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1922 Princeton

8–⁠0, coached by Bill Roper.

Princeton, 1922
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1922, game by game: won vs. Johns Hopkins 30–0; won vs. Virginia 5–0; won vs. Colgate 10–0; won vs. Maryland 26–0; won at Chicago 21–18; won vs. Swarthmore 22–13; won at Harvard 10–3; won vs. Yale 3–0+30Won 30–0 vs. Johns Hopkins+30Johns HopkinsWon 5–0 vs. Virginia+5VirginiaWon 10–0 vs. Colgate+10ColgateWon 26–0 vs. Maryland+26MarylandWon 21–18 at Chicago+3ChicagoWon 22–13 vs. Swarthmore+9SwarthmoreWon 10–3 at Harvard+7HarvardWon 3–0 vs. Yale+3Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsJohns HopkinsW 30–⁠093%
Oct 7vsVirginiaW 5–⁠067%
Oct 14vsColgateW 10–⁠072%
Oct 21vsMarylandW 26–⁠078%
Oct 28atChicagoW 21–⁠1841%
Nov 4vsSwarthmoreW 22–⁠1393%
Nov 11atHarvardW 10–⁠337%
Nov 18vsYaleW 3–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 3–⁠0.

In program history: The 33rd-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 1922.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanHerb Treat, OT

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
127–⁠34
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1661 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.4 No. 8 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Mel Dickenson
Offense
Short punt