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1896 Princeton

10–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Franklin Morse.

Princeton, 1896
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1896, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 44–0; tied at Lafayette 0–0; won vs. Lehigh 16–0; won vs. Carlisle 22–6; won at Army 11–0; won vs. Virginia 48–0; won vs. Penn State 39–0; won at Lawrenceville 46–0; won vs. Cornell 37–0; won at Harvard 12–0; won vs. Yale 24–6+48Won 44–0 vs. Rutgers+44RutgersTied 0–0 at Lafayette0LafayetteWon 16–0 vs. Lehigh+16LehighWon 22–6 vs. Carlisle+16CarlisleWon 11–0 at Army+11ArmyWon 48–0 vs. Virginia+48VirginiaWon 39–0 vs. Penn State+39Penn StateWon 46–0 at Lawrenceville+46LawrencevilleWon 37–0 vs. Cornell+37CornellWon 12–0 at Harvard+12HarvardWon 24–6 vs. Yale+18Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsRutgersW 44–⁠084%
Oct 7atLafayetteT 0–⁠057%
Oct 10vsLehighW 16–⁠093%
Oct 14vsCarlisleW 22–⁠692%
Oct 17atArmyW 11–⁠059%
Oct 21vsVirginiaW 48–⁠081%
Oct 24vsPenn StateW 39–⁠075%
Oct 28atLawrencevilleW 46–⁠092%
Oct 31vsCornellW 37–⁠079%
Nov 7atHarvardW 12–⁠054%
Nov 21vsYaleW 24–⁠656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 24–⁠6.

In program history: The 7th-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 1896.

National championsa title the school claims

4 consensus All-AmericansWilliam W. Church, OT; Robert Gailey, C; Addison Kelly, RB; John Baird, FB

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
299–⁠12
Coach
Franklin Morse
Elo
1749 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Garrett Cochran