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1937 Princeton

4–⁠4, coached by Fritz Crisler.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1937, game by game: won vs. Virginia 26–0; lost vs. Cornell 7–20; won at Chicago 16–7; won vs. Rutgers 6–0; lost vs. Harvard 6–34; lost vs. No. 9 Dartmouth 9–33; lost at No. 6 Yale 0–26; won vs. Navy 26–6+26−28Won 26–0 vs. Virginia+26VirginiaLost 7–20 vs. Cornell-13CornellWon 16–7 at Chicago+9ChicagoWon 6–0 vs. Rutgers+6RutgersLost 6–34 vs. Harvard-28HarvardLost 9–33 vs. No. 9 Dartmouth-24No. 9 DartmouthLost 0–26 at No. 6 Yale-26No. 6 YaleWon 26–6 vs. Navy+20Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsVirginiaW 26–⁠082%
Oct 9vsCornellL 7–⁠2071%
Oct 16atChicagoW 16–⁠769%
Oct 23vsRutgersW 6–⁠075%
Oct 30vsHarvardL 6–⁠3473%
Nov 6vs9DartmouthL 9–⁠3342%
Nov 13at6YaleL 0–⁠2625%
Nov 20vsNavyW 26–⁠644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 26–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠126
Coach
Fritz Crisler
Elo
1510 −68 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.3 No. 63 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charlie Toll