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1908 Princeton

5–⁠2–⁠3, coached by Bill Roper.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1908, game by game: won vs. Springfield 18–0; won vs. Stevens 21–0; tied vs. Lafayette 0–0; won vs. Villanova 6–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 10–4; won vs. Fordham 17–0; tied vs. Syracuse 0–0; tied at Army 0–0; lost at Dartmouth 6–10; lost vs. Yale 6–11+21−5Won 18–0 vs. Springfield+18SpringfieldWon 21–0 vs. Stevens+21StevensTied 0–0 vs. Lafayette0LafayetteWon 6–0 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaWon 10–4 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechWon 17–0 vs. Fordham+17FordhamTied 0–0 vs. Syracuse0SyracuseTied 0–0 at Army0ArmyLost 6–10 at Dartmouth-4DartmouthLost 6–11 vs. Yale-5Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSpringfieldW 18–⁠096%
Oct 3vsStevensW 21–⁠095%
Oct 10vsLafayetteT 0–⁠068%
Oct 14vsVillanovaW 6–⁠084%
Oct 17vsVirginia TechW 10–⁠468%
Oct 21vsFordhamW 17–⁠083%
Oct 25vsSyracuseT 0–⁠079%
Oct 31atArmyT 0–⁠060%
Nov 7atDartmouthL 6–⁠1056%
Nov 14vsYaleL 6–⁠1147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 11–⁠6.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Photographs from 1908

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1908.

Consensus All-AmericanFrederick Tibbott, RB

Record
5–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
84–⁠25
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1629 −16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.8 No. 17 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edward Dillon
Offense
Short punt