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1897 Princeton

10–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1897, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 43–0; won vs. Rutgers 53–0; won at Navy 28–0; won vs. Penn State 34–0; won vs. Carlisle 18–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 54–0; won at Cornell 10–0; won vs. Elizabeth A.C. 12–0; won vs. Dartmouth 30–0; won vs. Lafayette 57–0; lost at Yale 0–6+57−6Won 43–0 vs. Lehigh+43LehighWon 53–0 vs. Rutgers+53RutgersWon 28–0 at Navy+28NavyWon 34–0 vs. Penn State+34Penn StateWon 18–0 vs. Carlisle+18CarlisleWon 54–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+54Franklin & Mars…Won 10–0 at Cornell+10CornellWon 12–0 vs. Elizabeth A.C.+12Elizabeth A.C.Won 30–0 vs. Dartmouth+30DartmouthWon 57–0 vs. Lafayette+57LafayetteLost 0–6 at Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsLehighW 43–⁠095%
Oct 6vsRutgersW 53–⁠088%
Oct 9atNavyW 28–⁠070%
Oct 13vsPenn StateW 34–⁠086%
Oct 16vsCarlisleW 18–⁠091%
Oct 20vsFranklin & MarshallW 54–⁠095%
Oct 23atCornellW 10–⁠065%
Oct 27vsElizabeth A.C.W 12–⁠097%
Oct 30vsDartmouthW 30–⁠085%
Nov 6vsLafayetteW 57–⁠074%
Nov 20atYaleL 0–⁠654%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 9th-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 1897.

2 consensus All-AmericansGarrett Cochran, E; Addison Kelly, RB

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
339–⁠6
Coach
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Elo
1738 +72 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
25.6 No. 1 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Garrett Cochran