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1888 Princeton

11–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1888, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 65–0; won at Crescent A.C. 31–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 63–0; won vs. Stevens 80–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 38–0; won at Rutgers 80–0; won vs. Rutgers 82–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 104–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 44–0; won at Pennsylvania 4–0; won vs. Harvard 18–6; lost at Yale 0–10+104−10Won 65–0 vs. Lehigh+65LehighWon 31–0 at Crescent A.C.+31Crescent A.C.Won 63–0 vs. Pennsylvania+63PennsylvaniaWon 80–0 vs. Stevens+80StevensWon 38–0 vs. Pennsylvania+38PennsylvaniaWon 80–0 at Rutgers+80RutgersWon 82–0 vs. Rutgers+82RutgersWon 104–0 vs. Johns Hopkins+104Johns HopkinsWon 44–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+44Wesleyan (CT)Won 4–0 at Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaWon 18–6 vs. Harvard+12HarvardLost 0–10 at Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsLehighW 65–⁠092%
Oct 6atCrescent A.C.W 31–⁠090%
Oct 10vsPennsylvaniaW 63–⁠082%
Oct 13vsStevensW 80–⁠096%
Oct 20vsPennsylvaniaW 38–⁠084%
Oct 24atRutgersW 80–⁠081%
Oct 27vsRutgersW 82–⁠090%
Oct 31vsJohns HopkinsW 104–⁠096%
Nov 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 44–⁠093%
Nov 10atPennsylvaniaW 4–⁠078%
Nov 17vsHarvardW 18–⁠662%
Nov 24atYaleL 0–⁠1040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 20th-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 1888.

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
609–⁠16
Coach
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Elo
1701 +73 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Hector Cowan