1906 Princeton

9–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Bill Roper.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1906, game by game: won vs. Villanova 24–0; won vs. Stevens 22–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 6–0; won vs. Lehigh 52–0; won at Navy 5–0; won vs. Bucknell 32–4; won vs. Cornell 14–5; won vs. Dartmouth 42–0; won at Army 8–0; tied vs. Yale 0–0+52Won 24–0 vs. Villanova+24VillanovaWon 22–0 vs. Stevens+22StevensWon 6–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+6Washington & Je…Won 52–0 vs. Lehigh+52LehighWon 5–0 at Navy+5NavyWon 32–4 vs. Bucknell+28BucknellWon 14–5 vs. Cornell+9CornellWon 42–0 vs. Dartmouth+42DartmouthWon 8–0 at Army+8ArmyTied 0–0 vs. Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsVillanovaW 24–⁠082%
Oct 3vsStevensW 22–⁠095%
Oct 6vsWashington & JeffersonW 6–⁠081%
Oct 10vsLehighW 52–⁠094%
Oct 13atNavyW 5–⁠049%
Oct 20vsBucknellW 32–⁠482%
Oct 27vsCornellW 14–⁠573%
Nov 3vsDartmouthW 42–⁠063%
Nov 10atArmyW 8–⁠065%
Nov 17vsYaleT 0–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 12th-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 1906.

National championsa title the school claims

3 consensus All-AmericansCaspar Wister, E; James Cooney, OT; Edward Dillon, QB

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠9
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1727 +105 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
27.6 No. 1 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Herb Dillon
Offense
Short punt