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1898 Princeton

11–⁠0–⁠1.

Princeton, 1898
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1898, game by game: won vs. Lehigh 21–0; won vs. Stevens 42–0; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 58–0; won vs. Lafayette 34–0; won at Maryland A.C. 24–0; won at Navy 30–0; won vs. Cornell 6–0; won vs. Penn State 5–0; won vs. Brown 23–0; won vs. Virginia 12–0; tied at Army 5–5; won vs. Yale 6–0+58Won 21–0 vs. Lehigh+21LehighWon 42–0 vs. Stevens+42StevensWon 58–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+58Franklin & Mars…Won 34–0 vs. Lafayette+34LafayetteWon 24–0 at Maryland A.C.+24Maryland A.C.Won 30–0 at Navy+30NavyWon 6–0 vs. Cornell+6CornellWon 5–0 vs. Penn State+5Penn StateWon 23–0 vs. Brown+23BrownWon 12–0 vs. Virginia+12VirginiaTied 5–5 at Army0ArmyWon 6–0 vs. Yale+6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLehighW 21–⁠095%
Oct 1vsStevensW 42–⁠095%
Oct 8vsFranklin & MarshallW 58–⁠091%
Oct 12vsLafayetteW 34–⁠078%
Oct 14atMaryland A.C.W 24–⁠093%
Oct 15atNavyW 30–⁠065%
Oct 22vsCornellW 6–⁠070%
Oct 26vsPenn StateW 5–⁠086%
Oct 29vsBrownW 23–⁠082%
Nov 2vsVirginiaW 12–⁠087%
Nov 5atArmyT 5–⁠573%
Nov 12vsYaleW 6–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 5th-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 1898.

National championsa title the school claims

2 consensus All-AmericansLew Palmer, E; Art Hillebrand, OT

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
266–⁠5
Coach
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Elo
1751 +93 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.3 No. 3 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Art Hillebrand