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1916 Princeton

6–⁠2, coached by John H. Rush.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1916, game by game: won at Holy Cross 21–0; won vs. North Carolina 29–0; won vs. Tufts 3–0; won vs. Lafayette 33–0; won vs. Dartmouth 7–3; won vs. Bucknell 42–0; lost at Harvard 0–3; lost vs. Yale 0–10+42−10Won 21–0 at Holy Cross+21Holy CrossWon 29–0 vs. North Carolina+29North CarolinaWon 3–0 vs. Tufts+3TuftsWon 33–0 vs. Lafayette+33LafayetteWon 7–3 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 42–0 vs. Bucknell+42BucknellLost 0–3 at Harvard-3HarvardLost 0–10 vs. Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atHoly CrossW 21–⁠058%
Oct 7vsNorth CarolinaW 29–⁠062%
Oct 14vsTuftsW 3–⁠093%
Oct 21vsLafayetteW 33–⁠081%
Oct 28vsDartmouthW 7–⁠367%
Nov 4vsBucknellW 42–⁠089%
Nov 11atHarvardL 0–⁠338%
Nov 18vsYaleL 0–⁠1064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 45th-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 1916.

Consensus All-AmericanFrank T. Hogg, OG

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
135–⁠16
Coach
John H. Rush
Elo
1606 +38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.5 No. 17 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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