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1938 Princeton

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Tad Wieman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1938, game by game: won vs. Williams 39–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–22; won vs. Pennsylvania 13–0; tied vs. Navy 13–13; lost at Harvard 7–26; lost at Rutgers 18–20; won vs. Yale 20–7; lost vs. Army 7–19+39−22Won 39–0 vs. Williams+39WilliamsLost 0–22 vs. Dartmouth-22DartmouthWon 13–0 vs. Pennsylvania+13PennsylvaniaTied 13–13 vs. Navy0NavyLost 7–26 at Harvard-19HarvardLost 18–20 at Rutgers-2RutgersWon 20–7 vs. Yale+13YaleLost 7–19 vs. Army-12Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsWilliamsW 39–⁠089%
Oct 8vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2242%
Oct 15vsPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠054%
Oct 22vsNavyT 13–⁠1353%
Oct 29atHarvardL 7–⁠2652%
Nov 5atRutgersL 18–⁠2067%
Nov 12vsYaleW 20–⁠753%
Nov 19vsArmyL 7–⁠1945%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠107
Coach
Tad Wieman
Elo
1465 −41 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.7 No. 55 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tom Mountain