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1887 Princeton

7–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1887, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 47–0; won at Rutgers 30–0; won vs. Lehigh 80–0; won at Pennsylvania 57–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 42–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 69–0; won at Pennsylvania 95–0; lost at Harvard 0–12; lost at Yale 0–12+95−12Won 47–0 vs. Lafayette+47LafayetteWon 30–0 at Rutgers+30RutgersWon 80–0 vs. Lehigh+80LehighWon 57–0 at Pennsylvania+57PennsylvaniaWon 42–0 vs. Pennsylvania+42PennsylvaniaWon 69–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+69Wesleyan (CT)Won 95–0 at Pennsylvania+95PennsylvaniaLost 0–12 at Harvard-12HarvardLost 0–12 at Yale-12Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsLafayetteW 47–⁠080%
Oct 12atRutgersW 30–⁠077%
Oct 15vsLehighW 80–⁠095%
Oct 19atPennsylvaniaW 57–⁠074%
Oct 22vsPennsylvaniaW 42–⁠087%
Oct 29vsWesleyan (CT)W 69–⁠093%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaW 95–⁠081%
Nov 12atHarvardL 0–⁠1261%
Nov 19atYaleL 0–⁠1242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1887.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
420–⁠24
Coach
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Elo
1692 +27 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Woody Wagenhorst