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1914 Princeton

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Wilder Penfield.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1914, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 12–0; won vs. Bucknell 10–0; won vs. Syracuse 12–7; won vs. Lafayette 16–0; won vs. Dartmouth 16–12; tied vs. Williams 7–7; lost at Harvard 0–20; lost vs. Yale 14–19+16−20Won 12–0 vs. Rutgers+12RutgersWon 10–0 vs. Bucknell+10BucknellWon 12–7 vs. Syracuse+5SyracuseWon 16–0 vs. Lafayette+16LafayetteWon 16–12 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthTied 7–7 vs. Williams0WilliamsLost 0–20 at Harvard-20HarvardLost 14–19 vs. Yale-5Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsRutgersW 12–⁠076%
Oct 3vsBucknellW 10–⁠071%
Oct 10vsSyracuseW 12–⁠773%
Oct 17vsLafayetteW 16–⁠080%
Oct 24vsDartmouthW 16–⁠1263%
Oct 31vsWilliamsT 7–⁠794%
Nov 7atHarvardL 0–⁠2037%
Nov 14vsYaleL 14–⁠1955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 19–⁠14.

In program history: The 55th-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 1914.

Consensus All-AmericanHarold Ballin, OT

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
87–⁠65
Coach
Wilder Penfield
Elo
1595 +5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.1 No. 17 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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