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1899 Princeton

12–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1899, game by game: won at Maryland A.C. 28–0; won at Navy 5–0; won vs. Lafayette 12–0; won at Columbia 11–0; won vs. Penn State 12–0; won at Army 23–0; won vs. Lehigh 17–0; lost at Cornell 0–5; won vs. Brown 18–6; won vs. North Carolina 30–0; won at Carlisle 12–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 6–0; won at Yale 11–10+30−5Won 28–0 at Maryland A.C.+28Maryland A.C.Won 5–0 at Navy+5NavyWon 12–0 vs. Lafayette+12LafayetteWon 11–0 at Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 12–0 vs. Penn State+12Penn StateWon 23–0 at Army+23ArmyWon 17–0 vs. Lehigh+17LehighLost 0–5 at Cornell-5CornellWon 18–6 vs. Brown+12BrownWon 30–0 vs. North Carolina+30North CarolinaWon 12–0 at Carlisle+12CarlisleWon 6–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+6Washington & Je…Won 11–10 at Yale+1Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atMaryland A.C.W 28–⁠092%
Oct 7atNavyW 5–⁠059%
Oct 11vsLafayetteW 12–⁠082%
Oct 14atColumbiaW 11–⁠082%
Oct 18vsPenn StateW 12–⁠080%
Oct 21atArmyW 23–⁠073%
Oct 28vsLehighW 17–⁠096%
Nov 1atCornellL 0–⁠560%
Nov 4vsBrownW 18–⁠677%
Nov 8vsNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠087%
Nov 11atCarlisleW 12–⁠062%
Nov 18vsWashington & JeffersonW 6–⁠096%
Nov 25atYaleW 11–⁠1054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 11–⁠10.

In program history: The 6th-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 1899.

National championsa title the school claims

3 consensus All-AmericansArt Poe, E; Art Hillebrand, OT; Howard Reiter, RB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠21
Coach
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Elo
1751 +83 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.7 No. 3 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Big Bill Edwards