1915 Princeton

6–⁠2, coached by John H. Rush.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1915, game by game: won vs. Georgetown 13–0; won vs. Rutgers 10–0; won vs. Syracuse 3–0; won vs. Lafayette 40–3; won vs. Dartmouth 30–7; won vs. Williams 27–0; lost vs. Harvard 6–10; lost at Yale 7–13+37−6Won 13–0 vs. Georgetown+13GeorgetownWon 10–0 vs. Rutgers+10RutgersWon 3–0 vs. Syracuse+3SyracuseWon 40–3 vs. Lafayette+37LafayetteWon 30–7 vs. Dartmouth+23DartmouthWon 27–0 vs. Williams+27WilliamsLost 6–10 vs. Harvard-4HarvardLost 7–13 at Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsGeorgetownW 13–⁠069%
Oct 2vsRutgersW 10–⁠071%
Oct 9vsSyracuseW 3–⁠068%
Oct 16vsLafayetteW 40–⁠377%
Oct 23vsDartmouthW 30–⁠759%
Oct 30vsWilliamsW 27–⁠095%
Nov 6vsHarvardL 6–⁠1055%
Nov 13atYaleL 7–⁠1361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 13–⁠7.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Photographs from 1915

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

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
136–⁠33
Coach
John H. Rush
Elo
1601 +38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
25.9 No. 7 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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