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1936 Princeton

4–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Fritz Crisler.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1936, game by game: won vs. Williams 27–7; won vs. Rutgers 20–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7; won vs. Navy 7–0; tied at Harvard 14–14; won vs. Cornell 41–13; lost vs. Yale 23–26; tied vs. No. 12 Dartmouth 13–13+28−7Won 27–7 vs. Williams+20WilliamsWon 20–0 vs. Rutgers+20RutgersLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 7–0 vs. Navy+7NavyTied 14–14 at Harvard0HarvardWon 41–13 vs. Cornell+28CornellLost 23–26 vs. Yale-3YaleTied 13–13 vs. No. 12 Dartmouth0No. 12 Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsWilliamsW 27–⁠795%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 20–⁠082%
Oct 17atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠761%
Oct 24vsNavyW 7–⁠066%
Oct 31atHarvardT 14–⁠1473%
Nov 7vsCornellW 41–⁠1382%
Nov 14vsYaleL 23–⁠2667%
Nov 21vs12DartmouthT 13–⁠1360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Dartmouth 13–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 17
Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
145–⁠80
Coach
Fritz Crisler
Elo
1617 −16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.9 No. 42 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Montgomery