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1903 Princeton

11–⁠0, coached by Art Hillebrand.

Princeton, 1903
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1903, game by game: won vs. Swarthmore 34–0; won vs. Georgetown 5–0; won vs. Gettysburg 68–0; won at Brown 29–0; won vs. Lehigh 12–0; won vs. Carlisle 11–0; won vs. Bucknell 17–0; won vs. Dartmouth 17–0; won vs. Cornell 44–0; won vs. Lafayette 11–0; won at Yale 11–6+68Won 34–0 vs. Swarthmore+34SwarthmoreWon 5–0 vs. Georgetown+5GeorgetownWon 68–0 vs. Gettysburg+68GettysburgWon 29–0 at Brown+29BrownWon 12–0 vs. Lehigh+12LehighWon 11–0 vs. Carlisle+11CarlisleWon 17–0 vs. Bucknell+17BucknellWon 17–0 vs. Dartmouth+17DartmouthWon 44–0 vs. Cornell+44CornellWon 11–0 vs. Lafayette+11LafayetteWon 11–6 at Yale+5Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSwarthmoreW 34–⁠095%
Oct 3vsGeorgetownW 5–⁠073%
Oct 7vsGettysburgW 68–⁠095%
Oct 10atBrownW 29–⁠055%
Oct 14vsLehighW 12–⁠090%
Oct 17vsCarlisleW 11–⁠069%
Oct 21vsBucknellW 17–⁠081%
Oct 24vsDartmouthW 17–⁠065%
Oct 31vsCornellW 44–⁠069%
Nov 7vsLafayetteW 11–⁠078%
Nov 14atYaleW 11–⁠636%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 11–⁠6.

In program history: The 2nd-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 1903.

National championsa title the school claims

3 consensus All-AmericansHoward Henry, E; John DeWitt, OG; Dana Kafer, RB

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
259–⁠6
Coach
Art Hillebrand
Elo
1759 +150 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.6 No. 1 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John DeWitt