1911 Princeton

8–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Bill Roper.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1911, game by game: won vs. Stevens 37–0; won vs. Rutgers 37–0; won vs. Villanova 31–0; tied vs. Lehigh 6–6; won vs. Colgate 31–0; tied at Navy 0–0; won vs. Holy Cross 20–0; won vs. Harvard 8–6; won vs. Dartmouth 3–0; won at Yale 6–3+37Won 37–0 vs. Stevens+37StevensWon 37–0 vs. Rutgers+37RutgersWon 31–0 vs. Villanova+31VillanovaTied 6–6 vs. Lehigh0LehighWon 31–0 vs. Colgate+31ColgateTied 0–0 at Navy0NavyWon 20–0 vs. Holy Cross+20Holy CrossWon 8–6 vs. Harvard+2HarvardWon 3–0 vs. Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 6–3 at Yale+3Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsStevensW 37–⁠093%
Oct 3vsRutgersW 37–⁠076%
Oct 7vsVillanovaW 31–⁠076%
Oct 11vsLehighT 6–⁠693%
Oct 14vsColgateW 31–⁠076%
Oct 21atNavyT 0–⁠046%
Oct 28vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠080%
Nov 4vsHarvardW 8–⁠656%
Nov 11vsDartmouthW 3–⁠077%
Nov 18atYaleW 6–⁠342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 6–⁠3.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Photographs from 1911

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 1911.

National championsa title the school claims

3 consensus All-AmericansSanford White, E; Ed Hart, OT; Joseph Duff, OG

Record
8–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠15
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1676 +86 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.7 No. 5 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ed Hart
Offense
Short punt