
Oct 18vsRutgersW 35–⁠083%
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠059%
Oct 29vsLafayetteW 140–⁠083%
Nov 1vsStevensW 58–⁠094%
Nov 8vsJohns HopkinsW 57–⁠096%
Nov 19atHarvardW 36–⁠663%
Nov 27atYaleT 0–⁠042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 13th-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 1884.

National championsa title the school claims

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
406–⁠13
Coach
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Elo
1720 +112 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Clinton N. Bird