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1885 Princeton

9–⁠0.

Princeton, 1885
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1885, game by game: won at Stevens 94–0; won vs. Stevens 76–0; won at Pennsylvania 57–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 80–10; won at Columbia Law 64–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 10–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 76–0; won at Yale 6–5; won at Pennsylvania 76–10+94Won 94–0 at Stevens+94StevensWon 76–0 vs. Stevens+76StevensWon 57–0 at Pennsylvania+57PennsylvaniaWon 80–10 vs. Pennsylvania+70PennsylvaniaWon 64–0 at Columbia Law+64Columbia LawWon 10–0 vs. Johns Hopkins+10Johns HopkinsWon 76–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+76Wesleyan (CT)Won 6–5 at Yale+1YaleWon 76–10 at Pennsylvania+66Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atStevensW 94–⁠084%
Oct 14vsStevensW 76–⁠092%
Oct 24atPennsylvaniaW 57–⁠060%
Oct 31vsPennsylvaniaW 80–⁠1079%
Nov 7atColumbia LawW 64–⁠093%
Nov 11vsJohns HopkinsW 10–⁠097%
Nov 14vsWesleyan (CT)W 76–⁠092%
Nov 21atYaleW 6–⁠546%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaW 76–⁠1074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 76–⁠10.

In program history: The 3rd-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 1885.

National championsa title the school claims

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
539–⁠25
Coach
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Elo
1753 +106 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
C.M. DeCamp