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1901 Princeton

9–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Langdon Lea.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1901, game by game: won vs. Villanova 35–0; won vs. Haverford 47–0; won vs. New York University 23–0; won vs. Lehigh 35–0; won vs. Dickinson 23–0; won vs. Brown 35–0; won vs. Orange A.C. 29–0; won vs. Lafayette 6–0; won at Cornell 8–6; tied at Army 6–6; lost at Yale 0–12+47−12Won 35–0 vs. Villanova+35VillanovaWon 47–0 vs. Haverford+47HaverfordWon 23–0 vs. New York University+23New York Univer…Won 35–0 vs. Lehigh+35LehighWon 23–0 vs. Dickinson+23DickinsonWon 35–0 vs. Brown+35BrownWon 29–0 vs. Orange A.C.+29Orange A.C.Won 6–0 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 8–6 at Cornell+2CornellTied 6–6 at Army0ArmyLost 0–12 at Yale-12Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsVillanovaW 35–⁠076%
Oct 2vsHaverfordW 47–⁠095%
Oct 5vsNew York UniversityW 23–⁠095%
Oct 9vsLehighW 35–⁠096%
Oct 16vsDickinsonW 23–⁠079%
Oct 19vsBrownW 35–⁠074%
Oct 23vsOrange A.C.W 29–⁠095%
Oct 26vsLafayetteW 6–⁠064%
Nov 2atCornellW 8–⁠647%
Nov 9atArmyT 6–⁠664%
Nov 16atYaleL 0–⁠1232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 29th-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 1901.

Consensus All-AmericanRalph Tipton Davis, E

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
247–⁠24
Coach
Langdon Lea
Elo
1665 +63 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.8 No. 8 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Williamson Pell