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1907 Princeton

7–⁠2, coached by Bill Roper.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1907, game by game: won vs. Stevens 47–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 53–0; won vs. Bucknell 52–0; won vs. Villanova 45–5; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 40–0; lost at Cornell 5–6; won vs. Carlisle 16–0; won vs. Amherst 14–0; lost at Yale 10–12+53−2Won 47–0 vs. Stevens+47StevensWon 53–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+53Wesleyan (CT)Won 52–0 vs. Bucknell+52BucknellWon 45–5 vs. Villanova+40VillanovaWon 40–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+40Washington & Je…Lost 5–6 at Cornell-1CornellWon 16–0 vs. Carlisle+16CarlisleWon 14–0 vs. Amherst+14AmherstLost 10–12 at Yale-2Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsStevensW 47–⁠095%
Oct 5vsWesleyan (CT)W 53–⁠088%
Oct 9vsBucknellW 52–⁠083%
Oct 12vsVillanovaW 45–⁠587%
Oct 19vsWashington & JeffersonW 40–⁠075%
Oct 26atCornellL 5–⁠658%
Nov 2vsCarlisleW 16–⁠054%
Nov 9vsAmherstW 14–⁠081%
Nov 16atYaleL 10–⁠1240%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠10.

In program history: The 14th-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 1907.

3 consensus All-AmericansCaspar Wister, E; Edwin Harlan, RB; Jim McCormick, FB

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
282–⁠23
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1718 +67 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
32.4 No. 1 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jim McCormick
Offense
Short punt