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1923 Princeton

3–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bill Roper.

Princeton, 1923
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1923, game by game: won vs. Johns Hopkins 16–7; won vs. Georgetown 17–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 2–25; tied vs. Navy 3–3; won vs. Swarthmore 35–6; lost vs. Harvard 0–5; lost at Yale 0–27+29−27Won 16–7 vs. Johns Hopkins+9Johns HopkinsWon 17–0 vs. Georgetown+17GeorgetownLost 2–25 vs. Notre Dame-23Notre DameTied 3–3 vs. Navy0NavyWon 35–6 vs. Swarthmore+29SwarthmoreLost 0–5 vs. Harvard-5HarvardLost 0–27 at Yale-27Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsJohns HopkinsW 16–⁠795%
Oct 13vsGeorgetownW 17–⁠070%
Oct 20vsNotre DameL 2–⁠2553%
Oct 27vsNavyT 3–⁠360%
Nov 3vsSwarthmoreW 35–⁠693%
Nov 10vsHarvardL 0–⁠563%
Nov 17atYaleL 0–⁠2729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 27–⁠0.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
73–⁠73
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1553 −55 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.8 No. 59 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
A. Barr Snively