1925 Princeton

5–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Bill Roper.

Princeton, 1925
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1925, game by game: won vs. Amherst 20–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 15–6; tied vs. Navy 10–10; lost vs. Colgate 0–9; won vs. Swarthmore 19–7; won vs. Harvard 36–0; won at Yale 25–12+36−9Won 20–0 vs. Amherst+20AmherstWon 15–6 vs. Washington and Lee+9Washington and …Tied 10–10 vs. Navy0NavyLost 0–9 vs. Colgate-9ColgateWon 19–7 vs. Swarthmore+12SwarthmoreWon 36–0 vs. Harvard+36HarvardWon 25–12 at Yale+13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsAmherstW 20–⁠090%
Oct 10vsWashington and LeeW 15–⁠663%
Oct 17vsNavyT 10–⁠1066%
Oct 24vsColgateL 0–⁠964%
Oct 31vsSwarthmoreW 19–⁠790%
Nov 7vsHarvardW 36–⁠065%
Nov 14atYaleW 25–⁠1224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 25–⁠12.

In program history: The 54th-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 1925.

Record
5–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
125–⁠44
Coach
Bill Roper
Elo
1595 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.6 No. 11 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ed McMillan