CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1895 Princeton

10–⁠1–⁠1.

Illustration of a 1895 Princeton v Yale game
Illustration of a 1895 Princeton v Yale gamePhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1895, game by game: won at Elizabeth A.C. 38–0; won vs. Rutgers 22–0; won vs. Virginia 36–0; won vs. Lafayette 14–0; won at Lawrenceville 38–0; won vs. Princeton Seminary 10–4; won at Lehigh 16–0; won vs. Union (NY) 22–0; tied at Orange A.C. 0–0; won vs. Harvard 12–4; won vs. Cornell 6–0; lost at Yale 10–20+38−10Won 38–0 at Elizabeth A.C.+38Elizabeth A.C.Won 22–0 vs. Rutgers+22RutgersWon 36–0 vs. Virginia+36VirginiaWon 14–0 vs. Lafayette+14LafayetteWon 38–0 at Lawrenceville+38LawrencevilleWon 10–4 vs. Princeton Seminary+6Princeton Semin…Won 16–0 at Lehigh+16LehighWon 22–0 vs. Union (NY)+22Union (NY)Tied 0–0 at Orange A.C.0Orange A.C.Won 12–4 vs. Harvard+8HarvardWon 6–0 vs. Cornell+6CornellLost 10–20 at Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atElizabeth A.C.W 38–⁠089%
Oct 5vsRutgersW 22–⁠086%
Oct 9vsVirginiaW 36–⁠077%
Oct 12vsLafayetteW 14–⁠079%
Oct 16atLawrencevilleW 38–⁠091%
Oct 19vsPrinceton SeminaryW 10–⁠495%
Oct 23atLehighW 16–⁠085%
Oct 26vsUnion (NY)W 22–⁠095%
Oct 30atOrange A.C.T 0–⁠091%
Nov 2vsHarvardW 12–⁠455%
Nov 9vsCornellW 6–⁠081%
Nov 23atYaleL 10–⁠2035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 20–⁠10.

In program history: The 27th-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 1895.

2 consensus All-AmericansLangdon Lea, OT/E; Dudley Riggs, OG

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
224–⁠28
Coach
—
Elo
1671 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Langdon Lea