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1894 Princeton

8–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1894, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 40–0; won at Lehigh 8–0; won vs. Rutgers 48–0; won vs. Virginia 12–0; won vs. Cornell 12–4; won vs. Lehigh 32–0; won vs. Volunteer A.C. 40–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–12; won at Orange A.C. 16–4; lost at Yale 0–24+48−24Won 40–0 vs. Lafayette+40LafayetteWon 8–0 at Lehigh+8LehighWon 48–0 vs. Rutgers+48RutgersWon 12–0 vs. Virginia+12VirginiaWon 12–4 vs. Cornell+8CornellWon 32–0 vs. Lehigh+32LehighWon 40–0 vs. Volunteer A.C.+40Volunteer A.C.Lost 0–12 vs. Pennsylvania-12PennsylvaniaWon 16–4 at Orange A.C.+12Orange A.C.Lost 0–24 at Yale-24Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLafayetteW 40–⁠088%
Oct 3atLehighW 8–⁠079%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 48–⁠089%
Oct 13vsVirginiaW 12–⁠082%
Oct 20vsCornellW 12–⁠479%
Oct 27vsLehighW 32–⁠090%
Nov 3vsVolunteer A.C.W 40–⁠096%
Nov 10vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1262%
Nov 17atOrange A.C.W 16–⁠490%
Dec 1atYaleL 0–⁠2432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 24–⁠0.

In program history: The 28th-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 1894.

National championsa title the school claims

2 consensus All-AmericansLangdon Lea, OT/E; Art Wheeler, OG

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
208–⁠44
Coach
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Elo
1668 −0 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Thomas Trenchard