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1889 Princeton

10–⁠0.

Princeton, 1889
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1889, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 16–0; won at Lehigh 16–4; won vs. Stevens 49–0; won at Pennsylvania 72–4; won at Wesleyan (CT) 98–0; won at Columbia 71–0; won at Harvard 41–15; won vs. Orange A.C. 54–6; won vs. Yale 10–0; won at Columbia A.C. 57–0+98Won 16–0 vs. Lehigh+16LehighWon 16–4 at Lehigh+12LehighWon 49–0 vs. Stevens+49StevensWon 72–4 at Pennsylvania+68PennsylvaniaWon 98–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+98Wesleyan (CT)Won 71–0 at Columbia+71ColumbiaWon 41–15 at Harvard+26HarvardWon 54–6 vs. Orange A.C.+48Orange A.C.Won 10–0 vs. Yale+10YaleWon 57–0 at Columbia A.C.+57Columbia A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsLehighW 16–⁠088%
Oct 12atLehighW 16–⁠480%
Oct 19vsStevensW 49–⁠096%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaW 72–⁠458%
Nov 2atWesleyan (CT)W 98–⁠086%
Nov 6atColumbiaW 71–⁠088%
Nov 16atHarvardW 41–⁠1546%
Nov 23vsOrange A.C.W 54–⁠697%
Nov 28vsYaleW 10–⁠052%
Nov 30atColumbia A.C.W 57–⁠095%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia A.C. 57–⁠0.

In program history: The 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 1889.

National championsa title the school claims

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
484–⁠29
Coach
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Elo
1770 +136 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Edgar Allan Poe