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1924 Princeton

4–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Bill Roper.

Princeton, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1924, game by game: won vs. Amherst 40–6; tied vs. Lehigh 0–0; won vs. Navy 17–14; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–12; won vs. Swarthmore 21–6; won at Harvard 34–0; lost vs. Yale 0–10+34−12Won 40–6 vs. Amherst+34AmherstTied 0–0 vs. Lehigh0LehighWon 17–14 vs. Navy+3NavyLost 0–12 vs. Notre Dame-12Notre DameWon 21–6 vs. Swarthmore+15SwarthmoreWon 34–0 at Harvard+34HarvardLost 0–10 vs. Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsAmherstW 40–⁠690%
Oct 11vsLehighT 0–⁠087%
Oct 18vsNavyW 17–⁠1461%
Oct 25vsNotre DameL 0–⁠1240%
Nov 1vsSwarthmoreW 21–⁠690%
Nov 8atHarvardW 34–⁠041%
Nov 15vsYaleL 0–⁠1042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠48
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1552 +17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.6 No. 17 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ed Stout