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1919 Princeton

4–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Bill Roper.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1919, game by game: won vs. Trinity (CT) 28–0; won vs. Lafayette 9–6; won vs. Rochester (NY) 34–0; lost vs. Colgate 0–7; lost vs. West Virginia 0–25; tied vs. Harvard 10–10; won at Yale 13–6+34−25Won 28–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+28Trinity (CT)Won 9–6 vs. Lafayette+3LafayetteWon 34–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+34Rochester (NY)Lost 0–7 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 0–25 vs. West Virginia-25West VirginiaTied 10–10 vs. Harvard0HarvardWon 13–6 at Yale+7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsTrinity (CT)W 28–⁠092%
Oct 11vsLafayetteW 9–⁠683%
Oct 18vsRochester (NY)W 34–⁠093%
Oct 25vsColgateL 0–⁠753%
Nov 1vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2555%
Nov 8vsHarvardT 10–⁠1046%
Nov 15atYaleW 13–⁠630%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 13–⁠6.

In program history: The 66th-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 1919.

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
94–⁠54
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1556 −15 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.5 No. 31 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Hack McGraw
Offense
Short punt