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1902 Princeton

8–⁠1, coached by Garrett Cochran.

Princeton, 1902
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1902, game by game: won vs. Swarthmore 18–0; won vs. Lehigh 23–0; won at Navy 11–0; won vs. Haverford 30–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 23–5; won vs. Dickinson 23–0; won vs. Columbia 21–0; won vs. Cornell 10–0; lost vs. Yale 5–12+30−7Won 18–0 vs. Swarthmore+18SwarthmoreWon 23–0 vs. Lehigh+23LehighWon 11–0 at Navy+11NavyWon 30–0 vs. Haverford+30HaverfordWon 23–5 vs. Washington & Jefferson+18Washington & Je…Won 23–0 vs. Dickinson+23DickinsonWon 21–0 vs. Columbia+21ColumbiaWon 10–0 vs. Cornell+10CornellLost 5–12 vs. Yale-7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSwarthmoreW 18–⁠094%
Oct 1vsLehighW 23–⁠096%
Oct 4atNavyW 11–⁠061%
Oct 11vsHaverfordW 30–⁠096%
Oct 18vsWashington & JeffersonW 23–⁠594%
Oct 22vsDickinsonW 23–⁠085%
Oct 25vsColumbiaW 21–⁠066%
Nov 1vsCornellW 10–⁠063%
Nov 15vsYaleL 5–⁠1250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠5.

In program history: The 30th-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 1902.

Consensus All-AmericanJohn DeWitt, OG

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠17
Coach
Garrett Cochran
Elo
1664 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.7 No. 3 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ralph Tipton Davis