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1939 Princeton

7–⁠1, coached by Tad Wieman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1939, game by game: won vs. Williams 26–6; lost vs. Cornell 7–20; won at Columbia 14–7; won vs. Brown 26–12; won vs. Harvard 9–6; won vs. No. 14 Dartmouth 9–7; won at Yale 13–7; won vs. Navy 28–0+28−13Won 26–6 vs. Williams+20WilliamsLost 7–20 vs. Cornell-13CornellWon 14–7 at Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 26–12 vs. Brown+14BrownWon 9–6 vs. Harvard+3HarvardWon 9–7 vs. No. 14 Dartmouth+2No. 14 DartmouthWon 13–7 at Yale+6YaleWon 28–0 vs. Navy+28Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWilliamsW 26–⁠688%
Oct 14vsCornellL 7–⁠2041%
Oct 21atColumbiaW 14–⁠743%
Oct 28vsBrownW 26–⁠1265%
Nov 4vsHarvardW 9–⁠660%
Nov 11vs14DartmouthW 9–⁠739%
Nov 18atYaleW 13–⁠755%
Nov 25vsNavyW 28–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 19
Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
132–⁠65
Coach
Tad Wieman
Elo
1567 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 36 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Tierney